Resource Type

Chart prepared by James B. Moore, to accompany his memorial to Congress : respecting the subject of steam communication with China, Japan &c.

Map shows ocean routes between ports with distances; major ports, some political boundaries, and notable physical features; roads in the San Francisco bay area. Includes notes, distance tables, and steamship illustration. Inset: "Harbour of San Francisco, California." Scale not given.
Date: 1850
Creator: Moore, James B.
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

Amérique du Nord.

Map shows major cities, roads, eastern state boundaries in the United States, ocean currents, shipping routes, and areas of Native American habitation. Inset: Carte supplémentaire des Iles N.E. de l'Amérique. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:12,334,000].
Date: 1858
Creator: Dufour, A.-H. (Auguste-Henri), 1798-1865
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mexique Antilles et Californie.

Map shows major cities and political divisions for lower North and all of Central America; state and territorial boundaries for the United States and interior Mexico; coloration and labels for portion of Texas reflect German and French colonization in New Braunfels, Fredericksburg, and Castroville; Oregon, Washington, Nebraska, Kansas, and Minnesota territories; areas of Native American habitation; boundary between Mexico and the U.S. does not appear to reflect treaty agreements; unusual boundaries for California. Includes color key to European possessions in North America and the West Indies. Insets: "La Guadeloupe et ses dépendances" and "La Martinique." Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1858
Creator: Dufour, A.-H. (Auguste-Henri), 1798-1865
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

A new map of the world on the globular projection.

Map shows explorers routes, political boundaries, major cities, and notable physical features. Includes dates.
Date: 1850
Creator: Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Rio Colorado of the West.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century routes of exploration and navigation along the Colorado River. Relief shown by shading and hachures. Scale [ca. 1:380,160].
Date: 1858
Creator: Ives, J. C.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map no. 2. Rio Colorado of the west : explored by 1st Lieut. Joseph C. Ives, Topl. Engrs. under the direction of the Office of Explorations and Surveys, A. A. Humphreys, Capt. Topl. Engrs. in charge by order of the hon. John B. Floyd, Secretary of War.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century routes of exploration and navigation along the Colorado River. Relief shown by shading and hachures. Scale [ca. 1:760,320].
Date: 1858
Creator: Ives, J. C.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the New England or Eastern States : engraved to illustrate Mitchell's School and Family Geography.

Map shows counties, major transportation routes, cities, towns, and notable physical features. Includes notes, distances, and population statistics. Insets: "No. 7. Map of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland, &c." - "No. 9. Vicinity of Boston & Providence" - "No. 10. Vicinity of New Haven & Hartford." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,584,000].
Date: 1852
Creator: Mitchell, S. Augustus, Jr. (Samuel Augustus)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the New England or Eastern States : engraved to illustrate Mitchell's School and Family Geography.

Map shows counties, major transportation routes, cities, towns, and notable physical features. Includes notes, distances, and population statistics. Insets: "No. 7. Map of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland, &c." - "No. 9. Vicinity of Boston & Providence" - "No. 10. Vicinity of New Haven & Hartford." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,584,000].
Date: 1858
Creator: Mitchell, S. Augustus, Jr. (Samuel Augustus)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the New England or Eastern States : engraved to illustrate Mitchell's School and Family Geography.

Map shows counties, major transportation routes, cities, towns, and notable physical features. Includes notes, distances, and population statistics. Insets: "No. 7. Map of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland, &c." - "No. 9. Vicinity of Boston & Providence" - "No. 10. Vicinity of New Haven & Hartford." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,584,000].
Date: 1858
Creator: Mitchell, S. Augustus, Jr. (Samuel Augustus)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the chief part of the southern states and part of the western : engraved to illustrate Mitchell's school and family geography.

Map shows state and county boundaries, cities, towns, railroads, canals, battlefields, swamps, and notable physical features. Includes explanation, text notes, dates, distances, and population statistics. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:3,700,000].
Date: 1852
Creator: Williams, W. (Wellington)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the chief part of the southern states and part of the western : engraved to illustrate Mitchell's school and family geography.

Map shows state and county boundaries, cities, towns, railroads, canals, battlefields, swamps, and notable physical features. Includes explanation, text notes, dates, distances, and population statistics. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:3,700,000].
Date: 1858
Creator: Williams, W. (Wellington)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the chief part of the southern states and part of the western : engraved to illustrate Mitchell's school and family geography.

Map shows state and county boundaries, cities, towns, railroads, canals, battlefields, swamps, and notable physical features. Includes explanation, text notes, dates, distances, and population statistics. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:3,700,000].
Date: 1858
Creator: Williams, W. (Wellington)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Quebec.

Map shows districts of Ottawa to the west; Montcalm, Jolliette, Berthier, Maskinonge, Maurice, Champlain, and Port Neuf, to the northwest; Chicoutimi to the north; Sarguen and Temiscouata to the northeast; Lanar and Grenville in the southwest; Clinton, Franklin Orleans to the south, and Franklin, Somerset, Piscataquis, and Penobscot to the southeast; cities, railroads [?], lakes and rivers; counties [?] along the St. Lawrence River. Scale [ca. 1:2,200,000].
Date: [1850..1870]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Selenographic map of the whole visible hemisphere of the Moon.

Map shows craters and formations on quadrants of the moon's visible hemisphere. Includes index to points on the map and descriptive notes. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1850
Creator: Milner, Thomas
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Vereinigte Staaten von Nordamerika [Sheet 1].

Map shows mid-nineteenth century state boundaries, territorial boundaries, railroads, canals, cities, towns, marshlands, and areas of Native American habitation in North America. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale not given.
Date: [1850..1863]
Creator: Handtke, F. (Friedrich), 1815-1879
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Vereinigte Staaten von Nordamerika [Sheet 2]

Map shows mid-nineteenth century state boundaries, territorial boundaries, railroads, canals, cities, towns, marshlands, and areas of Native American habitation in North America. Includes legend. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale not given.
Date: [1850..1863]
Creator: Handtke, F. (Friedrich), 1815-1879
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Vereinigte Staaten von Nordamerika [Sheet 3]

Map shows mid-nineteenth century state boundaries, territorial boundaries, railroads, canals, cities, towns, marshlands, and areas of Native American habitation in North America. Includes number key and table of statistics. Inset: "Galapagos (Schildkröten In)." Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale not given.
Date: [1850..1863]
Creator: Handtke, F. (Friedrich), 1815-1879
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Vereinigte Staaten von Nordamerika [Sheet 4].

Map shows mid-nineteenth century state boundaries, territorial boundaries, railroads, canals, cities, towns, marshlands, and areas of Native American habitation in North America. Includes legend. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale not given.
Date: [1850..1863]
Creator: Handtke, F. (Friedrich), 1815-1879
Object Type: Map
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
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History