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Maps of the Red River Valley
An educational map of language distribution from 1897 tells more than just about tribal languages and their interconnections. The map's mere existence explains how history turned into a social science (LOC).
Map for Mathematicians
Province of Texas Map
Mansura Mapping
A Traveling Map by Holtz = Great Bend Region
A Traveling Map by Holtz = Black Beaver and Marcy
A Traveling Map by Holtz = Pilot Grove
Province of Texas Map by Austin
Old Preston Road
Rare Map of Oklahoma
Textbook Map
Early Bankhead Highway
The Gold Road
Deep Bend of the Red River
Transcontinental Mapping
Red River Expedition Explained
Fun with Maps!
The 100th Meridian
Disappearing Fort Griffin
Pedro Vial's Map
Red River City
Lost Ark, only on a map now
A Trace and a Border
Devolution of Jefferson via Maps
Lost Mound City, only on a map now
When a Railroad bypasses
Mexico or Texas or both
The Chihuahua Trail
Vanished Places in Southwestern Arkansas
Road Building Lesson via Maps
Boggy Depot from Memory
Eagletown from Memory
Chisholm or Abilene Trail Map
Butterfield Overland Route
Mapping Outrage
Maps of the Rapids during the Civil War
An Original Texas Cattle Trail Map
1718 Map of the Red River
1844 Map of the Cross Timbers
French map
Colonial maps by the French and Spanish told of the original peoples who inhabited the Red River Valley in the 18th century (LOC).
1805 Charte von den Vereinigten Staaten nebst Louisiana by Franz Ludwig Gussefeld Barry Ru
By 1803, the United States claimed the Red River (it would become a border river by 1819). The Louisiana Purchase was illustrated by German mapmakers, some of the best in the world (Barry Ruderman).
Shrevport for US 80
City maps for automobile tourists helped travelers navigate through downtowns on the named highways that spawned the Good Roads Movement. This map of downtown Shreveport is from 1920.
French map
Colonial maps by the French and Spanish told of the original peoples who inhabited the Red River Valley in the 18th century (LOC).
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