A Treatise on the Eclectic Southern Practice of Medicine
Date: 1854
Creator: Massie, J. Cam.
Description: This book serves as a reference text on the theory and practice of medicine. It includes "a rapid sketch of the history...of medicine," practical medicinal remedies, in depth discussions of the modifications of many diseases, special pathology and therapeutics, and common surgery practices (p. 9). The index begins on page 713.
Contributing Partner: University of Texas Health Science Center Libraries
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Map of the State of Texas from the Latest Authorities
Date: 1852
Creator: Young, J. H. (James Hamilton)
Description: This map shows the state of Texas and surrounding areas. Counties are shaded using various colors and labeled. Cities, roads, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures). Additionally, the map is annotated with notes about the locations of Indian tribes, railroads, and wild herds as well as population and other statistics from the 1850 census. Scale 1:3,400,000. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. The northern, panhandle section of Texas is separated from the rest of the state and shown in an inset (upper left corner) titled "Northern Texas on the same scale as the larger Map." Additionally, an inset in the lower left corner is a "Map of the Vicinity of Galveston" (with Scale 1: 600,000).
Contributing Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library
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Map of North America
Date: 1850
Creator: Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co.
Description: This map shows all of North America and the surrounding area. Each of the countries is shaded in color and labeled. Major cities and some states and provinces in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada are labeled, but not all delineated. Bodies of water and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures). Prime meridian: Washington.
Contributing Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library
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Map of Texas from the most recent authorities.
Date: 1850~
Creator: unknown
Description: This map shows the state of Texas and surrounding areas including the Apache and Comanche Indian areas, the Cross Timbers, roads, and land "explored by LeGrand in 1833." The map shows major cities, bodies of water, and geographic features (relief shown with hachures) and each of the Texas counties is colored. In the lower left corner there is an inset containing "Texas north of Red River." Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. Scale: [ca. 1:3,379,200].
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Description of Oregon and California, embracing An Account of The Gold Regions; to which is added, An Appendix, containing descriptions of various kinds of gold, and methods of testing its genuineness.
Date: 1849
Creator: unknown
Description: Front cover and spine of the folio, and front cover and title page of a text containing a hand-colored, engraved pocket map of the western half of the United States showing roads, settlements, and rivers with "explanation" in lower left corner.
Contributing Partner: Star of the Republic Museum
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Texas and the Texans; or, Advance of the Anglo-Americans to the South-West; including a history of leading events in Mexico, from the conquest by Fernando Cortes to the termination of the Texan revolution, Vol. 2.
Date: 1841
Creator: Foote, Henry S.
Description: Book covering the history of Texas.
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A new map of Louisiana : with its canals, roads & distances from place to place along the stage & steam boat routes.
Date: [1850?]
Creator: Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co.
Description: Map shows mid-nineteenth century geography, parishes, towns, and cities in Louisiana. Includes distance tables of "New Orleans to Pittsburg", "New Orl. to Natchitoches" and "N. Orleans to the Balize." Inset: "New Orleans." Scale [ca. 1:2,000,000].
Contributing Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library
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A new map of South Carolina : with its canals, roads & distances : from place to place along the stage & steam boat routes.
Date: 1852
Creator: Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co.
Description: Map shows counties, cities, roads, railroads, canals, distances between points, and swamps; street names, boroughs, swamps, structures, docks, and "The Lines" on inset. Inset: "Charleston." Includes explanation, notes, and tables for distances and steam boat routes; references and key to boroughs for inset. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,410,000].
Contributing Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library
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A new map of the state of Ohio.
Date: 1853
Creator: Mitchell, S. Augustus (Samuel Augustus), 1792-1868
Description: Map mid-nineteenth century Ohio roads, existing railroads, proposed railroads, canals, counties, cities, towns and notable physical features. Includes notes and explanation. Insets: "Profile of the Miami Canal" and "Profile of the Ohio and Erie Canal and the Miami Canal." Scale [ca. 1:1,352,000].
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Map of the organized counties of Minnesota,
Date: 1850
Creator: Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co.
Description: Map shows mid-nineteenth century Minnesota counties, township grid, roads, cities, towns, and areas of Native American habitation for the area east of Mississippi River and west of St. Croix River. Includes text notes on map and additional text "Accompaniment to the map of Minnesota" on additional pages in covers. Inset: "Map of Minnesota Territory." Relief shown by hachures on inset. Scale [ca. 1:422,000].
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