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United States of America.
This map shows the United States with several sections (showing the slopes and basins) shaded in different colors and various information marked in. Major mountain peaks (with relief shown by spot heights) and rivers are marked on the map and labeled. According to the "Explanations" in the lower right corner, there are also markings for annual temperature, chief productions, and various metal deposits. An inset in the lower left corner is labeled "Hyetal or Rain Chart of the United States" and states, "The figures give the Average annual precipitation in inches." Scale 1:14,495,000 (W 129⁰--W 65⁰/N 48⁰--N 22⁰). Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.
Date:
1858
Creator:
J. H. Colton & Co.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of North America
This map shows all of North America and the surrounding area. Each of the countries is shaded in color and labeled. Major cities and some states and provinces in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada are labeled, but not all delineated. Bodies of water and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures). Prime meridian: Washington.
Date:
1850
Creator:
Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Reconnaissance of Sabine Pass
This map is a nautical chart showing the hydrography of the area in Texas and Louisiana around the Sabine Pass. The physical features are marked to portray coastline conditions. Depths are shown by soundings and marked with lines and numbers in feet. Text in the lower left corner is labeled "Sailing Directions" and gives explanatory details regarding the markings and measurements on the map. It also notes that various measurements used for the map were taken between 1848 and 1852. Scale 1:40,000.
Date:
1853
Creator:
United States Coast Survey
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Preliminary Chart of San Luis Pass, Texas
This map is a nautical chart showing the topography and hydrography of the area in Texas around the San Luis Pass. The physical features are in color and appear to be shaded to portray heights (additional relief shown by hachures). Depths are marked with lines and numbers in feet. According to text at the bottom of the page, the various measurements to create the map were made between 1851 and 1853; the text also gives specific latitude and longitude of the area in the map. Additional text in the lower right corner is labeled "Sailing Directions" and "Tidal Remarks"; the text gives explanatory details regarding the markings and measurements on the map. Scale 1:20,000. Prime meridian: Greenwich.
Date:
[1851..1853]
Creator:
United States Coast Survey
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Entrance, Texas
This map is a nautical chart showing the topography and hydrography of the area in Texas around the Galveston Entrance. The physical features are shaded and include the aerial layout of Galveston and nearby areas (relief shown by soundings). Depths are marked with shading (rendered in a dot pattern) and numbers in feet. According to text at the bottom of the page (lower left corner), the various measurements to create the map were made between 1848 and 1852; the text also gives specific latitude and longitude of the area in the map and the locations of "Episcopal Church" and "Market House" in Galveston, Texas. Additional text along the right side of the map is labeled "Sailing Directions," "Note," "Tides," and "Remarks"; the text gives explanatory details regarding the markings and measurements on the map. Scale 1:40,000.
Date:
1853
Creator:
United States Coast Survey
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Preliminary Survey of the Entrance to the Rio Grande, Texas
This map is a nautical chart showing the topography and hydrography of the area in Texas around the entrance to the Rio Grande River. The physical features are shaded with relief (and depths) shown by soundings. Depths are marked with lines, shading (rendered in a dot pattern), and numbers in feet. Depths are marked with lines and numbers in feet. According to text in the lower left corner, the various measurements to create the map were made between 1853 and 1854; the text also gives specific latitude and longitude of the area in the map. The text is labeled "Note" and "Tides" which gives explanatory details regarding the markings and measurements on the map. Scale 1:20,000.
Date:
[1853,1854]
Creator:
United States Coast Survey
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
North America
This map shows North America and surrounding areas, including Canada (labeled "British Possessions"), the United States, and Mexico, and Central America. Bodies of water, ocean currents, and geographic features are marked and labeled (with relief shown by hachures and spot heights). There are notes in various places around the map regarding mountains, temperatures, national products, and natural mineral deposits. There are several graphic profiles of North America at the bottom of the map. Scale 1:25,344,000
Date:
1858
Creator:
J. H. Colton & Co.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Carte Physique et Politique de l’Amérique Septentrionale
This map shows North and Central America and the surrounding areas. Regions are outlined in color based on the controlling nations explained by a key in the lower left corner. Major cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are noted (with relief shown by hachures). Prime meridian: Paris.
Date:
1856
Creator:
Dussieux, L. (Louis), 1815-1894
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
California.
Map shows railroads, potential railroad routes, and historical routes of exploration in California. Some descriptive text detailing topography and vegetation is also present. Inset shows some buildings, names of streets, and some neighborhoods. Includes legend and relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:3,100,000] and [ca. 1:31,680].
