Chicago water plan

Map shows Chicago street names, canals, and lake tunnels during the late nineteenth century. Scale [ca. 1:25,334].
Date: 1878
Creator: Shober & Carqueville
System: The Portal to Texas History

Colonists' and emigrants' route to Texas.

Map shows pictorial representation of Texas cities, towns, and military posts in European fashion [as if built on a hill]; roads, railroads, steam ship lines into Galveston, "International Overland Route," and rivers; not to scale. Insets: [Map of the eastern half of the United States] and "Pictures of Productions on the International & Great Northern Railroad." Relief shown pictorially. Scale not given.
Date: 1878
Creator: Rand McNally and Company
System: The Portal to Texas History

Colton's railroad & township map of the State of New York: with parts of the adjoining states & Canada

Map shows existing and proposed railroads, counties, roads, cities and towns for New York state and adjacent areas. Includes explanation and table of "statistics of population, etc." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:975,000].
Date: 1878
Creator: Colton, J. H. (Joseph Hutchins), 1800-1893
System: The Portal to Texas History

G. Woolworth Colton's New Guide Map of the United States & Canada, With Railroads, Counties, Etc.

Map shows late nineteenth century United States and Canada geography, political boundaries, cities, railroad lines, and place names. Insets: "The southern portion of Texas," "Plan of the southern portion of Florida," and "Western portion of the United States." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:3,168,000].
Date: 1878
Creator: Colton, G. Woolworth (George Woolworth), 1827-1901
System: The Portal to Texas History

A geographically correct county map of states traversed by the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway and its connections.

Map shows railroads for the South Central United States; counties, cities and towns for Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, and portions of "Indian Territory," Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, and Alabama; railroad routes, major cities, and state boundaries for the Eastern United States. Includes advertisements in right and right lower panels of sheet. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1878
Creator: St. Louis, Iron Mountain, and Southern Railway Company
System: The Portal to Texas History

A geographically correct map of the State of Texas: Compiled from actual surveys, and containing all changes in lines of counties up to Sept. 1st, 1876.

Map shows existing and projected railroad routes, counties, cities, and towns in Texas; water resources in West Texas; Native American tribes and reservations in "Indian Territory." Includes table of "Distances" and text. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:2,530,000].
Date: 1878
Creator: Texas & Pacific Railway
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Map of] Arlington [Texas]

Map shows late nineteenth century Arlington, Texas street names, block numbers, lot numbers, and some dimensions. Scale not given.
Date: 1878
Creator: Texas & Pacific Railway
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Map of railroad lands for sale in the West Texas counties of Ector, Midland, Crane, Upton, Tom Green, Glasscock, Coke, and Sterling]

Map shows railroad lands for Ector, Midland, Crane, Upton, Tom Green, Glasscock, Coke, and Sterling counties West Texas; block and tract numbers, lease numbers, ownership, and lots sold. Includes list of leased properties and leasees in Coke and Sterling Counties. Scale [1:133,334].
Date: [1878..1880]
Creator: Canda, C. J.; Drake, S. J. & Strauss, W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the city of Brownsville.

Map shows late nineteenth century street grid and basic geography of Brownsville, Texas. Includes notes. No scale provided.
Date: 1878?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the great Air Line route : Ohio & Mississippi Railway and connections.

Map shows major cities and towns, military posts, state and territory boundaries, and railroad companies and existing and proposed rail routes across eastern half of the continental United States; Dakota and Indian Territories. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1878
Creator: Ohio and Mississippi Railway Company (1867-1893)
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the Lower Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park.

Map shows roads and location of geysers, springs, and other features for the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park. Includes numbers on individual features but number key is not on the map. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [ca. 1:9,840].
Date: 1878
Creator: Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway and connections.

Map shows railroads, state and territorial boundaries, major cities and towns, areas of Native American habitation, military posts, for eastern half of the United States as far west as the Rocky Mountains. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1878
Creator: St. Louis, Iron Mountain, and Southern Railway Company
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the Texas short line: St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern, Texas & Pacific and International & Great Northern Railways.

