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Carta Esferica del Mar de las Antillas y de las Costas de Tierra Firme, desde las Bocas del Rio Orinoco hasta el Golfo de Honduras.

Description: Map shows coastline details for Central America, the northern coast of South America, and especially the coast of Venezuela; roads, structures, fortifications and harbor details for coastal cities in Venezuela on insets. Insets: "Plano de Puerto Cabello en la Costa de Tierra Firme," "Plano de la Ensenada de Barcelona," "Plano del fondeadero de la Guayra," and "Plano de la boca del Golfo de Cariaco y del fondeadero de Cumana." Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Scale not given.
Date: 1812
Creator: Espinosa y Tello, Josef, 1763-1815
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Carta esferica que comprehende todas las costas del seno Mexicano : Golfo de Honduras, Islas de Cuba, Sto. Domingo, Jamaica y Lucayas.

Description: Map shows coastlines for the Gulf of Mexico, the Carribean area, and up the Atlantic coast of North America; the caost of Aguadilla, and the Alacran Reef. Includes notes. Insets: "Plano de la Aguadilla" and "Plano de Baxo del Alacran levantado en 1803." Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Scale not indicated.
Date: 1814
Creator: Spain Dirección de Hidrografía
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Map of the Mississippi River : from its source to the mouth of the Missouri

Description: Map of the Mississippi River : from its source to the mouth of the Missouri / laid down from the notes of the Lieut. Z.M. Pike ; by Anthony Nau ; reduced and corrected by the astronomical observations of Mr. Thompson at its source ; and of Capt. M. Lewis, where it receives the waters of the Missouri ; by Nichs. King ; engraved by Francis Shallus.
Date: 1810
Creator: King, N. (Nicholas), 1771-1812
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Repeated Decree from Comandante Corregidor]

Description: Message from the Comandante Gorregidor repeating a decree from the Chief of Police in Mexico that persons should be punished in proportion to their crime, and not excessively. The document is badly stained and most of the text is not legible.
Date: 1817-07~
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Announcement from Viceroy Calleja]

Description: Announcement from Viceroy Calleja with changes in taxes on commercial shipping. The bottom of the document has a short paragraph from Juan de Juanicotena, saying where the message was sent to within Nuevo Santander such as Laredo, Reynosa, Camargo, etc.
Date: 1813-10~
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Correspondence Concerning Petra Sánchez]

Description: Message from Petra Sánchez to Ildefonso Ramón giving reasons why she opposes the marriage of her son. Ramón's response to Sánchez is written at the bottom of the third page of the document and is dated August 21, 1819.
Date: 1819-08~
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[List of Taxed Possessions from Miguel Gil]

Description: List of taxed possessions from Miguel Gil consisting of a list of items and corresponding numbers written on the right side of the page. The document references a decree from June 26, 1815 and is signed by Juan Manuel de los Sanoy, José María Tovar, and Jose Vidaurre.
Date: 1815-22~
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Copy of an Order from Viceroy Venegas]

Description: Copy of an order from Viceroy Venegas saying that all documents must be presented on official paper. The document is signed by Juan Fermín de Juanicotena, and he references a Real Cedula of January 20, 1795.
Date: 1812-04~
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Announcement from Joaquín de Arredondo]

Description: Message from Joaquín de Arredondo exhorting the public to remain loyal to the Crown, and condemning certain insurgents . Also included is a royal decree granting amnesty to those involved in contraband; Juan Juanicotena is named interim governor.
Date: 1813-04~
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library
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