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Map of the Country Upon the Brazos and Big Witchita Rivers

Map of north central Texas, showing the route followed by Captain R. B. Macy and troops in an effort to locate suitable land for an American Indian reservation. Locates copper and iron ore and shows western and southern boundaries of Peter’s Colony. Relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:506,880] (10 miles to 1 1/4 of an inch).
Date: 1854
Creator: Marcy, R. B.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Guadalupe County

Cadastral map of Guadalupe County, Texas, showing property lines, ownership, land grants, and plat numbers. The map also includes rivers, creeks, blocks of land, cities, towns, and railroads. No scale indicated.
Date: March 23, 1854
Creator: Willke, H.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Colton's map of the United States, the Canadas, etc.: showing the railroads, canals & stage roads, with distances from place to place.

Map shows cities, towns, areas of Native American habitation, railroads, canals, roads, state boundaries, and territorial boundaries in the eastern half of the continental United States. Indian Territory, Nebraska Territory Minnesota Territory are also indicated. Insets: "Map of New England and Eastern New York," "Map of the United States, Central America, &c." and "The Isthmus of Panama showing the routes of travel between Chagres & Panama." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:3,899,000].
Date: 1854
Creator: Colton, J. H. (Joseph Hutchins), 1800-1893
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Maps of North America and Canada]

Map shows upper Alaska as "Russian America" and lower Alaska as "Territory of the United States"; major cities, gold regions, areas of Native America habitation; "Polynia or Open Sea of the Russians," routes of Arctic exploration; shows railroads, counties, and cities in Canada on verso. Includes distances, dimensions of larger water bodies, and text notes. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [ca. 1:35,000,000].
Date: [1854..1874]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Diagram of the United States of America, Mexico, the West India Islands and Isthmus of Darien; by W. T. Steiger, General Land Office.

Map shows general location of railroad lines across the continental United States, state and territorial boundaries, states of Mexico, railroad line in Panama, islands of the West Indies, and major cities. Includes "Table of Distances." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:6,000,000].
Date: 1854
Creator: Steiger, W. T.
System: The Portal to Texas History

United States, North America : Northern limit of slavery in Western States shown by Mason & Dixon's Line.

Map shows Mason and Dixon's line from California to Arkansas, state and territorial boundaries, major cities and towns, areas of Indian habitation, and notable geographical features; Washington, Oregon, Nebraska, Kansas, and Indian territories, New Mexico, Utah, Texas, and California. Includes notes. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [ca. 11,000,000].
Date: [1854..1861]
Creator: W. & R. Chambers Ltd.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Harbor of Manitowoc, Wis. : to accompany annual report, September, 1853, J.D. Webster, Capt. T.E.

Map shows coastal detail and water depth in the harbor near mid-nineteenth Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings and isolines. Scale [ca. 1:1,200].
Date: 1854
Creator: Kearney, James
System: The Portal to Texas History

Johnson's California, territories of New Mexico and Utah.

Map shows Nevada carved out of Utah [territory], New Mexico [territory] north and parallel to Arizona [territory]; counties, areas of Native American habitation by tribe, major cities and towns, trails and roads, mineral resources, and mountain passes; boundaries between United States and Mexico as established by the Compromise of 1850 and the Gadsden Treaty. Includes notes and routes and dates of exploration. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale not given.
Date: [1854..1864]
Creator: Johnson & Browning
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cuba and the Greater Antilles.

Map shows proposed or existing subterranean telegraph cable lines between Key West and Cuba and other islands in the Caribbean area. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not determined.
Date: [1854..1874]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

United States, North America.

Map shows states and western territories of the continental United States with unusual boundary lines; "Minnisota" extending to the Missouri River, Nebraska [territory] extending to Oregon Territory, Indian Territory extending north to the Kansas River, New Mexico inclusive of [modern-day] Arizona, Utah inclusive of [modern-day] Nevada, El Paso west of the Rio Grande del Norte, and Mexico extending north to the Gila River. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale not given.
Date: [1854..1861]
Creator: Swanston, George H.
System: The Portal to Texas History

North America.

Map shows major cities and physical features in Greenland, Russian America, British America, the United States, Mexico, the West Indies, and Central America; Nebraska, Minnesota, Kansas, New Mexico, Utah, Oregon, and Washington as western U.S. territories, plus "Indian territory." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:21,300,000].
Date: [1854..1858]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Colton's new map of Indiana : (reduced from his large map) exhibiting the boundaries of counties, township surveys, location of cities, towns, villages, post offices, canals, railroads & other internal improvements.

