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Map of the Territory of New Mexico

Map of the Territory of New Mexico that includes minimal topographical data, rivers, information about local Indians, and a scale of miles.
Date: 1847~
Creator: Abert, J. W. & Peck, W. G.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the Territory of New Mexico.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century New Mexico roads, trails, settlements, landmarks, and areas of Native American habitation. Includes notes. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1847
Creator: Abert, J. W. (James William), 1820-1897
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the territory of New Mexico made by order of Brig. Gen. S.W. Kearny under instructions from Lieut. W. H. Emory, U.S.T.E.

Map shows roads, trails, settlements, landmarks, and areas of Native American habitation in mid-nineteenth century New Mexico Territory. Includes notes. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1847
Creator: Abert, J. W. (James William), 1820-1897
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map showing the route pursued by the exploring expedition to New Mexico and the Southern Rocky Mountains.

Map shows exploratory routes taken across Kansas, northern New Mexico, and southern Colorado; settlements, locations and dates for camps, and areas of Native American habitation; Santa Fé Trail. Includes notes. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:2,000,269].
Date: 1845
Creator: Abert, J. W. (James William), 1820-1897
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the country adjacent to the left bank of the Rio Grande below Matamoros.

Map shows battlefield locations, existing and proposed roads, military posts, towns, and structures. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Scale [1:63,360].
Date: 1847
Creator: Abert, John James, 1788-1863
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the country adjacent to the left bank of the Rio Grande below Matamoros.

Map shows battlefield locations, existing and proposed roads, military posts, towns, and structures. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Scale [1:63,360].
Date: 1847
Creator: Abert, John James, 1788-1863
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the country adjacent to the left bank of the Rio Grande below Matamoros.

Map shows battlefield locations, existing and proposed roads, military posts, towns, and structures. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Scale [1:63,360].
Date: 1847
Creator: Abert, John James, 1788-1863
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Plan of the city of Monterey State of New Leon [Mexico]

Map shows roads in and out of Monterey, streets, buildings, and dated locations of U.S. Army columns during Mexican War [1846 - 1848]. Includes explanation of key points. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1846
Creator: Ackerman Lithr.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas and the Massachusetts Resolutions (open access)

Texas and the Massachusetts Resolutions

Pamphlet containing an essay against the annexation of Texas, compiled from a series of newspaper columns.
Date: January 1, 1844
Creator: Adams, Charles Francis
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Manuscript Map and Deed, German Emigration Company to F. T. Arnold]

Manuscript Map and Deed, German Emigration Company to F. T. Arnold in Comal County. Signed by the Chief Surveyor, H. Wilke, Th. Herzing, and ?, a Trustee of the German Emigration Colony. Has Adelsverein stamp.
Date: 1846
Creator: Adelsverein (Verein zum Schütze deutscher Einwanderer in Texas)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Curing Meat, &c. (open access)

Improvement in Curing Meat, &c.

Patent for curing meat using an air-tight brine vacuum to heat and purify the meat, including illustrations.
Date: September 12, 1846
Creator: Allen, Augustus C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Appeal to the People of Massachusetts, on The Texas Question. (open access)

An Appeal to the People of Massachusetts, on The Texas Question.

Pamphlet written by "A Massachusetts Freeman" regarding issues in relation to the annexation of Texas by the United States.
Date: 1844
Creator: Allen, George, 1792-1883
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Anti-Texass Legion: Protest of some free men, states and presses against the Texass rebellion, against the laws of nature and of nations (open access)

Anti-Texass Legion: Protest of some free men, states and presses against the Texass rebellion, against the laws of nature and of nations

Pamphlet from Texana Collection
Date: January 1, 1845
Creator: Anti-Texass Legion
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

North America.

Map shows North America with unusual boundary for Texas as separate entity from Mexico, outlined in orange; boundaries for British Columbia encompassing northwest portion of [modern day] Washington; boundaries of Mexico across [modern day] Southwest; Russian America [Alaska] and British Territory [Canada]; areas of Indian habitation. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:35,000,000].
Date: 1841
Creator: Archer, J.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Arkansas.

Map shows early nineteenth century Arkansas township grid, existing towns, and old Cherokee line. Includes key to symbols. Scale [ca. 1:2,025,000].
Date: 1847
Creator: Arkansas. Land Survey Division.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

America

Map of the western hemisphere; it is a hand-colored engraving showing settlements and topography. Countries are outlined in various colors.
Date: 1844
Creator: Arrowsmith, J.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mexico.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Mexican states or provinces, cities, roads, and areas of Native American occupancy. Texas is shown as a separate entity, encompassing Santa Fe. Inset: Mexico, shewing its connection with the ports of Acapulco, Vera Cruz, and Tampico. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [ca. 1:6,650,000].
Date: 1842
Creator: Arrowsmith, J. (John), 1790-1873.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mexico.

Map shows Mexican states, cities, roads, and areas of Native American habitation. Texas shown as a separate entity encompassing Santa Fe. Includes notes. Inset: "Mexico, shewing [sic.] its connection with the ports of Acapulco, Vera Cruz, & Tampico." Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [ca. 1:6,650,000].
Date: 1842
Creator: Arrowsmith, J. (John), 1790-1873.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Texas

Atlas map of the state of Texas, showing towns, roads, water bodies, and other geological features. Map includes two inset maps: "Plan of Galveston Bay from a M.S." and map of the Western United States, Texas, and Mexico. Cartouche includes two seals, one of the Republic of Texas and the second of the General Land Office, Texas. Relief shown in hachures. Scale ca. 1:2,661,120
Date: April 17, 1841
Creator: Arrowsmith, John
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Texas : compiled from surveys recorded in the land office of Texas and other official surveys

Hand drawn map of the Republic of Texas showing counties, cities, towns, rivers, creeks, roads, railroads and topographical features. Insets showing the western United States, and Plan of Galveston Bay
Date: April 17, 1841
Creator: Arrowsmith, John, 1790-1873
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Physisch-Politische Karte von Nord-America.

Map shows ocean currents in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and the Gulf of Mexico; shows independent Texas. Includes notes, charts of geographical and population statistics for countries in North America. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [ca. 1:10,300,000].
Date: 1846
Creator: Arrowsmith, John, 1790-1873
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

United States.

Map shows "North W. Territory or Huron," Michigan east of Lake Michigan only, Bahama Islands off the coast of Florida; cities and towns, marshlands. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:5,000,000].
Date: 1840
Creator: Arrowsmith, John, 1790-1873
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Weekly Despatch. (Matagorda, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 44, Ed. 1, Saturday, October 12, 1844 (open access)

The Weekly Despatch. (Matagorda, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 44, Ed. 1, Saturday, October 12, 1844

Weekly newspaper from the Matagorda, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 12, 1844
Creator: Attwell, James
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the United States, the British provinces, Mexico &c. : showing the routes of the U.S. mail steam packets to California, and a plan of the gold region.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century routes by land, and by sea via Cape Horn and Panama, to California; shows historic routes of exploration, major cities, mineral resources and mining activity, international boundary claims, Central America, and the West Indies; shows areas of Native American habitation and population statistics by tribe in Indian Territory, "Mandan District," Upper California, Oregon Territory, and small illustrations of several types of sailing vessels. Insets: "Map of the Gold Region. California," "From New York to San Francisco via Cape Horn" [South America], and "Pyramid Lake, Upper California." Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scales [ca. 1:14,800,000], [ca. 1:5,070,000], and [ca. 1:75,000,000].
Date: 1849
Creator: Atwood, John M., b. ca. 1818
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History