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Insulae Americanae in Oceano Septentrionali cum Terris adiacentibus.

This map shows Central America and the Caribbean as well as the surrounding areas. Some countries and bodies of water are labeled. There are several series of radiating lines throughout the map as well as illustrations of ships within the ocean and people around the outsides of the map.
Date: 1671
Creator: Jansson, Jan, 1588-1664 & Montanus, Arnoldus, 1625?-1683
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Nova Designatio Insulæ Jamaicae ex Antillanis Americae Septentrion: non postremae Secundum Gubernationes fuas accuratas aeri incisa et publici juris facta.

Map shows early eighteenth century Jamaican "precinct" or parish boundaries, harbors, pastures, churches, settlements, and notable physical features. Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by shading and soundings. Scale not given.
Date: [1731..1751]
Creator: Seutter, Matthaeus, 1678-1756
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Carte de l'isle de la Jamaique.

Map shows mid-eighteenth century geography, cities, and towns on the island of Jamaica. Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:880,000].
Date: 1758
Creator: Bellin, Jacques Nicolas, 1703-1772
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

The West Indies and Coast Adjacent

This map shows the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea including the West Indies and coastline surrounding the area. Various regions are outlined and shaded in color. Major cities and bodies of water are marked. There is a block of text in the lower left corner labeled "Contents" which appears to group regions and islands by the countries that colonized them.
Date: August 12, 1804
Creator: Wilkinson, Robert, d. ca. 1825
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

West Indies.

Map shows Shows the Florida peninsula, the "Bahama or Lucaya Islands," lower Mexico adjacent to Panama, the northern coast of South America as "Columbia," the "Great Antilles," the "Little Antilles," Cuba, Jamaica, "Hispaniola or St. Domingo," "Porto Rico," and the "Caribbee Islands." Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: [1820..1830]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Central America and the West Indies from the latest and best authorities.

Map shows West Indies sailing routes and related major cities and ports. Lower Mexico and northwest coast of South America is also shown and Texas is identified as a separate entity. Layouts of cities in port insets; parishes, towns and estates for inset of Jamaica. Includes key to "Abreviations of the Names of the Nations possessiong the West India Is." Insets: "The Harbour and City of Havana," "Jamaica," and "The Harbours of Port Royal & Kingston." Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Scale [ca. 1:13,000,000].
Date: [1840..1850]
Creator: Hall, Sidney
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mexico and Central America to illustrate Harpers Gazetteer.

Map shows sailing routes through the West Indies, major cities, and ports. Lower Mexico and northwest coast of South America is displayed and Texas is shown to be part of United States. Insets: "Jamaica," "The Harbours of Port Royal and Kingston," and "The Harbour and City of Havana." Includes key to "Abreviations of the Names of the Nations possessing the West India Is." and notes. Scale [ca. 1:13,000,000].
Date: 1855
Creator: McLellan, David
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Johnson's West Indies.

Map shows major cities and railroads in Cuba. Also, cities in the Greater and Lesser Antilles, the Bahama Islands, Trinidad, the Florida "Reef" [Keys]. Shows political divisions, ship channels and "passages," and soundings along the Great Bahama Bank and banks off the Antilles, Jamaica, and the coast of Central America. Inset: The Bermuda Islands. Relief shown by hachures and form lines. Depths shown by soundings. Scale [ca. 1:6,540,400] and [ca. 1:563,200 ].
Date: 1864
Creator: Johnson, A. J. (Alvin Jewett), 1827-1884
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to Isaac Herbert Kempner, November 13, 1898] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to Isaac Herbert Kempner, November 13, 1898]

Letter from Daniel Webster Kempner to his brother Isaac Herbert Kempner discussing current events, including England's Jamaican colony and their dealings with the Philippines, and his plans for the rest of his trip. The bottom half of the letter is torn off.
Date: November 13, 1898
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Central America.

