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Lipan-Warrior

Description: Hand-colored stone lithograph of a West Lipan Apache warrior sitting astride a horse and carrying a rifle; from Emory's United States and Mexican Boundary Survey, Washington, 1857
Date: 1857
Creator: Schott, A.
Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

Sectional map of Nebraska territory.

Description: Map shows township grid, counties, Native American reserves and villages, military posts, towns, roads, and notable physical features. Includes references. Scale [ca. 1:506,880].
Date: 1857
Creator: Ream, Robert L.
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Map of the City of New York : with a list of all the streets with reference to the map and views of some of the principal public buildings.

Description: Map shows street names, railroads, wards, parks, piers, ferries, and select buildings. Includes street index, key to select buildings, and illustrations of churches and buildings. Illustrations: "St. Thomas's Church," "St. Patrick's Cathedral," "Merchants' Exchange," "Church of the Messiah," "Synagogue," "New York University," "Astor Library," "Presbyterian Church," "Halls of Justice," "Trinity Church," "Croton Resevoir," "New Bible House," "Crystal Palace," and "View near the Astor House." Sca… more
Date: 1857
Creator: Burr, David H., 1803-1875
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Williams' Traveller's Guide through the United States and Canada.

Description: Map shows United States territorial boundaries, railroads, common roads, canals, swamps, military posts, areas of Native American habitation, cities and towns; streets, structures, and harbor detail for city and harbor of Havana. Insets: "Map of the Niagara River and Falls," "Map of California, Oregon, New Mexico, Utah &c.," "Map of the island of Cuba," and "City & harbor of Havana." Includes "explanation" and notes. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights on insets. Depths by soundings on in… more
Date: 1857
Creator: Williams, W. (Wellington)
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Map of Texas and part of New Mexico : Compiled in the Bureau of Topographl. Eng'rs. chiefly for military purposes, 1857.

Description: Map shows towns, military outposts, rivers, and military reconnaissance surveys in parts of mid-nineteenth century Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico. Includes list of authorities and table of readings from surveyor's stations. Relief shown by hachures and pictorially. Scale [1:1,500,000].
Date: 1857
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Map of Asylum Lands

Description: Survey map of land grants for "blind and lunatic asylums" in Shackelford, Jones, Taylor, and Calhoun Counties, showing blocks of land and plat numbers. The map also includes rivers, creeks, and areas of elevation. Relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:70,000] (2000 varas to the inch).
Date: 1857
Creator: Creuzbaur, Robert
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Portrait of Julia Beville and Alexander Archer Beville]

Description: A tintype portrait of Julia Beville and Alexander Archer Beville. Julia, left, wears a floral printed dress which is cinched at the waist with a belt. She wears gold earrings, a ring, and two strings of pearls. Julia's right hand holds Alexander's, while in her left hand she holds a small purse. Alexander sits on the right. He wears a suit with a silk vest underneath. The hand-colored photograph is housed in a decorative leather case with a traditional brass matte. Behind the photograph, the fo… more
Date: 1857~
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

Williams' traveller's guide through the United States and Canada [Accompanying Text].

Description: Explanation and supporting information related to map that shows United States territorial boundaries, railroads, common roads, canals, swamps, military posts, areas of Native American habitation, cities and towns; streets, structures, and harbor detail for city and harbor of Havana.
Date: 1857
Creator: Williams, W. (Wellington)
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Map of Titus County

Description: Cadastral map of Titus County, Texas including the Piney Woods region. A separate paper containing a legal statement is affixed to the lower-right corner of the map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: October 31, 1857
Creator: Riddle, Elam
Partner: Texas General Land Office

James Osborn Sellers

Description: Photograph of a daguerreotype picturing James Osborn Sellers in the late 1850s. He was killed in 1864 during the Civil War. He was Ethel C. Bryant's maternal grandfather. This photo was included in a research paper by Mike Shurley for an American History class at Marfa High School in 1968.
Date: 1857~
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Trinity County

Description: Cadastral map of Trinity County in the Piney Woods region. Geographic features are marked as well as the road to Colthary's Ferry. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: July 8, 1857
Creator: Baumgarthen, John E.
Partner: Texas General Land Office

Upshur County

Description: Cadastral map of Upshur County and part of Gregg County, Texas in the Piney Woods region. Some notes and borders are marked in color. Scale [ca. 1:133,334] (4000 varas per inch).
Date: August 17, 1857
Creator: Von Rosenberg, W.
Partner: Texas General Land Office

Denton County

Description: Map of the Prairies and Lakes region covering Denton County, Texas. Pilot Point is located on the Charles Smith Survey, as shown on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: October 31, 1857
Creator: Von Rosenberg, W.
Partner: Texas General Land Office

Ellis County

Description: Map of the Prairies and Lakes region covering Ellis County, Texas. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: November 1, 1857
Creator: Martin, Joseph
Partner: Texas General Land Office
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