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Map of the state of Texas engraved to illustrate Mitchell's School and family geography

Map shows Texas roads, county lines, military posts, battlegrounds, major cities, towns, and areas of Native American habitation. Includes descriptive notes on geography and vegetation. Relief shown by hachures. Insets: "Northern Texas," and "Map of the vicinity of Galveston City". Scale [ca. 1:4,900,000].
Date: 1852
Creator: Mitchell, S. Augustus (Samuel Augustus), 1792-1868
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the state of Texas: engraved to illustrate Mitchell's School and family geography.

Map shows Texas roads, county lines, military posts, battlegrounds, major cities and towns, and areas of Indian habitation during the mid-nineteenth century. Includes descriptive notes on geography and vegetation. Insets: Northern Texas on the same scale as the larger map and a map of the Galveston City vicinity. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:4,900,000].
Date: 1852
Creator: Mitchell, S. Augustus (Samuel Augustus), 1792-1868
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the State of Texas from the Latest Authorities

This map shows the state of Texas and surrounding areas. Counties are shaded using various colors and labeled. Cities, roads, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures). Additionally, the map is annotated with notes about the locations of Indian tribes, railroads, and wild herds as well as population and other statistics from the 1850 census. Scale 1:3,400,000. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. The northern, panhandle section of Texas is separated from the rest of the state and shown in an inset (upper left corner) titled "Northern Texas on the same scale as the larger Map." Additionally, an inset in the lower left corner is a "Map of the Vicinity of Galveston" (with Scale 1: 600,000).
Date: 1852
Creator: Young, J. H. (James Hamilton) & Hazzard, J. L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the State of Texas: from the Latest Authorities

Map of the state of Texas, with counties outlined and colored in the eastern half of the state. It includes labels for major cities, railway lines, and geographic features, with relief shown by hachures. The northern portion of the Texas panhandle is marked in an inset in the upper-left corner of the sheet. A second inset in the lower-left corner provides detailed views of the city of Galveston and the surrounding area. Text above the inset describes the railroads in Texas, El Llano Estacado, the Rio Grande, the Grand Indian Crossing, and the population of Texas according to the census of 1850.
Date: 1852
Creator: Young, J. H. (James Hamilton)
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Map of the State of Texas in 1852]

Map of the state of Texas in 1852, it shows the eastern towns and the geographical features in the western portions of the state. It is engraved to illustrate Mitchell's school and family geography - engraved by J.H. Young. Inset: Map of the vicinity of Galveston City.
Date: 1852
Creator: Young, J. H. (James Hamilton)
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the surveyed portions of Oregon Territory.

Map shows township grid, roads, named prairies, cities and towns along the Willamette River Valley in Oregon Territory. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:190080].
Date: 1852
Creator: Preston, Jno. B. (John B.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the surveyed portions of Oregon Territory.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century township grid, roads, named prairies, cities and towns along the Willamette River Valley in Oregon Territory. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:190080].
Date: 1852
Creator: Preston, Jno. B. (John B.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the United States : Engraved to illustrate Mitchell's school & family geography.

Map shows areas of Native American habitation, military posts, cities and towns; Washington, Oregon, Utah Territory, Territory of New Mexico, and Indian Territory; Nebraska [territory] inclusive of [modern-day] Montana; Dakota [territory] bounded on the west by the Missouri River; Nebraska [territory bounded on the west by the Rocky Mountains; Utah Territory encompassing Nevada and bounded on the east by the Rocky Mountains; Kansas bounded on the west by the Rocky Mountains and inclusive of Pike's Peak; Mexican War battle locations in Mexico, with dates; Sacramento Valley on inset. Includes explanation, text notes, and distances by ocean voyage. Inset: "No. 6 Map of the gold region of California." Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale not given.
Date: 1852
Creator: Williams, W. (Wellington)
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Maps of the World Based on U.S. Expeditions]

This sheet includes three separate maps. At the top and bottom of the page, there are circular, connected hemisphere maps showing the east and west hemispheres, and north and south hemispheres respectively. A note at the head of the page says, "The track laid down on Map no. 1, is that of the U.S. Exploring Expedition, in the voyage round the world performed in the years 1838, 39, 40, 41 and 42. The arrows indicate the directions sailed." Continents are labeled and shaded in color. Geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures, spot heights, and pictorially). In the center of the page, there is a map showing recent discoveries in Antarctica with text regarding the expeditions.
Date: 1852
Creator: Mitchell, S. Augustus (Samuel Augustus), 1792-1868
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mexico / engraved by S. Hall.

Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Greenwich. Inset: Guatemala.
Date: 1852
Creator: Hall, Sidney
System: The Portal to Texas History

The Mobile and Ohio River Rail Road Grant : in the State of Mississippi and Alabama.

Map shows railroad lands along the Tombigbee River, township grid, the Chickasaw land cession, and development along Mobile Bay. Includes legend. Scale [1:570,240].
Date: 1852
Creator: A. Hoen & Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

A new map of South Carolina : with its canals, roads & distances : from place to place along the stage & steam boat routes.

Map shows counties, cities, roads, railroads, canals, distances between points, and swamps; street names, boroughs, swamps, structures, docks, and "The Lines" on inset. Inset: "Charleston." Includes explanation, notes, and tables for distances and steam boat routes; references and key to boroughs for inset. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,410,000].
Date: 1852
Creator: Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

North America.

This map shows North America including present-day Canada, United States, and portions of Mexico. Major cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures). There is a text box in the lower left corner labeled "Statistics" with information about the geography and population of parts of North America.
Date: 1852
Creator: George Philip & Son
System: The Portal to Texas History

North America Sheet XV: Utah, New Mexico, Texas, California, &c. and the northern states of Mexico.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century western territories of the United States and northern Mexico. Areas of Native American occupancy are shown. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [ca. 1:7,500,000].
Date: 1852
Creator: Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain)
System: The Portal to Texas History

A plat exhibiting the state of the surveys in the State of Florida with references.

Map shows military posts, public lands township grid, major cities, "Arredondo Grant," "Forbe Purchase," Native American reservations, and swamplands including the Everglades. Includes "References." Scale [ca. 1:1,140,480].
Date: 1852
Creator: Putnam, Benjamin Alexander, 1801-1869
System: The Portal to Texas History

Plat of the City Tract of San Antonio De Bexar

Cadastral map of San Antonio de Bexar, showing property lines, ownership, and plat numbers. The map also includes roads, rivers, creeks, and areas of elevation. Relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:33,333] (1000 varas to the inch).
Date: 1852
Creator: Gentilz, Jore & Giraud, Francis
System: The Portal to Texas History

Preliminary sketch of Galveston Bay, Texas.

Map shows the coastal geography of mid-nineteenth century Galveston Bay, Texas. Includes sailing directions. Insets: "Clopper's Bar" and "Red Fish Bar." Depths shown by soundings. Scale: [1:200,000].
Date: 1852
Creator: United States Coast Survey
System: The Portal to Texas History

Reconnaissance of the Zuñi, Little Colorado and Colorado Rivers.

Map shows camp locations, wagon roads, notable geographical features, Native American villages, water wells, settlements, military posts, mining activity, and mineral resources. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:633,600].
Date: 1852
Creator: Kern, Richard H., 1821-1853
System: The Portal to Texas History

Selenographic Map of the Whole Visible Hemisphere of the Moon.

Map shows visible hemisphere quadrants of Earth's moon. Includes index and descriptive notes. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1852
Creator: Milner, Thomas
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sketch of the public surveys in Iowa.

Map shows Iowa rivers, township lines, existing towns, and correction lines during the mid-nineteenth century. Scale [1:1,140,480].
Date: 1852
Creator: United States. Surveyor General.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sketch of the public surveys in Michigan.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Michigan township grid and government reserve. Inset: [Isle Royale]. Includes explanation key to symbols. Scale [1:1,140,480].
Date: 1852
Creator: Noble, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sketch of the public surveys in Wisconsin and territory of Minnesota.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Wisconsin and Minnesota Territory township grid, some existing towns, military posts, and areas of Indian habitation. Includes "reference" key to symbols and Indian treaty notes. Scale [1:1,140,480].
Date: 1852
Creator: United States. Surveyor General.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas.

A map of Texas from 1852 with county boundaries marked. Many Texas cities and landmarks appear on the map as well.
Date: 1852
Creator: Smith, Roswell Chamberlain
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Texas map, 1852]

Texas map, 1852. Titled "No. 13 Map of the State of Texas Engraved to Illustrate Mitchell's School and Family Geography."
Date: 1852
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History