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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
Croquis de la batalla de la Angostura.
Map shows roads and troop locations in the vicinity of the town of "Buenavista." Includes key to troop divisions. Relief shown by form lines. Scale not given.
Date:
1847
Creator:
Arteaga y Ca.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cróquis de las fortificaciones y suburbios de Monterrey con el ataque que dieron los Americanos los dias 21, 22 y 23 de Setiembre de 1846.
Map shows troop placements, fortifications, and the layout of Monterrey and its outlying areas. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date:
1846
Creator:
Arteaga y Ca.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Political map of the United States, Texas, Mexico and the British Provinces: adapted to Woodbridges Geography.
This map shows the United States, the Republic of Texas, and Mexico as well as some of the surrounding areas. Each of the U.S. states and territories, Texas, and Mexico are outlined in various colors. Towns, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures). There are three insets: District of Columbia (lower left corner); Michigan, Wisconsin & Iowa (lower right corner); and Map of Railways & Canals in the Middle States (upper right corner). There is a key at the bottom of the page that gives "References & Explanations."
Date:
1845
Creator:
Atwood, John M., b. ca. 1818
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Political map of the United States, Texas, Mexico and the British provinces : adapted to Woodbridge's Geography.
Map shows major cities, railroads, canals, areas of Native American habitation, state and territory boundaries; Territory of New Mexico, Missouri Territory, Indian Territory, Utah Territory, "Minesota Tery.," and Oregon Territory; provincial boundaries and major cities of Mexico; major streets, roads, and railroads on inset of D.C. Includes references and explanations; references [key] on inset of D.C. Insets: "Map of railways & canals in the middle states," "Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minesota," and "District of Columbia." Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date:
1845
Creator:
Atwood, John M., b. ca. 1818
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Black-Footed Ferret
Access:
Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
A painting of a ferret and a nest of eggs.
Date:
1840/1846
Creator:
Audubon, John Woodhouse
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Musical Library, Vocal: Volumes 1 & 2
This is a digital copy of volumes 1 and 2 of "The musical library," a bound collection of part songs and songs with piano accompaniment edited by William Ayrton. It includes arrangements of famous nineteenth-century tunes, madrigals, ballads, canzones, elegies, and opera arias by various composers.
Date:
1849
Creator:
Ayrton, William, 1777-1858
Object Type:
Musical Score/Notation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Musical Library, Vocal: Volumes 3 & 4
This is a digital copy of volumes 3 and 4 of "The musical library," a bound collection of part songs and songs with piano accompaniment edited by William Ayrton. It includes arrangements of famous nineteenth-century tunes, madrigals, ballads, canzones, elegies, and opera arias by various composers.
Date:
1849
Creator:
Ayrton, William, 1777-1858
Object Type:
Musical Score/Notation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Receipt for 16 dollars, 25 cents paid to Joseff Bader, April 29, 1844]
Receipt for 16 dollars, 25 cents paid to Joseff Bader for carriage fees and supplies, to be repaid as soon as funds arrive from France. Signed Joseff Bader on April 29, 1844 in San Antonio. "Received from Mister Louis Huth, on behalf of Mr. H[enr]i Castro in Paris."
Date:
April 29, 1844
Creator:
Bader, Joseff
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for 45 francs, 75 cents paid to Joseff Bader, April 29, 1844]
Receipt for 45 francs, 75 cents paid to Joseff Bader as the balance of his surety. Signed Joseff Bader on April 29, 1844 in San Antonio. "Received from Mister Louis Huth, on behalf of Mr. H[enr]i Castro in Paris."
Date:
April 29, 1844
Creator:
Bader, Joseff
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Houstonian. (Extra.) (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 69, Ed. 1 Monday, August 16, 1841
Tri-weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 16, 1841
Creator:
Baker, Joseph
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Houstonian. (Extra.) (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 70, Ed. 2 Wednesday, August 18, 1841
Tri-weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 18, 1841
Creator:
Baker, Joseph
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Houstonian. (Houston, Tex.), Ed. 1, Monday, September 6, 1841
Tri-weekly newspaper from the Houston, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
September 6, 1841
Creator:
Baker, Joseph
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Houstonian. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 70, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 18, 1841
Tri-weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 18, 1841
Creator:
Baker, Joseph
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Houstonian. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 71, Ed. 1 Friday, August 20, 1841
Tri-weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 20, 1841
Creator:
Baker, Joseph
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum of an Agreement between Horace Baldwin and John H. Brown - October 29, 1849]
Memorandum of an agreement between Horace Baldwin and John H. Brown granting land in the town of Indinola, Texas.
Date:
October 29, 1849
Creator:
Baldwin, Horace
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Independent Chronicle. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 8, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 15, 1843
Newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
October 15, 1843
Creator:
Bangs, Samuel
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Carte de l'Amérique Méridionale Dresseé et dessinée sous la direction de Mr. J.G. Barbié du Bocage, 1843
Map shows political divisions for South America, including "Empire du Bresil," "Rep. de La Plata ou Buenos Aires," "Rep. de la Nlle. Grenade," "Patagonie," and "Rep. de Venezuela." Inset: [Map of islands along a portion of the coast of the Antarctic Polar Circle]. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:32,000,000].
Date:
1843
Creator:
Barbié du Bocage, A. D.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Speech of Mr. Barrow, of Louisiana, on the resolutions from the House of Representatives, for the admission of Texas as a new state into the Union. Delivered in the Senate of the United States, February 19, 1845.
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Date:
1845
Creator:
Barrow, Alexander, 1801-1846
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
British empire throughout the world exhibited in one view.
Map shows mid-nineteenth century geography, political borders, major cities, and areas of British influence throughout six continents. Illustrations: "Australian Settlers and Natives," "North Americans white and copper colored," "Natives of British Asia and of East Indian Islands," "Natives [of] British Empire in Europe," and "Cape Colony and Southern Africa." Scale not given.
Date:
1846
Creator:
Bartholomew, John, 1831-1893
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ontario & Quebec.
Map shows mid-nineteenth century Ontario and Quebec, Canada canals, districts, counties, cities, towns, and existing and proposed railroads. Scale [ca. 1:2,028,000].
Date:
[1849..1869]
Creator:
Bartholomew, John, 1831-1893
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History