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Henn, Williams & Co.'s sectional map of the state of Iowa / compiled from the official surveys of the United States and the public records of the state and counties & from personal reconnaissances.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Iowa township grid, counties, railroads, cities, towns, and notable physical features. Scale not given.
Date: 1858
Creator: Henn, Williams & Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Maps from Mitchell's School and Family Geography]

This map is double-sided. On the front is a map of Texas, with the state shaded in blue; most of the state is in the middle of the page, with portions of the surrounding territories at the top and bottom. In the upper left corner, there is an inset showing "Northern Texas on the same scale as the larger Map" and a second inset in the lower left corner has a "Map of the Vicinity of Galveston City" which has a different scale. The map includes major cities, roads, and geographic levels (relief shown with hachures). All of the counties are drawn in and labeled. The back side of the map shows all of the major roads, railroads, cities, and counties of Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, and Wisconsin. Each state is shaded in a different color. Some portions of surrounding states are visible around the edges of the map. Scale [ca. 1:5,000,000] (W 103°--W 93°/N 34° --N 26°). Scale [ca.1: 3,200,000] (W 93°--W 82°/N 48° --N 42°). Scale [ca.1: 3,200,000] (W 96° --W 80°/N 43° --N 37°). Prime meridians: Washington and Greenwich.
Date: 1858
Creator: Young, J. H. (James Hamilton)
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Maps from Mitchell's School and Family Geography]

This series of maps are printed on a single sheet with Maps No. 12 (Texas) and No. 14 (Michigan & Wisconsin) on one side and Map No. 13 (Chief Part of the Western States) on the other. All of the maps include major cities, roads, and geographic levels (relief shown with hachures) and have the counties of each state drawn in and labeled. On the map of Texas, there are two insets: in the upper left corner, "Northern Texas on the same scale as the larger Map" and in the lower left corner, "Map of the Vicinity of Galveston City" which has a different scale. Scale [ca. 1:5,000,000] (W 103°--W 93°/N 34° --N 26°). Scale [ca.1: 3,200,000] (W 93°--W 82°/N 48° --N 42°). Scale [ca.1: 3,200,000] (W 96° --W 80°/N 43° --N 37°). Prime meridians: Washington and Greenwich.
Date: 1858
Creator: Young, J. H. (James Hamilton)
System: The Portal to Texas History

Chapman's township map of Iowa.

Map shows township grid, counties, railroads, military posts, cities and towns. Scale not given.
Date: 1857
Creator: Dyer & Pasmore
System: The Portal to Texas History

The American Central Rail Way.

Map shows the mid-nineteenth century American Central rail lines stretching from the middle of North American to Nebraska and Kansas territories. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,600,000].
Date: 1856
Creator: Sylvester, J. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Chapman's sectional map of the state of Iowa : Compiled from the United States Surveys and other authentic sources.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Iowa township grid, towns, counties, railroads, existing and "contemplated" roads. Scale not given.
Date: 1856
Creator: Reid, James A.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Chapman's sectional map of the state of Iowa : Compiled from the United States Surveys and other authentic sources [Sheet 2]

Image shows a list of "surveys and other authentic sources" accompanying the 1856 map of Iowa printed by S. Chapman.
Date: 1856
Creator: Reid, James A.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Parker's sectional & geological map of Iowa : exhibiting her Iron, Lead, Copper,, Coal, and other geological resources and all rail roads completed, in progress, and projected.

Map shows Iowa mineral resources, proposed and existing railroads, township grid, counties, cities, towns, and notable physical features. Includes list of the railroads in Iowa and references. Inset: "Map showing the connections between the Iowa & Eastern Railroads"; list of railroads in Iowa. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:506,880].
Date: 1856
Creator: Parker, Nathan H. (Nathan Howe)
System: The Portal to Texas History

Plan of the city of Franklin, Franklin Co., Iowa: 1st addition.

Map shows street names, parks, proposed railroad, and block and lot numbers. Inset: [illustration of a picturesque building, a locomotive and its train, and barges along the Iowa River]. Includes lot sizes and illustrations. Scale not given.
Date: [1856..1876]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sketch of the public surveys in Iowa.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Iowa township grid and existing settlements. Includes reference to symbols used. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:1,140,480].
Date: 1856
Creator: United States. Surveyor General.
System: The Portal to Texas History

United States of North America (Eastern & Central) [Sheet 2]

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Missouri, Ohio, and parts of Minnesota, Nebraska and Kansas territories. Cities, towns, roads, proposed Pacific Railway routes, and locations of Native American tribes are noted throughout. No scale is indicated.
Date: 1856
Creator: Ettling, Theodor, b. 1823
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Iowa.

Map shows township grid, counties, cities and towns, military posts, major roads, and railroads. Includes list of "Land Offices" and "Population of Iowa Counties" for 1840 and 1850. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,170,000].
Date: 1855
Creator: Ensign, Bridgman & Fanning
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the Dubuque and Pacific Railroad and its connections.

Map shows overview of railroad line from Chicago through the South Pass of the Rocky Mountains across Iowa and Nebraska Territory. Map of Iowa shows railroads lines, counties, major cities, and circle centered on Fort Dodge with approximate 150 mile radius. Date range of map based on dates of county formations. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: [1855..1857]
Creator: J.H. Colton & Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

A township map of the state of Iowa.

Map shows existing and proposed railroads, township grid, counties, post offices, roads; areas of Indian habitation in adjacent Nebraska Territory; counties, railroads, roads, and towns for adjacent states of Missouri, Illinois, and Wisconsin. Includes explanation and advertisement for Henn, Willams & Co. Also shows railroads, complete and proposed. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:775,000].
Date: 1855
Creator: Henn, Williams & Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Western States.

Map shows major cities and towns, state boundaries, rivers, and mountains for Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa.; the Great Lakes; railroads and nearby settlements for vicinity maps of St. Louis and Cincinnati. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:6,760,000].
Date: 1855
Creator: Wells, J.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the western states.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century township grid, railroads, canals, roads, counties, areas of Indian habitation, mining activity, cities, towns, and notable physical features in the upper mid-western United States. Scale [ca. 1:2,500,000].
Date: 1854
Creator: Atwood, John M., b. ca. 1818
System: The Portal to Texas History

A map shewing [sic] the continuation of the Dixon Air Line R.R. into the State of Iowa.

Map shows tributary railroad lines from Chicago to the south as far as Keokuk and to the north as far as Minneapolis. Includes table of distances. Scale not shown.
Date: [1854..1874]
Creator: Mendel, Edward, 1827-1884
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sketch of the public surveys in Iowa.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century township grid for public lands in Iowa and existing towns. Includes reference key to symbols used on map. Scale [1:1,140,480].
Date: 1854
Creator: Lewis, Warner
System: The Portal to Texas History

Colton's township map of the state of Iowa : compiled from the United States surveys & other authentic sources.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Iowa post roads, railroads, township grid, counties, cities, towns, and notable physical features. Includes census figures by county for 1840 and 1850. Scale [ca. 1:887,040].
Date: 1853
Creator: Colton, J. H. (Joseph Hutchins), 1800-1893
System: The Portal to Texas History

Iowa showing routes of proposed rail roads & c, 1852.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Iowa township grid, counties, existing towns, existing and proposed railroads, military posts, and existing and proposed roads; Iowa state boundaries; watershed and travel routes for adjacent states and territory, Area west of Iowa is labeled "Indian Territory." Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1852
Creator: Cook & Sargent
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