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Post Route Map of the State of Texas with Adjacent Parts of Louisiana, Arkansas, Indian Territory and the Republic of Mexico 1887 (2).

Description: Map of the U.S. Postal Service mail stations and routes in West Texas and a part of western Mexico, showing the beginning and end of routes, the frequency of the mail delivery (e.g. two times a week), special supply routes, and discontinued office. The map also includes railroads, major towns, bodies of water, and county lines. Includes an inset map titled "North-Western Portion of Texas," which covers the Panhandle and Indian Territory.
Date: 1887
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Central and West Texas (2)]

Description: Map of U.S. Postal Service mail stations and routes in central Texas and Indian Territory, showing the beginning and end of routes, the frequency of the mail delivery (e.g. two times a week), special supply routes, and discontinued offices. The map also includes railroads, major towns, bodies of water, and county lines.
Date: 1880?
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Post Route Map of the State of Texas with Adjacent Parts of Louisiana, Arkansas, Indian Territory and the Republic of Mexico 1887 (6).

Description: Map of the U.S. Postal Service mail stations and routes in South Texas, showing the beginning and end of routes, the frequency of the mail delivery (e.g. two times a week), special supply routes, and discontinued office. The map also includes railroads, major towns, bodies of water, and county lines.
Date: 1887
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Texas Boundary Line

Description: Physical map of the boundary line between Texas and New Mexico, showing a mail route going through the Cornudas Mountains, with several mail stations along the way.
Date: 1881
Creator: Department of Interior (U.S.)
Location: None
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Surveyor's transit]

Description: Surveyor's transit, mounts with spring-action pin to tripod (1999.012.001b). Face is engraved with cardinal directions, with a star replacing North. Two bubble levels built into face. Degrees and minutes marked around circumference of face. Dial on side changes display on face to read numbers between 1 and 16. Manufacturer: T.F. Randolph, Cincinnati, Ohio. Patent date June 24, 1879. Scope mounts to compass body with screw pins from underneath. Needle tightens by screw action on "W" side… more
Date: 1880
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Red wooden station staff]

Description: Red wooden station staff to surveyor's transit set. Round staff is capped at base with pointed iron end piece. Brass tip at top swivels. The object is called a "Jacob's Staff" and is used by surveyors to support a compass. The pointed end is jabbed into the ground and the compass is attached to the threaded piece at the top. The ball at the top allows the compass to be levelled.
Date: 1880
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Stanley Bailey No. 28 transitional fore plane]

Description: Stanley Bailey No. 28 transitional fore plane. Has a beech wood stock with what looks similar to an iron plane screwed to the top. The front of the iron setting starts 5.2 cm from the face/sole and ends 6.2 cm before the heel. Between the iron and wood is a thin wooden board that has been cut into the shape of the iron piece. At the front of the iron is a mushroom shaped knob which is screwed on. The iron is not very wide here but gets wider towards the center where it takes on a rectangul… more
Date: 1885
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

Vereinigte Staaten von Nord-America [Sheet 5]

Description: Map shows cities, railroads, roads, military posts, areas of Native American habitation for south central United States and "Indian Territory." Includes names and dates for expeditionary routes. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [1:3,700,000].
Date: 1885
Creator: Petermann, A. (August), 1822-1878
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Vereinigte Staaten von Nord-Amerika.

Description: Map shows roads, railroads, lakes, swamps, cities and towns for the southeastern United States. Insets: "Der sudliche treil von Florida im anschluss an blatt 88" and "Der sĂ¼dliche theil von Texas im auschluss an blatt 87." Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [1:3,700,000].
Date: 1885
Creator: Petermann, A. (August), 1822-1878
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Map of the western United States]

Description: Map shows late nineteenth century cities, military posts, and railroads in states and territories west of the Mississippi River. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:7,500,000].
Date: 1889
Creator: Petermann, A. (August), 1822-1878
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Map of Parts of Indian Territory, Kansas and Texas

Description: Map shows Fort Dodge, Kansas at top center, township grid, "old" Cherokee Strip boundaries, northeastern portion of Texas panhandle, and some settlements. Includes notes on vegetation and topography. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [1:483,000].
Date: 1883
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Map of the western United States].

Description: Map shows cities, military posts, and railroads for states and territories west of the Mississippi River, "Indian Territory," and Dakota [Territory]. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Depths shown by isolines. Scale [1:7,500,000].
Date: 1885
Creator: Petermann, A. (August), 1822-1878
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Missouri Pacific Railway system.

Description: Map shows late nineteenth century routes of the Missouri Pacific Railway through Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Kansas, and parts of Texas, Nebraska, and Illinois. Scale not given.
Date: 1887
Creator: Rand McNally and Company
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

County map of the state of Texas.

Description: Map shows late nineteenth century Texas county boundaries, cities and towns, railroads, major roads, and geographical points of interest. Inset: Plan of Galveston and vicinity. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:3,244,000].
Date: 1885
Creator: Gamble, W. H. (William H.)
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

United States of North America (central sheet).

Description: Map shows major cities and towns, water sources, military posts, railroads, and major roads for states of North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Texas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, and Louisiana, the Indian Territory, and portions of Woming, Colorado, and New Mexico; an outlined area in center of Indian Territory as "Oklahoma" and panhandle as public lands. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [1:6,047,811].
Date: [1889..1891]
Creator: Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Texas.

Description: Map shows counties, towns, railroads, areas of Native American habitation. Oklahoma panhandle is shown as "public lands." Inset: [Map of Texas Panhandle]; inset on verso: [Map of Indian Territory panhandle]. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:3,085,000].
Date: 1883
Creator: Cram, George Franklin, 1841-1928
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Sketch map of the Pan Handle of Texas.

Description: Map of late nineteenth century Texas panhandle shows counties, proposed railroad lines, existing railroad lines, land owned by the "Capital Company" [XIT Ranch], nearby public lands [Oklahoma panhandle]. Map of U.S. shows context of Texas panhandle and the states, major cities, railroads, and Dakota and "Indian Territory" in the rest of the country. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:2,000,000].
Date: 1885
Creator: James Barker & Co.
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Railroad and county map of Texas

Description: Map shows late nineteenth century Texas counties, county seats, railroads, ranches, springs, and notable geographical features. The majority of railroad lines are labeled in red as "Tex. Pac." [Texas & Pacific]. Inset: [Texas Panhandle]. Includes legend and index. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:2,408,000].
Date: [1885..1887]
Creator: Grant, A. A.
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

The United States of North America.

Description: Map shows the late-nineteenth century United States. Major cities, military posts, areas of Native American habitation, principal railways, submarine telegraph cables are noted. Present-day Oklahoma is divided into "Indian Ter[ritory]" and "Oklahoma." Also, South Dakota's southern border is shown in present-day north Nebraska. areas of Indian habitation and reservations. Includes "distinctive characters" key to map. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [1:7,603,200].
Date: [1882..1890]
Creator: Stanford, Edward, 1827-1904
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Gray's New Map of Weatherford, Parker Co., Texas [and] Gray's New Map of Cisco, Eastland Co. Texas

Description: Map shows late nineteenth century Weatherford and Cisco, Texas street names, railroads, land ownership, block numbers, buildings, institutions, and some businesses. Includes altitude above sea level and population statistics. Scale [1:7,200] and Scale [1:2,400].
Date: 1885
Creator: O.W. Gray & Son
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library
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