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[1853 boundaries of the City of Laredo]

Sketch of land leased from the City of Laredo by the United States Government for use of the U. S. Army stationed at Fort McIntosh.
Date: 1853
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Colton's township map of the state of Iowa : compiled from the United States surveys & other authentic sources.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Iowa post roads, railroads, township grid, counties, cities, towns, and notable physical features. Includes census figures by county for 1840 and 1850. Scale [ca. 1:887,040].
Date: 1853
Creator: Colton, J. H. (Joseph Hutchins), 1800-1893
System: The Portal to Texas History

Explorations and surveys for a rail road route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean route near the 35th parallel: Map no. 2: From the Rio Grande to the Pacific Ocean.

Map shows expeditionary trails, Native American names for mountain peaks, and potential railroad routes. Includes distance in miles points along route and notes. Insets: "Sketch of Aztec Pass" and "Sketch of Campbell's Pass" [both] drawn by C. Mahon. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:950,400].
Date: [1853..1854]
Creator: Whipple, Amiel Weeks, 1817-1863
System: The Portal to Texas History

Florida, 1853.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Florida counties, township grid, swamps, cities, towns, and military posts. Inset: "Plan of the Florida Keys." Scale [ca. 1:2,534,400].
Date: 1853
Creator: Colton, J. H. (Joseph Hutchins), 1800-1893
System: The Portal to Texas History

Galveston Entrance, Texas

This map is a nautical chart showing the topography and hydrography of the area in Texas around the Galveston Entrance. The physical features are shaded and include the aerial layout of Galveston and nearby areas (relief shown by soundings). Depths are marked with shading (rendered in a dot pattern) and numbers in feet. According to text at the bottom of the page (lower left corner), the various measurements to create the map were made between 1848 and 1852; the text also gives specific latitude and longitude of the area in the map and the locations of "Episcopal Church" and "Market House" in Galveston, Texas. Additional text along the right side of the map is labeled "Sailing Directions," "Note," "Tides," and "Remarks"; the text gives explanatory details regarding the markings and measurements on the map. Scale 1:40,000.
Date: 1853
Creator: United States Coast Survey
System: The Portal to Texas History

General Map Showing the Countries Explored and Surveyed by the United States and Mexican Boundary Commissions- in the years 1850, 51, 52, and 53.

Map shows the areas of North America explored and surveyed by the United States and Mexican Boundary Commission from 1850 to 1853 under the direction of John R. Bartlett, U.S. Commissioner. Includes historic notes on the Red, Brazos, and Colorado Rivers and the abundance of vegetation. Relief shown in hachures. Scale ca. 1:6,600,000
Date: 1853
Creator: Bartlett, John R.
System: The Portal to Texas History

General map showing the countries explored & surveyed by the United States & Mexican Boundary Commission in the years 1850, 51, 52 & 53 under the direction of John R. Bartlett, U.S. Commissioner.

Map shows the areas of North America explored and surveyed by the United States and Mexican Boundary Commission from 1850 to 1853 under the direction of John R. Bartlett, U.S. Commissioner. Includes historic notes. Scale [ca. 1:6,600,000].
Date: 1853
Creator: Bartlett, John Russell, 1805-1886
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hays Co.

Blueline format of survey map of Hays County, Texas, showing blocks of land, rivers, creeks, land grants and roads. No scale information is given.
Date: 1853
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hays County

Map of the Hill Country region covering Hays County, Texas. The center of Hays County is marked on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: 1853
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hopkins County

Map of Hopkins County, Texas, including the Prairies and Lakes region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: 1853
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Leon County.

Survey map of Leon County, Texas, showing property lines, ownership, land grants, and plat numbers. The map also includes rivers, creeks, cities, towns, and railroads. No scale information given.
Date: 1853
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map No. 3, United States.

Map shows major towns, counties, canals, and railroads for New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Includes explanation, population statistics, and river lengths. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Depths shown by statement. Scale [ca. 1:3,000,000].
Date: 1853
Creator: Daniel Burgess & Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map No. 7, United States.

Map shows major towns, counties, canals, and railroads in mid-nineteenth century Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Includes population statistics and river lengths. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:4,000,000].
Date: 1853
Creator: Daniel Burgess & Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map No. 8, United States.

Map shows major towns, counties, canals, and railroads in Iowa, Illinois, and Missouri; shows Native American reservations in adjacent Kansas. Includes explanation, population statistics, and river lengths. Scale [ca. 1:4,000,000].
Date: 1853
Creator: Daniel Burgess & Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map No. 10, United States.

Map shows major towns, geographical features, and areas of Native American habitation in California and the western territories of Washington, Oregon, Nebraska, Utah, New Mexico, and Kansas. Includes explanation, population statistics, and river lengths. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [ca. 1:8,600,000].
Date: 1853
Creator: Daniel Burgess & Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Mexico, Central America, New Granada, Venezuela, and the West Indies : to illustrate Olney's school geography.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century geography and cities in Mexico, Central America, Cuba, and part of the southwestern United States. Includes mileage information between selected United States cities. Inset: "Isthmus of Darien." Relief shown by hachures. Scale information not indicated.
Date: 1853
Creator: Olney, J. (Jesse), 1798-1872
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Minnesota territory.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Minnesota counties, roads, settlements, Native American villages, military posts, and the Dakota reservation. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:2,410,000].
Date: 1853
Creator: Sarony & Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of North America : designed to accompany Smith's Geography for schools.

Map shows political boundaries, major cities, population statistics, length of rivers, and distances by sea. Includes explanation and notes. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [ca. 1:32,000,000].
Date: 1853
Creator: Daniel Burgess & Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Map of South Texas Circa 1853]

An 1853 map of Texas territories, landmarks, and a few scattered cities. Along with the map is a document containing information about Texas and some information about the state of Tennessee.
Date: 1853~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad: Connecting the cities of Cincinnati & St. Louis, exhibiting the principal tributary lines, also the railways uniting the eastern terminus with Boston, New York, Philadelphia & Baltimore.

Map shows existent mid-nineteenth century Ohio and Mississippi Railroad railway routes in the northeast and upper mid-western United States. Scale not given.
Date: [1853..1855]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the State of Texas: from the Latest Authorities

Map of the state of Texas, with counties outlined and colored in the eastern half of the state. It includes labels for major cities, railway lines, and geographic features, with relief shown by hachures. The northern portion of the Texas panhandle is marked in an inset in the upper-left corner of the sheet. A second inset in the lower-left corner provides detailed views of the city of Galveston and the surrounding area. Text above the inset describes the railroads in Texas, El Llano Estacado, the Rio Grande, the Grand Indian Crossing, and the population of Texas according to the census of 1850.
Date: 1853
Creator: Young, J. H. (James Hamilton)
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the United States, Canada, Mexico and the West Indies with Central America : showing all the routes to California with a table of distances.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century geography, cities, territories, and political borders in the United States, Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies. Includes "Table of Distances." Relief shown by hachures. No scale noted.
Date: 1853
Creator: Thayer, Bridgman & Fanning
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Map of the United States, Mexico, and Central America: showing the limit of frontier stations]

Map shows the extent of military posts just west of the Mississippi River, the route of the Rifle Regiment [the Oregon Expedition] in 1849, military outposts and roads, ocean and river routes of transportation, and U.S. Boundaries with British possessions and with Mexico. Includes explanations and notes. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: [1853..1854]
Creator: Duval, Peter S., 1804 or 5-1886
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
System: The Portal to Texas History