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Thayer's new map of the state of Colorado : compiled from official surveys and explorations [Map Case].

Map case covers for map that shows late nineteenth century Colorado township grid, counties, land grants, roads, railroads, military posts and reservations, and notable physical features.
Date: 1878
Creator: Thayer, H. L.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Rand, McNally & Co.'s Ohio [Accompanying Text].

Explanation and supporting information related to map that shows late nineteenth century Ohio counties, railroads, canals, cities, towns, and notable physical features.
Date: 1878
Creator: Rand McNally and Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Rand, McNally & Co.'s Virginia and West Virginia [Accompanying Text].

Explanation and supporting information related to map that shows shows late nineteenth century Virginia and West Virginia counties, railroads, canals, swamps, cities, towns, and notable physical features.
Date: 1878
Creator: Rand McNally and Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Maps of New England States]

Map shows railroads, counties, cities, towns, and notable physical features; also "French Telegraph Cable" on verso map. Inset: "The Northern Part of Maine." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:2,217,600] and [ca. 1:1,267,200].
Date: [1878..1898]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Maps of Pennsylvania and New Jersey]

Map shows counties, railroads, canals, cities, towns, and notable physical features. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:2,062,000] and [ca. 1:1,126,000].
Date: [1878..1898]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Maps of Maryland & Delaware, and Pennsylvania]

Map shows counties, railroads, cities, towns, and notable physical features; also canals for Pennsylvania. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,236,000].
Date: [1878..1898]
Creator: Cram, George Franklin, 1841-1928
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Post route map of the states of New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and parts of New York and Maine.

Map shows counties, railroads, cities, towns, and notable physical features. Inset: "Vicinity of Boston, showing carrier stations of the free delivery of the Boston Post Office." Scale [ca. 1:380,160].
Date: 1878
Creator: United States. Post Office Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Map of] Arlington [Texas]

Map shows late nineteenth century Arlington, Texas street names, block numbers, lot numbers, and some dimensions. Scale not given.
Date: 1878
Creator: Texas & Pacific Railway
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Pennsylvania.

Map shows major roads, canals, railroads, counties, cities, towns, township boundaries; railroads for the Pittsburgh and Philadelphia areas on insets. Relief shown by shading. Relief shown by shading. Scale [ca. 1:1,375,000].
Date: [1878..1898]
Creator: Walker, Emery, Sir, 1851-1933
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map Showing the Line of the True Southern Pacific Railway: And the Short Link necessary for Its Completion.

Map shows existing railroad lines across the southern half of the United States and proposed sections, including Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway across Texas; "Indian Territory" [Oklahoma], geographical points of interest, major cities and towns. Includes notes. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: [1878..1883]
Creator: G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Maps of New York, Brooklyn, and Boston]

Map shows street names, parks, railroads, docks, ferries, military facilities, cemeteries, select buildings, and some businesses; one-mile interval bullseye circles centering on City Hall for New York. Includes key to railroads types and list of oceanliner routes; number key to buildings for Boston on verso. Scale not given.
Date: [1878..1898]
Creator: Cram, George Franklin, 1841-1928
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Maps of New York, Brooklyn, and Boston]

Map shows street names, parks, railroads, docks, ferries, military facilities, cemeteries, select buildings, and some businesses; one-mile interval bullseye circles centering on City Hall for New York. Includes key to railroads types and list of oceanliner routes; number key to buildings for Boston on verso. Scale not given.
Date: [1878..1898]
Creator: Cram, George Franklin, 1841-1928
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Maps of Duluth, Minnesota; Sacramento, California; and Portland, Maine]

Map shows late nineteenth century Duluth, Minnesota street names, parks, building locations, railroads, docks, bridges, and electric motor lines. Inset: [continuation of peninsula/jetty extending beyond Chambers St.]. Relief shown by hachures on Portland map. Scale not given.
Date: [1878..1898]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Maps of Vermont, the Cities of Lowell and Lynn, Massachusetts, and the Adirondack and White Mountains]

Map shows counties, cities, towns, railroads, and notable physical features. Includes index. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:563,200].
Date: [1878..1898]
Creator: Cram, George Franklin, 1841-1928
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the great Air Line route : Ohio & Mississippi Railway and connections.

Map shows major cities and towns, military posts, state and territory boundaries, and railroad companies and existing and proposed rail routes across eastern half of the continental United States; Dakota and Indian Territories. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1878
Creator: Ohio and Mississippi Railway Company (1867-1893)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mexico, Cuba & Central America.

Map shows railroads, boundaries of Mexican states, and major cities and towns; islands of the West Indies as the Greater and "Little" Antilles. Includes population and area statistics. Inset: "Continuation of the West Indies." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:13,800,000].
Date: [1878..1888]
Creator: Cram, George Franklin, 1841-1928
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Colonists' and emigrants' route to Texas.

Map shows pictorial representation of Texas cities, towns, and military posts in European fashion [as if built on a hill]; roads, railroads, steam ship lines into Galveston, "International Overland Route," and rivers; not to scale. Insets: [Map of the eastern half of the United States] and "Pictures of Productions on the International & Great Northern Railroad." Relief shown pictorially. Scale not given.
Date: 1878
Creator: Rand McNally and Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Thayer's new map of the state of Colorado : compiled from official surveys and explorations.

Map shows late nineteenth century Colorado township grid, counties, land grants, roads, railroads, military posts and reservations, and notable physical features. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,280,000].
Date: 1878
Creator: Thayer, H. L.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Colton's railroad & township map of the State of New York: with parts of the adjoining states & Canada

Map shows existing and proposed railroads, counties, roads, cities and towns for New York state and adjacent areas. Includes explanation and table of "statistics of population, etc." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:975,000].
Date: 1878
Creator: Colton, J. H. (Joseph Hutchins), 1800-1893
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Rand, McNally & Co.'s Ohio.

Map shows late nineteenth century Ohio counties, railroads, canals, cities, towns, and notable physical features. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,300,000].
Date: 1878
Creator: Rand McNally and Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Rand, McNally & Co.'s Virginia and West Virginia.

Map shows late nineteenth century Virginia and West Virginia counties, railroads, canals, swamps, cities, towns, and notable physical features. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,350,000].
Date: 1878
Creator: Rand McNally and Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

New railway and general map of the United States : compiled from accurate sources.

Map shows late nineteenth century railways, geography, state borders, and cities in the United States and parts of Mexico and Canada. Relief shown by hachures. No scale indicated.
Date: 1878
Creator: Rand McNally and Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

G. Woolworth Colton's New Guide Map of the United States & Canada, With Railroads, Counties, Etc.

Map shows late nineteenth century United States and Canada geography, political boundaries, cities, railroad lines, and place names. Insets: "The southern portion of Texas," "Plan of the southern portion of Florida," and "Western portion of the United States." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:3,168,000].
Date: 1878
Creator: Colton, G. Woolworth (George Woolworth), 1827-1901
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the upper geyser basin, Yellowstone National Park.

Map shows late nineteenth century Yellowstone National Park springs, geysers, pools, and notable formations, along a section of the Firehole River and its tributaries. Relief shown by hachures and form lines. Scale [ca. 1:5,900].
Date: 1878
Creator: Gannett, Henry, 1846-1914
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History