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Preliminary Survey of the Entrance to the Rio Grande, Texas

Description: This map is a nautical chart showing the topography and hydrography of the area in Texas around the entrance to the Rio Grande River. The physical features are shaded with relief (and depths) shown by soundings. Depths are marked with lines, shading (rendered in a dot pattern), and numbers in feet. Depths are marked with lines and numbers in feet. According to text in the lower left corner, the various measurements to create the map were made between 1853 and 1854; the text also gives speci… more
Date: [1853,1854]
Creator: United States Coast Survey
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Western Hemisphere

Description: This map is circular, showing the Western Hemisphere including North and Central America, South America, and the surrounding oceans. Each continent is shaded in different colors. Major cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures). At the top of the map, there are two tables giving the comparative lengths of rivers in North and South America as well as a visual representation of sea levels. At the bottom of the map, there are two small, circular… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Mitchell, S. Augustus (Samuel Augustus), 1792-1868
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Survey of Kennebeck River [Sheet 3].

Description: Map shows course of the Kennebeck River and tributaries, roads, vegetation, structures, towns, bridges. Includes distances, mile points, and eleven profile diagrams of various riverbed locations. Relief shown by hachures and profile diagrams. Depths shown by soundings. Scale [ca. 1:15,840].
Date: 1826
Creator: Findlay, J. K.
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Survey of Kennebeck River [Sheet 6].

Description: Map shows course of the Kennebeck River and tributaries, roads, vegetation, structures, towns, bridges. Includes distances, mile points, and eleven profile diagrams of various riverbed locations. Relief shown by hachures and profile diagrams. Depths shown by soundings. Scale [ca. 1:15,840].
Date: 1826
Creator: Findlay, J. K.
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Survey of Kennebeck River [Sheet 1].

Description: Map shows course of the Kennebeck River and tributaries, roads, vegetation, structures, towns, bridges. Includes distances, mile points, and eleven profile diagrams of various riverbed locations. Relief shown by hachures and profile diagrams. Depths shown by soundings. Scale [ca. 1:15,840].
Date: 1826
Creator: Findlay, J. K.
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Survey of Kennebeck River [Sheet 1].

Description: Map shows course of the Kennebeck River and tributaries, roads, vegetation, structures, towns, bridges. Includes distances, mile points, and eleven profile diagrams of various riverbed locations. Relief shown by hachures and profile diagrams. Depths shown by soundings. Scale [ca. 1:15,840].
Date: 1826
Creator: Findlay, J. K.
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Survey of Kennebeck River [Sheet 2].

Description: Map shows course of the Kennebeck River and tributaries, roads, vegetation, structures, towns, bridges. Includes distances, mile points, and eleven profile diagrams of various riverbed locations. Relief shown by hachures and profile diagrams. Depths shown by soundings. Scale [ca. 1:15,840].
Date: 1826
Creator: Findlay, J. K.
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Survey of Kennebeck River [Sheet 5].

Description: Map shows course of the Kennebeck River and tributaries, roads, vegetation, structures, towns, bridges. Includes distances, mile points, and eleven profile diagrams of various riverbed locations. Relief shown by hachures and profile diagrams. Depths shown by soundings. Scale [ca. 1:15,840].
Date: 1826
Creator: Findlay, J. K.
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Survey of Kennebeck River [Sheet 6].

Description: Map shows course of the Kennebeck River and tributaries, roads, vegetation, structures, towns, bridges. Includes distances, mile points, and eleven profile diagrams of various riverbed locations. Relief shown by hachures and profile diagrams. Depths shown by soundings. Scale [ca. 1:15,840].
Date: 1826
Creator: Findlay, J. K.
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Survey of Kennebeck River [Sheet 4].

Description: Map shows course of the Kennebeck River and tributaries, roads, vegetation, structures, towns, bridges. Includes distances, mile points, and eleven profile diagrams of various riverbed locations. Relief shown by hachures and profile diagrams. Depths shown by soundings. Scale [ca. 1:15,840].
Date: 1826
Creator: Findlay, J. K.
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Map of the river systems of the United States: to which are added certain statistics compiled from the returns of population and industry at the Ninth Census 1870 by Francis A. Walker.

Description: Map shows watershed, river systems, and lakes in the continental United States; regions by river system. Includes explanation; regional statistics for area, population, rainfall, agricultural products, and steam and water power. Scale not given.
Date: [1872..1879]
Creator: Steinwehr, A. von (Adolph), 1822-1877
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

La riviere de Missisipi, et ses environs, dans l'Amerique Septentrionale.

Description: Map shows south eastern portion of the North America continent including Lake Erie in the north east, a portion of Virginia to the east, the Florida peninsula, the Mississippi River to "les Illinois," the Gulf of Mexico, and portions of Cuba and the Bahamas, "Nouvelle Espagne" [New Spain] and "Nouveau Mexique" [New Mexico]; areas of Native American habitation, major roads or trails, and settlements. Includes notes and population statistics. Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. S… more
Date: 1715
Creator: Fer, Nicolas de, 1646-1720
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

A combined view of the principal mountains & rivers in the world : with tables showing their relative heights & lengths.

Description: Map shows comparative lengths of world's rivers and heights of world's mountains, by region and by continent; treelines and vegetative growth, small illustrations of major cities and lakes with relative altitudes; relative locations for cities along course of rivers. Includes "Explanation" and "Tables of Heights" [in left and right panels] listing mountains with altitudes, locations, and numbered key to illustrations. Relief shown pictorially, by hachures, spot heights and in tables. Scale not … more
Date: 1849
Creator: Colton, G. Woolworth (George Woolworth), 1827-1901
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Rio Colorado of the West.

Description: 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.
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Mapa de los Estados Unidos de Méjico

Description: Engraved map of the United States of Mexico and the surrounding areas. Major cities are marked and the Mexican states are outlined in color. Bodies of water and geographic features are also marked, with relief shown in hachures. Scale ca. 1:4,752,000 Near the lower-left of the page, there is a table showing distances between cities (Tabla de Distancias) and a table of statistical notes regarding size, population, etc. for each state (Tabla Estadistica). There is also an inset map in the low… more
Date: May 31, 1828
Creator: White, Gallaher & White
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Geological Map from the Red River to the Rio Grande

Description: Geological Map from the Red River to the Rio Grande. The map shows topographical data and bodies of water. Printed in the top left hand corner is, "U.S. Pacific Rail Road Exploration & Survey, War Department Geological Map of the Route explored by Capt. Jno. POPE Corps. of Top. Eng. Near the 32nd Parallel of North Latitude, 1854, from the Red River to the Rio Grande. Prepared in the Office of Pacific Rail Road Exploration & Survey, War Department. By William P. Blake."
Date: 1861
Creator: Pope, John and Blake, William P.
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Sketch Indicating the Advancement of the Surveys of the Public Land and the Military Topographical and Geographical Surveys West of the Mississippi

Description: Map showing most of the United States, from the west coast to just east of the Mississippi River. There are various red shadings to show various land surveys of geography, public lands, and military topographical maps.
Date: 1879
Creator: Wheeler, George M. (George Montague), 1842-1905
Location: None
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Land Plat South of the Sabine River, Texas]

Description: Map of plotted land South of the Sabine River in Texas. Written in the bottom left-hand corner is, "The above surveys are situated south of the Sabine River with most excellent timber and soil and well watered. William Rourk, Surveyor".
Date: unknown
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library
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