Resource Type

[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

Map of the states of Michigan & Wisconsin : engraved to illustrate Mitchell's School and family geography.

Map shows counties, railroads, mineral resources, cities and towns. Scale [ca. 1:3,631,000].
Date: 1858
Creator: Young, J. H. (James Hamilton)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the organized counties of Minnesota [Accompanying Text].

Explanation and supporting information related to map that shows mid-nineteenth century Minnesota counties, township grid, roads, cities, towns, and areas of Native American habitation for the area east of Mississippi River and west of St. Croix River.
Date: 1850
Creator: Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the organized counties of Minnesota [Accompanying Text].

Explanation and supporting information related to map that shows mid-nineteenth century Minnesota counties, township grid, roads, cities, towns, and areas of Native American habitation for the area east of Mississippi River and west of St. Croix River.
Date: 1850
Creator: Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

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
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Williams' traveller's guide through the United States and Canada [Accompanying Text].

Explanation and supporting information related to map that shows United States territorial boundaries, railroads, common roads, canals, swamps, military posts, areas of Native American habitation, cities and towns; streets, structures, and harbor detail for city and harbor of Havana.
Date: 1852
Creator: Williams, W.
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

Williams' traveller's guide through the United States and Canada [Accompanying Text].

Explanation and supporting information related to map that shows United States territorial boundaries, railroads, common roads, canals, swamps, military posts, areas of Native American habitation, cities and towns; streets, structures, and harbor detail for city and harbor of Havana.
Date: 1857
Creator: Williams, W. (Wellington)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Guide through Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin & Iowa : showing the township lines of the United States Survey, location of cities, towns, villages, post hamlets, canals, rail and stage roads [Accompanying Text].

Explanation and supporting information related to map that shows township grid, counties, roads, existing and proposed railroads, canals, cities, towns, and notable physical features. Includes explanation, table of 1850 census statistics.
Date: 1855
Creator: Smith, J. Calvin (John Calvin)
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

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

Map of Hancock & Denton's Colony in Texas.

Map shows property ownership, notable physical features; large portion of plats of land owned by G. W. Denton and George Hancock; portions of "Phantom Hill & Ft. Croghan Road" cutting northwest to southeast. Includes text discussing potential railroad lines and terms of sale. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. No scale noted.
Date: [1850..1870]
Creator: Milne, Colin R., b. ca. 1817
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

North America (south sheet).

Map shows southern half of the United States, Mexico, the West Indies, and Central America; unusual boundaries for western U.S. territories of Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona, with Nebraska and Kansas territories. Map comes from The Dispatch Atlas. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: [1855..1863]
Creator: Ettling, Theodor, b. 1823
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

North America (south sheet).

Map shows southern half of the United States, Mexico, the West Indies, and Central America; unusual boundaries for western U.S. territories of Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona, with Nebraska and Kansas territories. Map comes from The Dispatch Atlas. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: [1855..1863]
Creator: Ettling, Theodor, b. 1823
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

New York.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century New York roads, railroads, counties, cities and towns. Inset: "Environs of New York." Scale [ca. 1:1,267,000].
Date: [1858..1874]
Creator: Adam and Charles Black
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Johnson's New York.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century New York railroads, major roads, canals, counties, cities and towns. Insets: "Oswego," "Buffalo," "Rochester," "Syracuse," "Albany," "Troy," and "Vicinity of New York." Shows street names and canals on insets for Oswego, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Albany, and Troy. Includes legend. Relief shown by hachures. Scales [ca. 1:1,267,000], [ca. 1: 36,000], and [ca. 1:75,000].
Date: [1859..1862]
Creator: Johnson & Browning
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Map of New York state]

Map shows late nineteenth century New York railroads, canals, counties, rivers, lakes, ponds, cities and towns. Inset: [Map of Long Island]. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,126,000].
Date: [1858..1874]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the Middle States and part of the Southern : engraved to illustrate Mitchell's school and family geography.

Map shows railroads, canals, counties, cities, and towns in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland, and a major portion of Virginia and North Carolina. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:2,900,000].
Date: 1858
Creator: Mitchell, S. Augustus (Samuel Augustus), 1792-1868
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the Middle States and part of the Southern : engraved to illustrate Mitchell's school and family geography.

Map shows railroads, canals, counties, cities, and towns in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland, and a major portion of Virginia and North Carolina. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:2,900,000].
Date: 1858
Creator: Mitchell, S. Augustus (Samuel Augustus), 1792-1868
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the vicinity of Niagara Falls : from actual surveys by Samuel Geil.

Map shows roads, railroads, landowners, tract numbers, marshes, vegetation, towns, and settlements around mid-nineteenth century Niagara Falls. Includes historic notes and illustrations. Insets: "View from Point View, American side," "Horse Show Fall," "Rail road suspension bridge at Belle Vue," "Observatories Lundys Lane," "View from the Ferry, American side," [untitled], "Oliver T. Mackleins Chippewa Foundry, Stove Work, etc.," "Brock's monument," "View from Hogs Back," "The Brock Monument," "Lewiston suspension bridge," "View of the whirlpool from the Canada side," and "View from Victoria Point, Canada side." Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1853
Creator: Geil, Samuel
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

A new map of the United States of America.

Map shows railroads, major cities and towns, routes of exploration, major roads, areas of Native American habitation, and battlefields. Includes "explanation" and notes. Insets: "Gold region of California" and "District of Columbia." Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale not given.
Date: 1850
Creator: Young, J. H. (James Hamilton)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

From the Red River to the Rio Grande: from explorations and surveys made under the direction of the Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War.

Map shows roads, trails, springs, military outposts, settlements, watershed and notable geographic features for western, central, southeastern, and northeastern Texas, and for southeastern New Mexico. Includes dates and camp locations for the expedition. Inset: [Profile across Texas from El Paso on the Rio Bravo del Norte to Fulton on the Red River]. Relief shown by hachures, spot heights, and by profile. Scale [ca. 1:950,400].
Date: 1859
Creator: Pope, John, 1822-1892
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Die Vereinigten Staaten von Nordamerica nebst Canada.

Map shows states by region; major cities, major roads, areas of Native American habitation; Washington, Oregon, Nebraska, Utah, New Mexico, Kansas, "Minesota," and "Indian" territories. Includes translation table of place name words: English, Spanish, German. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [1:8,000,000].
Date: 1858
Creator: Kiepert, Heinrich, 1818-1899
Object Type: Map
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
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History