Map shows counties, cities, towns, villages, post offices, canals, railroads, common roads, and marshes. Includes population figures by county for 1840 and 1850 census and "progress of population" from 1800 to 1850. Scale [ca. 1:1,267,000].
Date: 1854
Creator: Colton, J. H. (Joseph Hutchins), 1800-1893
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the state of Michigan and the surrounding country : exhibiting the sections and the latest surveys.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Michigan township grid, areas of Native American habitation, roads, railroads, counties, mills, prairies, marshes, swamps, canals, lighthouses, sailing routes, and notable physical features. Includes references and text notes. Inset map: "Plat of the copper district on Lake Superior engd. by J. Farmer." Scale [ca. 1:792,000].
Date: 1854
Creator: Farmer, John, 1798-1859
System: The Portal to Texas History

Colton's railroad & township map of the state of Ohio.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Ohio railroads, canals, post roads, counties, township grid, and notable physical features; limestone and conglomerate geological formations across the state. Includes illustration, table, "Census of the state of Ohio," and references. Scale [ca. 1:780,000].
Date: 1854
Creator: Colton, G. Woolworth (George Woolworth), 1827-1901
System: The Portal to Texas History

Colton's railroad & township map of the state of Ohio.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Ohio railroads, canals, post roads, counties, township grid, and notable physical features; limestone and conglomerate geological formations across the state. Includes illustration, table, "Census of the state of Ohio," and references. Scale [ca. 1:760,000].
Date: 1854
Creator: Colton, G. Woolworth (George Woolworth), 1827-1901
System: The Portal to Texas History

A new map of the Great West.

Map shows major roads into the West, state and territory boundary lines, areas of Native American habitation, mineral resources, major cities and towns, and military posts; counties for Wisconsin and Iowa; territories of Minnesota, Nebraska, and Kansas. Includes some dates and notes of exploration, such as General Kearney's route in 1846. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [ca. 1:4,610,000].
Date: [1854..1858]
Creator: Beadle, Erastus Flavel, 1821-1894
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

From the Red River to the Rio Grande.

Map shows exploratory route taken from Fort Towson, Oklahoma to El Paso and Dona Anna on the Rio Grande. Settlements, forts, and a Pecos River emigrant crossing are indicated. Includes color index describing mineral deposits. Scale: [1:3,000,000].
Date: 1854~
Creator: Blake, William P. (William Phipps), 1826-1910
System: The Portal to Texas History

The United States & the relative position of the Oregon & Texas.

Map shows geography and boundaries in the mid-nineteenth century United States. Inset: "Great Britain, on the same scale." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:9,,655,000].
Date: 1854
Creator: Wyld, James, 1812-1887
System: The Portal to Texas History

Nord Amerika und West Indien : nach den neuesten Bestimmungen und Reiseberichten.

Map shows the late nineteenth century geography, cities, and political lines of North America. Relief shown by hachures. No scale indicated.
Date: 1854
Creator: Kohler, A. H.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mexico, California & Texas.

Map shows provinces or states in Mexico, cities and towns for Southwestern United States, Mexico, Belize, and Guatamala, gold discoveries in California, and areas of Native American habitation. Inset: "Guatemala or Central America." Includes key to gold discoveries. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:12,000,000].
Date: 1854
Creator: Hall, Sidney
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of public surveys in California : to accompany report of Surveyor Genl., 1854.

Map shows drainage, townships, cities, towns, marshland, and notable physical features. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,013,760].
Date: 1854
Creator: United States. Surveyor General.
System: The Portal to Texas History

General profile from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Martinez, near San Francisco, California.

Map shows profile of a line through the western United States from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to the Pacific Ocean near San Francisco in five continguous segments: "Waters of the Mississippi River," "Waters of the Rio Del Norte," "Waters of Mojave River," "Waters of the Gulf of California," and "Waters of the Pacific." Relief shown by profile. Scale [1:950,400]. Map published with Reports of Explorations for a Railroad Route.
Date: 1854
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
System: The Portal to Texas History

W.B. Dewees's map of the state of Texas : Being a correct map of the counties, principle towns, rivers and bays, the villages and minor water courses not being particulary noticed.

Map shows counties and towns in the eastern half of Texas; Cross Timbers, German settlements in Gillespie County, Fisher's & Millers Colony, and "part of the Fannin Land District."
Date: 1854
Creator: DeWees, William Bluford, 1799-1878
System: The Portal to Texas History