Western division of the United States : designed to accompany Cornell's High school geography.

Map shows counties, railroads, canals, cities, towns, and notable physical features for midwestern states on recto; areas of Native American habitation, counties, notable physical features, cities, and towns for Calfornia and Texas on verso; political boundaries, major cities, and notable physical features for South America on verso. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:3,000,000], [ca. 1:27,400,000], [ca. 1:6,300,000], and [ca. 1:6,100,000].
Date: 1856
Creator: D. Appleton and Company
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
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Maps of Chicago and Saint Louis]

Map shows street names, wards, railroads, parks, cemeteries, public institutions, some buildings and businesses. Scale [ca. 1:26,000].
Date: [1856..1876]
Creator: J.H. Colton & Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

United States of North America (Eastern & Central) [Sheet 4]

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Florida, the Florida Keys, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. Cities, towns, railway lines, roads, 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

United States of North America (Eastern & Central) [Sheet 6]

Map shows mid-nineteenth century New Mexico, Texas, and "Indian Territory" [Oklahoma]. Cities, towns, railway lines, roads, and locations of Native American tribes are noted. No scale is indicated.
Date: 1856
Creator: Ettling, Theodor, b. 1823
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the United States and territories: showing the possessions and aggressions of the slave power.

Map shows slave holding [dark shaded], non-slave holding [unshaded], and disputed territorries [grayed] parts of the United States during the decade before Civil War. The "Missouri Compromise" is indicated with a parallel line extending from the northern Arkansas border to California. No scale indicated. Political representation of slave holding, non-slave holding, and territories is also indicated. This broadside was printed and distributed in support of 1856 Republican Party presidential candidate John C. Fremont and political commentary appears in the lower third of the sheet.
Date: 1856
Creator: Bloss, William C.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Appletons' railway map of the southern states.

Map shows existing and proposed railroad routes for the southeastern United States, including northern Florida, eastern Texas, and eastern "Indian Territory." Includes legend. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: [1856..1866]
Creator: D. Appleton and Company
System: The Portal to Texas History

Carta de la ciudad y sitio de Puebla : combinada por el Señor General Ayundante D. José J. Alvarez, en Marzo de 1856.

Map shows the mid-nineteenth century layout of the city of Puebla, Mexico. Some street names, principal buildings, institutions, ranches, and fortifications are indicated. Includes index and "Esplicacion." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca.1:16,500].
Date: 1856
Creator: Alvarez, José Justo, 1821-1897
System: The Portal to Texas History

A new map of the state of Indiana : exhibiting its internal improvements, roads, distances, &c.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Indiana township grid, counties, roads, canals, existing railroads and those in progress, cities, towns, and notable physical features. Scale [ca. 1:1,267,000].
Date: 1856
Creator: Young, J. H. (James Hamilton)
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

Map of Eastern Kansas.

Map shows towns, trading posts, military posts, roads, trails, government reservations, mill and structure locations, and locations of Native American tribes and villages. Insets: "Ruins of Eldridge House, Lawrence, Kansas, destroyed May 21st 1856," "Constitution Hall, Topeka, Kansas," and "Eldridge House, Lawrence, Kansas." Includes explanations and illustrations of notable buildings. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:500,000].
Date: 1856
Creator: Whitman, E. B. (Edmund Burke), 1812-1883
System: The Portal to Texas History

Chapman's new sectional map of Minnesota.

Map shows counties, township grid, Native American reservations, major roads, and notabale physical features. Scale not given.
Date: 1856
Creator: Chapman, Silas
System: The Portal to Texas History

Chapman's sectional map of Wisconsin : with the most recent surveys.

Map shows township grid, roads, cities and towns, existing and incomplete railroads, lakes, and rivers. Scale [1:633,600].
Date: 1856
Creator: Chapman, Silas
System: The Portal to Texas History

Central America.

Map shows railroads, steamship routes and mileage, mineral resources, cities and towns, and provincial divisions within each country; separate entities of Guatemala, Verapaz, Belize, San Salvador; Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Veragua [Santiago], and Panama; the Caribbean Sea as far as Jamaica and the southern part of Cuba. Includes portrait of General Walker. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca.1: 3,900,000].
Date: 1856
Creator: Morse & Gaston.
System: The Portal to Texas History

New map of the State of Texas: Compiled from J. De Cordova's large map.

Map shows late nineteenth century Texas geography, established county lines, and cities. Insets: "Plan of the northern part of Texas," "Plan of Galveston Bay," and "Plan of Sabine Lake." Relief shown by hachures. No scale provided.
Date: 1856?
Creator: J. H. Colton & Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mexico and Central America.

Map shows Mexican state boundaries, political divisions for Central America, cities, and rivers. Inset: "Enlarged plan of the Isthmus of Panama." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:6,336,000] and [ca. 1:3,168,000].
Date: [1856..1876]
Creator: Hughes, William, 1817-1876
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

Map of America, 1856

Map shows cities, physical features, political boundaries for North and South America, the West Indies, Pacific Islands, and New Zealand; "North boundary of the United States" between United States and Canada, border between Mexico and the United States appears to that prior to Gadsden Treaty. Includes notes. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1856
Creator: Wyld, James, 1812-1887
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of public surveys in California.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century California township grid, existing towns, lakes, marshlands, springs, and Native American villages. Includes "description of private grants finally confirmed," and explanation. Scale [1:1,140,480].
Date: 1856
Creator: United States Surveyor General.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the State of Florida : showing the progress of the surveys, accompanying annual report of the Surveyor General for 1856.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Florida township grid, swamps, prairies, military posts, major roads, cities, towns, and notable physical features; Atlantic and Gulf coast detail and "Indian hunting grounds." Includes references. Scale [ca. 1:760,320].
Date: 1856
Creator: United States Surveyor General
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

Map showing the extent of surveys in the territory of Utah.

Map shows township grid, towns, trails, military reservations, and areas of Indian habitation. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. l:300,000].
Date: 1856
Creator: unknown
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