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Title
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Map of Santa Fe Trace From Independence to the Crossing of the Arkansas
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Description
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A facsimile of the map "drawn by Capt. P. St. G. Cooke, Drags. From Notes carefully taken by him while in command of the Excursion to protect the Santa Fe Trade, 1843." Covers the trail from the Independence/Weston/Ft. Leavenworth area to the crossing 375 miles from Fort Leavenworth in western Kansas. The rivers and creeks along the trail are drawn and named. Military Road from Ft. Leavenworth to Ft. Scott is also shown. Handwritten at bottom of the map: "No. 252 - Capt. Cook's journal - recd. October 2nd 1849, R. Jones A-G."
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Date
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1843
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Map Illustrating the Plan of the Defences of the Western Frontier
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Description
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Map of United States territory west of the Mississippi River, including lands making up present-day Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma. Lands claimed and ceded by various Native American tribes, and lands assigned to tribes are indicated, as well as proposed forts and railroads.
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Date
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1838
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Nevada Quadrangle
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Description
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Topographical map of Vernon County, Missouri, including the city of Nevada and the Camp Clark Military Reservation. Roads of varying grades are depicted, as are railroads, local churches, schools, and cemeteries.
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Date
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1948
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Report of Maneuver of 2nd Regiment, Missouri Home Guard, Swope Park
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Description
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Map detailing the movements of the First, Second and Third Battalions of the 2nd Regiment of the Missouri Home Guard in Swope Park on November 13, 1917. The exercise pitted the First Battalion against the Second and Third, representing a hypothetical conflict between the states of Kansas and Missouri. Map includes text describing details of specific events and situations during the maneuvers on November 13, 1917.
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Date
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1917
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 5, 1940-1941, Page p0618
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Description
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A portion of Kansas City from Independence Avenue south to E. 8th Street and from Colorado Avenue east to Oakley Avenue, showing buildings and streets. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area. Indicated at top of sheet that this page number corresponds with page 640 in Vol. 5, 1909-1938.
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Date
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1940/1941
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Illinois and Missouri
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Description
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Map of Illinois and Missouri showing towns, rivers, and mountains. Some areas labeled Military bounty lands.
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Date
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1823
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Civil War and the Ozarks
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Description
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Pictorial map diagramming major troop movements and locating battle sites, burned towns, military headquarters and outposts, bushwhackers, and agricultural communes in southern Missouri, northwest Arkansas and northeast Oklahoma during the Civil War. A summary of principal events is included, along with a list of battles, engagements, skirmishes for each county which saw action.
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Date
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1990~/1999~
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Weston Quadrangle
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Description
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Topographical map of an area of Platte County, Missouri, including the city of Weston and a segment of the Missouri River. Also depicted are adjacent areas of Atchison and Leavenworth counties in Kansas, including the Fort Leavenworth Military Reservation. Map also includes ponds, islands, and tributaries along the Missouri River, as well as cemeteries, churches, schools, railroads, and roads of various grades.
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Date
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1951
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Lee's Summit
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Description
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Topographical map of an area immediately to the south and east of Kansas City. Bodies of water included are Wildwood Lakes, Military Lake, Unity Lake and the Little Blue River. Railroad lines, roads of various grades, and schools are in evidence, as well as the towns of Little Blue, Knobtown, Vale, Lee's Summit and South Lee.
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Date
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1949
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, 1861-1865, Plate LXVI
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Description
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Composite of 11 small maps of Civil War battles, campaigns, and important locations. Campaign Against Sterling Price, 1864; Osage or Mine Creek, Kansas; Johnson's Island, Ohio Military Prison; Five Forks, Virginia; Westport and Big Blue, Missouri; Westport, Missouri; Newtonia, Missouri; and Charlot, Missouri (aka Shiloh Creek). Maps illustrate Union and Confederate positions, towns, rivers, railroads, and important local landmarks.
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Weston Quadrangle
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Description
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Topographical map of an area of northwest Platte County, Missouri and northeast Leavenworth County, Kansas, as well as a small section of southeast Atchison County, Kansas. The towns of Weston, Missouri and Iatan, Missouri are featured, as well as the Fort Leavenworth Military Reservation and the Missouri River. Churches, cemetaries, roads, railroads, and creeks are also featured.
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Date
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1975
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Sinclair 1935 Official Road Map Missouri
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Description
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One side of the fold-out map is a road map for the state of Missouri showing pennant flags to give the locations of Sinclair Pennant Hotels or Taverns. These are located in Columbia, Springfield, Rolla, and the Saint Louis area as well as in Tulsa and Miami, Oklahoma. The eastern portion of Kansas, northeast corner of Oklahoma, far north of Arkansas and parts of western Illinois are also shown. Missouri towns and population are listed. The opposite side of the map contains a major recreational road map of the United States with a list of national parks and monuments, military parks, battlefield sites, and cemeteries. This side also contains pictures of dinasaurs and an explanation of why Sinclair uses them. Also has a United States mileage chart.
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Date
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1935
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Object Type
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Map