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[3 Travel Maps]

Three travel maps which are meant to accompany a text about expeditions in the area. The first map shows the north pole and northernmost parts of North America and Greenland; some exploration routes and geographic features are noted. The second map shows exploration and discoveries in the Arctic Sea area with regions and some geographic features noted. The third map is a nautical chart of the Port of Lievely with depths marked in fathoms and some relief of surrounding land marked.

Date: 1855

Creator: Belcher, Edward, Sir, 1799-1877

[1980 census map]

Map of a proposed plan for Dallas census tracks for 1980.

Date: 1980

[Aerial map of Austin, Texas]

An aerial map of Austin, Texas in black and white. The map displays streets, roads and buildings in addition to having Woolridge Park highlighted in yellow.

Date: 199X

Asher & Adams' Texas.

Does not show western Texas beyond 7 miles west of San Antonio. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. "55-56."

Date: 1871

Creator: Asher

Battles of Mexico : line of operations of the U.S. Army under the command of Major General Winfield Scott on the 19th and 20th of August, 1847

Hand-drawn map showing U.S. Army battles in Mexico, under Major General Winfield Scott. Several different lines are marked to show different Army divisions.

Date: 1847

Creator: Hardcastle, E. L. F. (Edmund Lafayette), 1824-1899

Bexar County.

Map of Bexar County showing the division of property with labels to show land owners.

Date: unknown

Bird's eye view of Denton, Denton County, Texas: 1883

Illustrated aerial map of the city of Denton, Texas depicting streets, buildings, trains, and farmland. Indexed for points of interest.

Date: 1883

Creator: Koch, Augustus, fl. 1871-1880

Bird's eye view of San Antonio : Bexar Co. Texas 1886 looking north east.

Hand drawn aerial map of 1886 San Antonio showing streets, buildings, vegetation, and landmarks.

Date: 1886

[Bowles's Geographical Game of the World]

Game board for "Bowles’s Geographical Game of the World" printed with a map of the world. It was meant to be played with multiple players, spinning a teetotum (spinning dice) to move their marker around the map, and to teach players basic facts about different parts of the world.

Date: [1803..1821]

Brazil: Provincial Railroads

Map showing provincial railroads in Brazil as of 1876, indicating (with red ink) those already built, in the process of being built, and projected to be built. Includes 2 tables listing location, length, distance from Rio de Janeiro and other statistics of the railroads.

Date: 1876

Creator: Imperial Instituto Artístico (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

Callahan County, Texas

Cadastral map of Stephens County, Texas showing lands owned by the Texas & Pacific Railway Company. The county is marked to show individual properties; each piece of land is numbered and several are labeled with property owners. Geographic features are also noted on the map. Scale ca. 1:133,333 (4000 varas to 1 inch).

Date: 187X

Creator: Texas & Pacific Railway. Land Department.

Carte de la Côte N.O. de l'Amérique et de la Côte N.E. de l'Asie reconnues en 1778 et 1779

Shows the Northwest coast of North America as explored on Cook's third voyage. Included are the opposite coast of Asia, Cook's path, and his readings. Relief shown pictorially. Inset: Plan de l'Entrée de Nootka.

Date: 1780/1788

Creator: Bonne, Rigobert

A cartograph of Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay : Golden Gate International Exposition

Pictorial map showing the layout of the Golden Gate International Exposition, 1939 - 1940 in San Francisco, California. The map is a bird's-eye view of the exposition area with north oriented in the upper-left. An index to the buildings is included in the lower-left corner. On the reverse, there is an additional index on the left and maps showing enlarged areas of the island as well as routes around the exposition area. The detail maps include the "Pacific Area," "International Court," "La … more

Date: 1940

Creator: Taylor, Ruth

Central America. II. Including Texas, California, and the northern states of Mexico

Map of Texas and northern Mexico, as well as the surrounding area. Texas is outlined in green, Mexican states are outlined in yellow, and the map also notes major cities and geography, with relief shown by hachures.

Date: 1842

Creator: J & C. Walker

A Chart of the Gulf Stream

Map of the Gulf Stream from Florida and the Bahama Islands at lower left of map, up along the coast of North America, and to Newfoundland and the Grand Banks at upper right of map, as charted by Benjamin Franklin. At left side is text describing the journey from Newfoundland west and south along the Atlantic coast. In the text, "Gulf" is spelled "Gulph" Labrador is labeled as "Land of the Eskimaux's". Inset at upper left is a map of the Atlantic Ocean, showing the Gulf Stream.

Date: 1786

Creator: Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Clason's Guide: Map of Texas

Map of the state of Texas and surrounding areas. Individual counties are outlined in green and labeled with roads marked in red and railroads marked in black. Geographic features are marked with relief shown by hachures. Along the right side of the map, there is an index to Texas cities and towns.

Date: 1917~

Creator: Clason Map Co.

[Collection of Travel Maps]

Nine maps depicting the travels of the author to accompany his journals. The first map shows routes through parts of the Middle East and Asia with references to the Orenburgh Expedition. The second map shows routes in Northern Europe and parts of Russia, including towns in Prussia, Germany, and the Netherlands. The third map shows various portions of the Volga River in four separate, overlapping insets with nearby towns noted. The fourth map shows an area around the Eastern Ocean including … more

Date: 1762

Creator: Hanway, Jonas, 1712-1786.

County map of Texas.

Shows counties of 1858. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. Inset: "Galveston Bay and vicinity. 30."

Date: 1860

Creator: Mitchell, S. Augustus (Samuel Augustus), 1792-1868

County Map of the State of Texas: Showing also portions of the Adjoining States and Territories

Map of the state of Texas denoting the counties in different colors, as well as some major cities and roads, with relief shown by hachures. Portions of neighboring states are included around Texas, with counties noted for New Mexico and Oklahoma (Indian Territory) and geographic features in Arkansas and Louisiana. An inset in the lower-left corner shows an enlarged portion of Galveston Island, including the city of Galveston and some geographic features.

Date: 1881

Creator: Gamble, W. H. (William H.)

Location: None

Course of the River Mississippi, from the Balise to Fort Chartres: Taken on an Expedition to the Illinois, in the latter end of the Year 1765.

Course of the Mississippi River from the Balise to Fort Chartres based on surveys made by the French. Surrounding geographic features are noted with relief shown pictorially.

Date: June 1, 1775

Creator: Ross, Lieutenant

Cram's railroad & township map of Texas.

Hand drawn color map showing railroads, counties, cities and towns of Texas in 1879.

Date: 1879

Creator: Cram, George Franklin, 1841-1928

["Cultures Areas of Africa"]

Photograph of a map of the "Cultures Areas of Africa." A map of Africa has its countries numbered and are listed below the drawing.

Date: 1964/1966

The Delta (Lower Egypt).

Color map of the Lower Egypt Delta in 1898. Includes major roads, cities and towns and some geographical features. Scale 1:1,000,000.

Date: 1898

Creator: Baedeker, Karl.

Denton County.

Map of Denton County showing the parcels of land within the county labeled with the owners and sizes or lot numbers. Additionally, some bodies of water and railroad tracks appear to be marked.

Date: October 1871

Creator: Pressler, Chas. W.