Map shows early twentieth century geography, cities, towns, and railroads in Panama, Nicaragua, Salvador, and Guatemala, and Jamaica. Trans-oceanic cables in the region are also shown. Includes legend. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:7,500,000].
Date: 1904
Creator: C. S. Hammond & Company.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Roselle: Its Culture and Uses (open access)

Roselle: Its Culture and Uses

Report discussing and promoting the cultivation of the roselle plant -- a species of hibiscus -- in the United States. Topics discussed include varieties of roselle, helpful fertilizers, harvesting practices, uses, and common diseases and insect enemies.
Date: 1907
Creator: Wester, P. J. (Peter Johnson), 1877-1931
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph 2012.201.B0237.0388]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Today's professionally trained young people should "give some thought" to devoting at least a few years to international work in health, educational and related fields, declares Dr. John D. glismann, World Health organization officer."
Date: May 1, 1956
Creator: Matheson, Mandell
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mrs. David F. Weston, July 16, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mrs. David F. Weston, July 16, 1956]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mrs. David F. Weston informing about enclosing check on the Chase Manhattan Bank.
Date: July 16, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Convair Supervisory Newsletter, Number 321, August 28, 1957 (open access)

Convair Supervisory Newsletter, Number 321, August 28, 1957

Weekly newsletter written for supervisors working at the Convair Division in Fort Worth containing news about events and activities, workplace reminders, and other relevant information.
Date: August 28, 1957
Creator: Esenwein, August C.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Treasure hunt] captions transcript

[News Clip: Treasure hunt]

Video footage fromthe WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about 3 Fort Worth adventurers who participated in a salvage / treasure hunt / exploration of the Spanish galleon Genovesa, which sank off the coast of Jamaica in 1730.
Date: December 19, 1964
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Treasure hunt] (open access)

[News Script: Treasure hunt]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about 3 Fort Worth adventurers who participated in a salvage / treasure hunt / exploration of the Spanish galleon Genovesa, which sank off the coast of Jamaica in 1730; although some $3,000,000 in gold was the original cargo, none has been found lately, although the group brought up about 1,000 items ranging from crucifixes to cannon.
Date: December 19, 1964
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Client Card: Mrs. Juanita Ballinger] (open access)

[Client Card: Mrs. Juanita Ballinger]

Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for Mrs. Juanita Ballinger, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. This order includes a cast of a "Portrait Head," and a bronze cast of a "Head" from wax measuring.
Date: January 1966
Creator: Roman Bronze Works Foundry
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of North America: Engraved to Illustrate Mitchell's New Intermediate Geography.

This map shows North and Central America and some of the surrounding areas. Countries and regions are shaded in various colors. Major cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures and spot heights as well as depth by form lines). Scale [ca. 1:34,957,000]. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. The back of the map contains a page of text titled "Questions on the Map of the Eastern Hemisphere" (not included) at the top of the page and then text on the bottom half titled "The Western Hemisphere" (to the left) and "The Eastern Hemisphere" (to the right). The text in the bottom half of the page appears to be numberd facts and information regarding different regions of the world with accompanying questions in the footer.
Date: unknown
Creator: Mitchell, S. Augustus (Samuel Augustus), 1792-1868
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mexico & Guatimala

This map shows Mexico, Guatemala, and the surrounding areas. Mexican states are outlined in various colors and labeled; "Guatimala" encompasses all of Central America (except for Belize). Major cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures).
Date: unknown
Creator: Dower, John, fl. 1838-1846?
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mexico, Guatimala and The Texas.

This map shows Mexico and Central America as well as adjacent portions of North America. Regions are outlined in various colors. Major cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures). A text box in the lower left corner gives "Statistics of the N. American Republics" including land area and population.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mexique, Amerique Central, Antilles

This map shows Central America and the Caribbean as well as the surrounding areas. Countries are shaded in color (corresponding to a key near the upper right corner) and the states of Mexico are outlined in green. Some major cities, bodies of water and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures). There are four insets: the Isthmus of Panama (lower right corner), and the islands of St. Martin, La Martinique, and La Guadeloupe in the upper right corner. Scale [ca. 1:2,285,700].
Date: unknown
Creator: Dumas-Vorzet, Ed.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

North America.

This map shows North and Central America and the surrounding areas. Countries are shaded in various colors and labeled. Major cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures). Additionally, the names and locations of some North American Indian tribes are noted on the map. Scale [ca. 1:25,344,000].
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

West Indies

This map shows Central America and the surrounding Caribbean area. Cities are marked as well as bodies of water, and geographic features (with relief shown by hachures).
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Tropical storms] (open access)

[News Script: Tropical storms]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: September 8, 1971, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library