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East Coast of North America : Sheet IV.

Description: Map shows coastal detail along the north eastern United States from Rhode Island to North Carolina; range of fishing for Mackerel at various times of the year and the Gulf Stream; railroads, cities, and towns. Includes chart of tides and compass points. Depths shown by soundings and isolines. Soundings in fathoms. Heights in feet. Scale not given.
Date: 1870
Creator: United States Hydrographic Office
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Johnson's Kansas and Nebraska.

Description: Map shows late nineteenth century counties, roads, existing and proposed railroads, township grid, military posts and reservations, marshland, and Native American reservations in Kansas and the southern part of Nebraska. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1870
Creator: Johnson, A. J. (Alvin Jewett), 1827-1884
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Denton County, Texas

Description: Map of Denton County showing the parcels of land within the county labeled with the owners. A note at the top of the map says, "Lands of the Texas & Pacific Railway Co. are colored yellow." Additionally, some bodies of water, roads, railroad tracks, and towns appear to be marked. A small box in the upper-right corner is labeled "Diagram of a Section" and states "1900 Varas square = 640 acres." Scale [ca. 1:133,333] (4000 Varas to 1 inch, 1 Vara = 33 1/3 inches).
Date: 1870/1889~
Creator: Texas & Pacific Railway. Land Department.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Johnson's Kansas and Nebraska.

Description: Map shows the railroads, roads, counties, military posts, and reservations in Kansas and the southern half of Nebraska during the mid- to late-nineteenth century. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,333,900].
Date: 1870
Creator: Johnson, A. J. (Alvin Jewett), 1827-1884
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Sunday School Picnic]

Description: Photograph of a Sunday school picnic. A large group of people is posing in a line outdoors. Two women are holding umbrellas, and everyone pictured is wearing a hat. Small children are seated in the front row.
Date: 1870~
Partner: St. David’s Episcopal Church

[Early "California Limited" entering Los Angeles]

Description: One of the early "California Limiteds" entering the suburbs of Los Angeles, possibly dating from the late 1870's. The ten-wheeler, type 4-6-0, heading the train bears an original Santa Fe engine No. 54, indicative of ancient age. At the turn of the century the Santa Fe owned a large fleet of these locomotives: 478 ten-wheelers; these were versatile engines, known as "Jack of all Trades." However, no steam locomotives of this type were built to Santa Fe blueprints later than 1901. Observe the … more
Date: 1870~
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

Map of the United States, and territories. Together with Canada &c.

Description: Map shows the boundary between United States and Mexico according to the treaty of 1848 and the Gadsden Treaty of 1854, boundaries between "Dacotah" Territory and Wyoming, Indian Territory, mail routes, "Route to Santa Fe," major cities, and areas of Native American habitation. Inset: "Island of Newfoundland." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:10,138,000] and [ca. 1:11,264,000].
Date: 1870
Creator: Williams, W. (Wellington)
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Plan of Boston.

Description: Map shows mid-nineteenth century Boston railroads, street names, buildings, parks, and ferry route distances for East and South Boston, Charlestown, and East Cambridge. Inset: "Map of the Country around Boston showing also its Harbor & Islands." Scale not given.
Date: 1870
Creator: Mitchell, S. Augustus, Jr. (Samuel Augustus)
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Chicago.

Description: Map shows late nineteenth century Chicago wards, street names, railroads, piers, canals, levees, parks, select buildings, tunnels, and public institutions. Scale not given.
Date: 1870
Creator: Mitchell, S. Augustus, Jr. (Samuel Augustus)
Location: None
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Plan of New Orleans.

Description: Map shows mid-nineteenth century New Orleans railroads, street names, wards, and canals. Scale not given.
Date: 1870
Creator: Mitchell, S. Augustus, Jr. (Samuel Augustus)
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

New York and Brooklyn.

Description: Map shows late nineteenth century New York and Brooklyn streets, public institutions, parks, wards, buildings, ferries, railroads, cemeteries, roads, aqueducts, and military facilities. Inset: "Northern portion of New York City and County." Scale not given.
Date: 1870
Creator: Mitchell, S. Augustus, Jr. (Samuel Augustus)
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Plan of Philadelphia.

Description: Map shows mid-nineteenth century Philadelphia, Pennsylvania numbered wards, street names, parks, military installations, railroads, ferry and steamboat routes, and some buildings, businesses and institutions. Scale not given.
Date: 1870
Creator: Mitchell, S. Augustus, Jr. (Samuel Augustus)
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

St. Louis.

Description: Map shows late nineteenth century Saint Louis, Missouri street names, wards, railroads, parks, military facilities, cemeteries, and select buildings. Scale not given.
Date: 1870
Creator: Mitchell, S. Augustus, Jr. (Samuel Augustus)
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Palestine Railroad Mansion]

Description: Photo of what is commonly called a "Railroad Mansion". One of the large homes built by the magnates of the I&GN Railroad. It is not known where this house was located, but it was most likely south of the railroad tracks along S. Sycamore or S. Magnolia streets in Palestine.
Date: 1870~
Partner: Palestine Public Library

North and South Carolina.

Description: Map shows counties, railroads, swamps, cities, towns, notable physical features; street names, railroads, numbered wards, docks, and ponds for Charleston; military facilities, railroads, and layout of city for Charleston Harbor. Insets: "Plan of Charleston" and "Map of Charleston Harbor." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:2,500,000].
Date: 1870
Creator: Mitchell, S. Augustus, Jr. (Samuel Augustus)
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Map of Mexico and Central America: engraved to illustrate Mitchell's new intermediate geography.

Description: Map shows railroad to Mexico City, cities, towns, and volcanoes; [proposed?] canal [?] or railroad [?] across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec; "New Grenada," "Balize," and "Mosquito Territory" in Central America. Includes statistics and distances. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [ca. 1:14,482,259].
Date: 1870
Creator: Mitchell, S. Augustus, Jr. (Samuel Augustus)
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Map of Central America]

Description: Map shows volcanic peaks, major cities and towns, railroads, rivers, and political department boundaries for Guatemala, British Honduras, Honduras, San Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. Inset: [Map of Costa Rica]. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:4,900,000].
Date: [1870..1880]
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Central America.

Description: Map shows major cities, political departments, and notable geographic features; railroad across Costa Rica and Honduras. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:6,140,000].
Date: [1870..1875]
Creator: Rand McNally and Company
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Plan of Cincinnati and vicinity.

Description: Map shows Cincinnati street names, numbered wards, canals, existing and proposed railroads, ferries, public institutions, and major buildings. Street names and military facilities in Newport and Covington, Kentucky are also shown. Scale not given.
Date: 1870
Creator: Mitchell, S. Augustus, Jr. (Samuel Augustus)
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library
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