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Letters Relating to the History of Annexation
Compilation of two letters written by Anson Jones related to the annexation of the Republic of Texas by the United States, along with four appendices that provide text of various legislative and legal documents, articles from contemporaneous newspaper articles, and other related text.
Date:
1852
Creator:
Jones, Anson, 1798-1858
Object Type:
Pamphlet
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:
1852
Creator:
Young, J. H. (James Hamilton)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Map of the State of Texas in 1852]
Map of the state of Texas in 1852, it shows the eastern towns and the geographical features in the western portions of the state. It is engraved to illustrate Mitchell's school and family geography - engraved by J.H. Young. Inset: Map of the vicinity of Galveston City.
Date:
1852
Creator:
Young, J. H. (James Hamilton)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mexico / engraved by S. Hall.
Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Greenwich. Inset: Guatemala.
Date:
1852
Creator:
Hall, Sidney
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas.
A map of Texas from 1852 with county boundaries marked. Many Texas cities and landmarks appear on the map as well.
Date:
1852
Creator:
Smith, Roswell Chamberlain
Object Type:
Map
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
Object Type:
Map
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)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Preliminary chart of San Luis Pass, Texas
Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Greenwich. Includes texts "Sailing directions," and "Tidal remarks." "Sketch 1, no. 4." "No. 40."
Date:
1853
Creator:
United States Coast Survey
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Land grant] : Austin, [Tex.], 1853 April 18.
Land Grant for 320 acres in Collin County.
Date:
April 18, 1853
Creator:
Texas. General Land Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Exploration of the Red River of Louisiana, in the year 1852 / by Randolph B. Marcy ; assisted by George B. McClellan.
An exploration of the Red River of Texas and Louisiana.
Date:
1854
Creator:
Marcy, Randolph Barnes
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Preliminary survey of the entrance to the Rio Grande, Texas
Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Greenwich. Includes text on soundings and tides. "I no. 2." "No. 40."
Date:
1854
Creator:
United States Coast Survey
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
History of Texas: From Its First Settlement in 1685 to Its Annexation to the United States in 1846, Volume 1
Book describing Texas history up to the time of annexation to the United States of America. This first volume is broken into 22 chapters covering the start of European immigration (roughly 1685) through the establishment of the Republic of Texas in 1835, with a number of appendices containing supplementary information.
Date:
1855
Creator:
Yoakum, H. (Henderson K.), 1810-1856
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
History of Texas: From Its First Settlement in 1685 to Its Annexation to the United States in 1846, Volume 2
Book describing Texas history; this second volume is broken into 14 chapters covering the start of the Republic of Texas in 1835 through annexation by the U.S. in 1846, with a number of appendices containing supplementary information.
Date:
1855
Creator:
Yoakum, H. (Henderson K.), 1810-1856
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas.
Insets: Plan of Galveston Bay -- Plan of Sabine Lake. A color coded map of Texas from 1855. The map is color coded by county.
Date:
1855
Creator:
Colton, J.H.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas.
Insets: Plan of Galveston Bay -- Plan of Sabine Lake. A color coded map of Texas from 1855. The map is color coded by county.
Date:
1855
Creator:
Colton, J.H.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas
A color coded map of Texas from the year 1855.
Date:
1855
Creator:
Colton, J. H.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of Spanish-Texas / [J.H. Colton & Co.]
Map showing Spanish Texas including place names, regions of American Indians, rivers and early roads.
Date:
1856
Creator:
Colton, J. H., & Co.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of the State of Texas
Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. Inset: Map of the vicinity of Galveston City. Includes text on railroads in Texas, El Llano Estacado, the Rio Grande, the Grand Indian Crossing, and the population of Texas according to the census of 1850. "25".
Date:
1856
Creator:
Young, J. H. (James Hamilton) & Hazzard, J. L.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A new map of Central America / by J.L. Hazzard ; engrd. by Th. Leonhardt.
Prime meridian: Greenwich. Relief shown by hachures. Insets: Map of the communication by railroad across the Isthmus of Darien: from Aspinwall to Panama -- The Isthmus of Tehuantepec: showing the proposed route from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean. From an edition of S.A. Mitchell's A new universal atlas. no. 40. Hand colored. Purchased with funds provided by the Friends of the UNT Libraries.
Date:
1856
Creator:
Hazzard, J. L.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[New map of the state of Texas]
Hand drawn color-shaded map showing counties, cities, rivers, creeks, railroads, roads, and topographical features of Texas as of 1856. Insets of Plan of the northern part of Texas, Plan of Galveston Bay and Plan of Sabine Lake.
Date:
1856
Creator:
Colton, J. H., & Co.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
San Jacinto battle-ground
From: History of Texas from its first settlement in 1685 to its joining the United States on December 29, 1845 / H. Yoakum.
Date:
1856
Creator:
Yoakum, H. K.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas.
A color coded map of Texas from 1856. The map is color coded by county. Many Texas cities and landmarks are present on the map.
Date:
1856
Creator:
Morse, Sidney Edwards
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas, part of New Mexico &c.
Map of Texas from 1856 documenting many landmarks and territories as well as Texas cities and counties.
Date:
1856
Creator:
Bartholomew, John, 1831-1893
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas / prepared for Yoakum's History of Texas by J.H. Colton and Co.
Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. Insets: Plan of Galveston Bay -- Plan of Sabine Lake.
Date:
1856
Creator:
Colton, J.H.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History