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Diary of a Journey From the Mississippi to the Coasts of the Pacific With a United States Government Expedition: Volume 1

Description: "Mollhausen was the artist and topographer accompanying the party led by Lieutenant Amiel Weeks Whipple in the Pacific Railroad Survey Explorations of the thiry-fifth parallel in 1853"--Wagner-Camp. The party travelled from Fort Smith to Pueblo de los Angeles in 1853-54, making their way through the Panhandle of Texas.
Date: 1858
Creator: Möllhausen, Balduin

Diary of a Journey From the Mississippi to the Coasts of the Pacific With a United States Government Expedition: Volume 2

Description: "Mollhausen was the artist and topographer accompanying the party led by Lieutenant Amiel Weeks Whipple in the Pacific Railroad Survey Explorations of the thiry-fifth parallel in 1853"--Wagner-Camp. The party travelled from Fort Smith to Pueblo de los Angeles in 1853-54, making their way through the Panhandle of Texas.
Date: 1858
Creator: Möllhausen, Balduin

États-Unis et Canada.

Description: Map shows major cities, areas of Indian habitation, states and "Dacota" [Territory], Indian Territory, New Mexico territory inclusive of Arizona and the tip of modern-day Nevada; Nebraska territory engulfs most of modern-day Montana and Wyoming; Washington territory includes all of modern-day Idaho; upper and lower Canada. Texas is shown to not extend west of the Pecos River. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: [1859..1863]
Creator: Delamarche

Europe en 1815.

Description: Map shows extent of the French, Austrian, Russian, and Ottoman Empires at the end of the reign of Emperor Napoleon I. Insets: "Théâtre des deux invasions" [Theatre of the two invasions], "Théâtre des guerres de Vendée" [Theatre of war in Vendee], and "Bassin du Pô" [Po River Basin]. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: [1850..1870]
Creator: Delamarche, Alexandre, 1815-1884

Explorations and surveys for a rail road route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean route near the 35th parallel: Map no. 2: From the Rio Grande to the Pacific Ocean.

Description: Map shows expeditionary trails, Native American names for mountain peaks, and potential railroad routes. Includes distance in miles points along route and notes. Insets: "Sketch of Aztec Pass" and "Sketch of Campbell's Pass" [both] drawn by C. Mahon. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:950,400].
Date: [1853..1854]
Creator: Whipple, Amiel Weeks, 1817-1863
Location: None

Explorations and surveys for a rail road route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, War Department : Routes near the 47th and 49th parallels ; profiles from explorations and surveys made under the direction of the Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War.

Description: Map shows altitude, grade, and distances of potential railroad route across Washington Territory [modern-day Idaho, Montana, and Washington]; military posts and camps, river crossings, and mountain passes. Relief shown by profile and spot heights. Scale [1:1,200,000].
Date: 1855
Creator: Stevens, Isaac Ingalls, 1818-1862

Florida, 1853.

Description: Map shows mid-nineteenth century Florida counties, township grid, swamps, cities, towns, and military posts. Inset: "Plan of the Florida Keys." Scale [ca. 1:2,534,400].
Date: 1853
Creator: Colton, J. H. (Joseph Hutchins), 1800-1893

From the Red River to the Rio Grande.

Description: Map shows exploratory route taken from Fort Towson, Oklahoma to El Paso and Dona Anna on the Rio Grande. Settlements, forts, and a Pecos River emigrant crossing are indicated. Includes color index describing mineral deposits. Scale: [1:3,000,000].
Date: 1854~
Creator: Blake, William P. (William Phipps), 1826-1910

From the Red River to the Rio Grande: from explorations and surveys made under the direction of the Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War.

Description: Map shows roads, trails, springs, military outposts, settlements, watershed and notable geographic features for western, central, southeastern, and northeastern Texas, and for southeastern New Mexico. Includes dates and camp locations for the expedition. Inset: [Profile across Texas from El Paso on the Rio Bravo del Norte to Fulton on the Red River]. Relief shown by hachures, spot heights, and by profile. Scale [ca. 1:950,400].
Date: 1859
Creator: Pope, John, 1822-1892

Galveston Entrance, Texas

Description: This map is a nautical chart showing the topography and hydrography of the area in Texas around the Galveston Entrance. The physical features are shaded and include the aerial layout of Galveston and nearby areas (relief shown by soundings). Depths are marked with shading (rendered in a dot pattern) and numbers in feet. According to text at the bottom of the page (lower left corner), the various measurements to create the map were made between 1848 and 1852; the text also gives specific lati… more
Date: 1853
Creator: United States Coast Survey

A general chart of the West Indies and Gulf of Mexico : Describing the gulf and windward passages, coasts of Florida, Louisiana, and Mexico, Bay of Honduras and Mosquito Shore; likewise the chart of the Spanish Main to the mouths of the Orinoco [Sheet 2].

Description: Map shows geography and settlements along the Gulf of Mexico coastline, Florida coast along Atlantic Ocean, and most of the Cuba coastline. Inset: "Chart of the Virgin Islands." Scale not indicated.
Date: 1855

General map showing the countries explored & surveyed by the United States & Mexican Boundary Commission in the years 1850, 51, 52 & 53 under the direction of John R. Bartlett, U.S. Commissioner.

Description: Map shows the areas of North America explored and surveyed by the United States and Mexican Boundary Commission from 1850 to 1853 under the direction of John R. Bartlett, U.S. Commissioner. Includes historic notes. Scale [ca. 1:6,600,000].
Date: 1853
Creator: Bartlett, John Russell, 1805-1886

General profile from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Martinez, near San Francisco, California.

Description: Map shows profile of a line through the western United States from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to the Pacific Ocean near San Francisco in five continguous segments: "Waters of the Mississippi River," "Waters of the Rio Del Norte," "Waters of Mojave River," "Waters of the Gulf of California," and "Waters of the Pacific." Relief shown by profile. Scale [1:950,400]. Map published with Reports of Explorations for a Railroad Route.
Date: 1854
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.

General profile from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Martinez near San Francisco California, 1853-4 to accompany the Maps of Explorations and Surveys made under the direction of the Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War

Description: Map shows profiles of "Waters of the Pacific," "Waters of the Gulf of California," "Waters of the Rio del Norte," "Waters of the Mississippi River," "Waters of the Gulf of California," and "Waters of the Mojave River." Map appeared in: Explorations and surveys for a railroad route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, route near the 35th parallel. Horizontal scale [1:950,400]. Vertical scale [1:19,008].
Date: 1854
Creator: Whipple, Amiel Weeks, 1817-1863
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