Map shows main and connecting railroad routes from St. Louis to cities in Arkansas and Texas and stops along those routes. Includes panel below map with advertising text. Scale not given.
Date: 1878
Creator: Woodward, Tiernan, and Hale
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the upper geyser basin, Yellowstone National Park.

Map shows late nineteenth century Yellowstone National Park springs, geysers, pools, and notable formations, along a section of the Firehole River and its tributaries. Relief shown by hachures and form lines. Scale [ca. 1:5,900].
Date: 1878
Creator: Gannett, Henry, 1846-1914
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the White Mountain or Mammoth Hot Springs on Gardiners River, Yellowstone National Park.

Map shows the roads, building structures, and spring locations along Gardiners River, Yellowstone National Park during the late nineteenth century. Map is based on notes and sketches made by J.E. Mushbach during 1878. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:4,600].
Date: 1878
Creator: Gannett, Henry, 1846-1914
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map Showing the Line of the True Southern Pacific Railway: And the Short Link necessary for Its Completion.

Map shows existing railroad lines across the southern half of the United States and proposed sections, including Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway across Texas; "Indian Territory" [Oklahoma], geographical points of interest, major cities and towns. Includes notes. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: [1878..1883]
Creator: G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Maps of Duluth, Minnesota; Sacramento, California; and Portland, Maine]

Map shows late nineteenth century Duluth, Minnesota street names, parks, building locations, railroads, docks, bridges, and electric motor lines. Inset: [continuation of peninsula/jetty extending beyond Chambers St.]. Relief shown by hachures on Portland map. Scale not given.
Date: [1878..1898]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Maps of Maryland & Delaware, and Pennsylvania]

Map shows counties, railroads, cities, towns, and notable physical features; also canals for Pennsylvania. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,236,000].
Date: [1878..1898]
Creator: Cram, George Franklin, 1841-1928
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Maps of New England States]

Map shows railroads, counties, cities, towns, and notable physical features; also "French Telegraph Cable" on verso map. Inset: "The Northern Part of Maine." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:2,217,600] and [ca. 1:1,267,200].
Date: [1878..1898]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Maps of New York, Brooklyn, and Boston]

Map shows street names, parks, railroads, docks, ferries, military facilities, cemeteries, select buildings, and some businesses; one-mile interval bullseye circles centering on City Hall for New York. Includes key to railroads types and list of oceanliner routes; number key to buildings for Boston on verso. Scale not given.
Date: [1878..1898]
Creator: Cram, George Franklin, 1841-1928
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Maps of New York, Brooklyn, and Boston]

Map shows street names, parks, railroads, docks, ferries, military facilities, cemeteries, select buildings, and some businesses; one-mile interval bullseye circles centering on City Hall for New York. Includes key to railroads types and list of oceanliner routes; number key to buildings for Boston on verso. Scale not given.
Date: [1878..1898]
Creator: Cram, George Franklin, 1841-1928
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Maps of Pennsylvania and New Jersey]

Map shows counties, railroads, canals, cities, towns, and notable physical features. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:2,062,000] and [ca. 1:1,126,000].
Date: [1878..1898]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Maps of Vermont, the Cities of Lowell and Lynn, Massachusetts, and the Adirondack and White Mountains]

Map shows counties, cities, towns, railroads, and notable physical features. Includes index. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:563,200].
Date: [1878..1898]
Creator: Cram, George Franklin, 1841-1928
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mexico, Cuba & Central America.

Map shows railroads, boundaries of Mexican states, and major cities and towns; islands of the West Indies as the Greater and "Little" Antilles. Includes population and area statistics. Inset: "Continuation of the West Indies." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:13,800,000].
Date: [1878..1888]
Creator: Cram, George Franklin, 1841-1928
System: The Portal to Texas History