Date:
1855
Creator:
J.H. Colton & Co.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of the United States shewing [sic] the principal steamboat routes and projected railroads connecting with St. Louis.
Map shows existing and "projected" railroad routes including Utah, Oregon and Nebraska Territories. Indicates measured distances in miles between St. Louis and other locations. Relief shown by hachures, form lines and spot heights. Scale not given.
Date:
1854
Creator:
Hutawa, Julius
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of the principal gold quartz mines or lodes in El Dorado County, California showing the position of the New York and El Dorado Co.'s lodes, Wanderer, New England, Vanderbilt, and Yosemite.
Map shows towns, general locations of gold mines and lodes, U.S. Mail route through Placerville, mining companies, and site of Sutter's "first discovery of gold." Inset details overland route from San Francisco to Placerville. Scale not given.
Date:
1850?
Creator:
Howe and Perry
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Johnson's Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island.
Map shows the railroads, major roads, counties, cities, and lighthouses in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:548,000].
Date:
[1859..1862]
Creator:
Johnson & Browning
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Johnson's New England.
Map shows the railroads, counties, major roads, cities and towns in Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. Includes five illustrations: "Niagara Suspension Bridge," "Marshfield the homestead and farm of the late Daniel Webster," and the observatories at Amherst College, Yale College, and Cambridge. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,536,000]
Date:
[1859..1862]
Creator:
Johnson & Browning
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plan of lots in the city of Buffalo to be sold at auction by Plimpton & Sprague on Oct. 14th at 10 a.m.
Map shows Buffalo, New York street names, lot numbers, and lot dimensions at four different block locations or portions thereof. Cadastral maps. Scale not given.
Date:
1850
Creator:
Plimpton & Sprague
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valuable Property in the 5th Ward of the City of Buffalo N.Y.
Map shows mid-nineteenth century Buffalo, New York street names, lot numbers, and lot dimensions. Inset shows overview with some section numbers, street names, canals, and building locations. Scale not given.
Date:
1850?
Creator:
Miller & Co.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ashtabula Harbor, Ohio
Map shows harbor entrance, marshland, city lots and building structures at Ashtabula Harbor, Ohio during the mid-nineteenth century. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Scale [1:2,400].
Date:
1854
Creator:
Potter, J. A.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of that part of Washington Territory lying west of the Rocky Mountains
Map shows Washington Territory township grid, existing settlements, passes through mountain ranges during the mid-nineteenth century. Includes key to symbols. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:1,200,000].
Date:
1858
Creator:
Tilton, James
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Diagram of the state of Illinois accompanying report of the 30th October 1852
Map shows township grid for state of Illinois during the mid-nineteenth century. Transportation routes from Chicago and Galena to Cairo are also detailed. Includes References. Scale [ca. 1:1,174,000].
Date:
1852
Creator:
United States. General Land Office.
Object Type:
Map
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.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Arkansas.
Map shows Arkansas township grid, existing towns, and boundaries with Cherokee and Choctaw Indian lands during the mid-nineteenth century. Includes key to symbols. Scale [ca. 1:1,190,000].
Date:
1852
Creator:
Arkansas. Land Survey Division.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Diagram of the state of Missouri.
Map shows major cities, surveyed townships state boundary lines, and Osage Indian reservation west of Missouri during the mid-nineteenth century. Includes references with key to map symbols. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date:
1852
Creator:
Clark, M. Lewis
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sketch of the public surveys in Michigan.
Map shows mid-nineteenth century Michigan township grid and government reserve. Inset: [Isle Royale]. Includes explanation key to symbols. Scale [1:1,140,480].
Date:
1852
Creator:
Noble, Charles
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sketch of the public surveys in Wisconsin and territory of Minnesota.
Map shows mid-nineteenth century Wisconsin and Minnesota Territory township grid, some existing towns, military posts, and areas of Indian habitation. Includes "reference" key to symbols and Indian treaty notes. Scale [1:1,140,480].
Date:
1852
Creator:
United States. Surveyor General.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sketch of the public surveys in Wisconsin and territory of Minnesota.
Map shows township grid, existing settlements, and Indian reservations in Wisconsin and Southeast Minnesota during the mid-nineteenth century. Includes "reference" to symbols used on map. Scale [1: 1,140,480].
Date:
1854
Creator:
United States. Surveyor General.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History