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McCulloch County
Map of McCulloch County, Texas, including the Hill Country region. The center of McCulloch County is marked on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
December 1858
Creator:
Arlitt, F. H.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
San Saba County
Cadastral map of Saba County, Texas in the Hill Country region. Some borders and notes are marked in color. Scale [ca. 1:200,000] (6000 varas per inch).
Date:
August 1858
Creator:
Arlitt, F. H.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tarrant County
Cadastral map of Tarrant County, Texas in the Prairies and Lakes region. Some boundaries and grid lines are marked in color. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
November 1856
Creator:
Arlitt, F. H.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Amerikanische Jagd- und Reiseabenteuer: aus meinem Leben in den westlichen Indianergebieten.
This German text recounts the author's adventures traveling the western United States over a sixteen-year period. The author describes his encounters with Native Americans and the natural environment, especially the animals he hunted. The book also includes illustrations made by the author during his travels.
Date:
1858
Creator:
Armand, 1806-1889
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Breakwater.
Patent for improving seawalls to "preserve channels across the bars at the mouths of rivers, creeks, or canals and between bays and gulfs" (lines 6-8), including illustration.
Date:
June 7, 1859
Creator:
Armour, D. Hillen
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Detailed Map of the Rev'd Dr. Livingston's Route across Africa
Detailed map showing the Reverend Dr. Livingstone's route across Africa constructed from his astronomical observations with bearings, estimated distances, sketches and notations. It includes settlements, rivers and other topographical features.
Date:
1857
Creator:
Arrowsmith, J.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Mexico.
Map shows mid-nineteenth century geography, cities and towns in the Mexican states and the southwestern United States. Also shows names and locations of various Native American tribes. Inset: "Mexico, shewing [sic.] its connection with the ports of Acapulco, Vera Cruz, & Tampico." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:6,758,000].
Date:
1858
Creator:
Arrowsmith, John, 1790-1873
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Herald. (Port Lavaca, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 9, Ed. 1, Saturday, June 27, 1857
Weekly newspaper from Port Lavaca, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
June 27, 1857
Creator:
Atwell, James
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Herald. (Port Lavaca, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 28, Ed. 1, Saturday, December 5, 1857
Weekly newspaper from Port Lavaca, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
December 5, 1857
Creator:
Atwell, James
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Phelps's National Map of the United States, a Travellers' Guide
Hand-drawn color map showing the eastern half of the United States, including railroads, canals, steamboat and stage routes. The border of the map has state seals and drawings of some U.S. presidents. Geographic features are noted, with relief shown by hachures. Includes two insets in the lower right corner: Southern part of Florida -- Map of Oregon, California & Texas; as well as one inset near the upper right corner of the N. Part of Maine.
Date:
1851
Creator:
Atwood, J. M. (John M.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of the western states.
Map shows mid-nineteenth century township grid, railroads, canals, roads, counties, areas of Native American habitation, mining activity, cities, towns, and notable physical features in the upper mid-western United States. Scale [ca. 1:2,500,000].
Date:
1855
Creator:
Atwood, John M., b. ca. 1818
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of the western states.
Map shows township grid, counties, railroads, canals, roads, mining activity, cities, towns, and notable physical features. Includes reference and illustrations; descriptive text, routes, and distances in accompanying pages. Insets: [illustrations of] "Detroit," "Cincinnati," "St. Louis," and "Chicago." Scale [ca. 1:2,304,000].
Date:
1850
Creator:
Atwood, John M., b. ca. 1818
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of the western states [Accompanying Text].
Explanation and supporting information related to map that shows mid-nineteenth century township grid, railroads, canals, roads, counties, areas of Native American habitation, mining activity, cities, towns, and notable physical features in the upper mid-western United States.
Date:
1855
Creator:
Atwood, John M., b. ca. 1818
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of the western states [Accompanying Text].
Explanation and supporting information related to map that shows township grid, counties, railroads, canals, roads, mining activity, cities, towns, and notable physical features.
Date:
1850
Creator:
Atwood, John M., b. ca. 1818
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Maps of New England States]
Map shows counties, railroads, cities, and towns. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:3,072,000] and [ca. 1:1,400,000].
Date:
[1858..1874]
Creator:
Atwood, John M., b. ca. 1818
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit of N. Austin]
Affidavit for N. Austin against the estate of Michael Reed, administered by WIlliam Reed, dated May 7, 1859.
Date:
May 7, 1859
Creator:
Austin, N.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Michael Reed bill of payment to N. Austin]
Bill of payment for Michael Reed for goods and services purchased from N. Austin.
Date:
January 25, 1858
Creator:
Austin, N.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bill of payment for Michael Reed from N.[?] Austin]
Bill and receipt of payment from Michael Reed to N[?] Austin for goods purchased in 1856 in the total amount of $36.75.
Date:
May 23, 1857
Creator:
Austin, N[?]
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Preliminary chart no. 31 of the seacoast of the United States from Galveston Bay to Matagorda Bay Texas : from a trigonometrical survey.
Map shows islands, settlements, and coastline from Matagorda Bay, along Galveston Island, Bolivar Peninsula, and Galveston Bay. Includes text with information on lighthouses, beacons, light vessels, magnetic needle, tides and winds. Relief shown by soundings. Scale [ca. 1:200,000].
Date:
1857
Creator:
Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
United States Coast Survey : Sketch I, showing the progress of the survey in section no. 9 from 1848 to 55.
Map shows Texas coast from the mouth of the Sabine River to northern tip of unlabeled Matagorda Island; Sabine Lake, Galveston Bay, Matagorda Bay, towns used for triangulation, and areas of completed mapping by sheet number and date. Inset: "Mouth of the Rio Grande. Sub-sketch showing the progress of the Survey of Rio Grande and vicinity 1853 & 1854." Includes legend. Scale [ca. 1:600,000] and [ca. 1: 400,000].
Date:
1855
Creator:
Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sale 15 Bales Cotton [?] Michael Reed, Belton, by Allen Bagby of Houston.
Bill of charges from Allen Bagby to Michael Reed for 15 bales of cotton.
Date:
May 8, 1857
Creator:
Bagby, Allen
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Taylor Bagby to Michael Reed regarding the cotton market]
Letter from Taylor Bagby in Houston to Michael Reed in Belton regarding the state of the cotton market.
Date:
April 13, 1858
Creator:
Bagby, Taylor
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of Central America including the states of Guatemala, Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua & Costa Rica, the territories of Belise & Mosquito, with parts of Mexico, Yucatan & New Granada : shewing the routes between the Atlantic & Pacific Oceans by way of Tehuantepeque, Nicaragua & Panama.
Map shows Central America geography and place names. Includes five "vertical sections of the proposed canals between Lake Nicaragua & the Pacific Ocean," and notes: "Sections of oceanic routes proposed and completed: Section no. 1, surveyed by Dr. Andres Oersted of Copenhagen for the government of Costa Rica 1848. Section no. 2, surveyed by Colonel Childs for the American Atlantic and Pacific Ship Canal Comp'y 1850-51. Section no. 3, proposed by ... the Emperor of the French. Section no. 4, surveyed by Col. Hughes 1849. Section no. 5, surveyed by ... E.G. Squier. For particulars of this route, see 'Notes on Central America' by ... E.G. Squier." Caribbean reefs delineated and named. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [ca. 1:2,000,000].
Date:
1856
Creator:
Baily, John, fl. 1811-1850
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History