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Title: The Santa Fe Trail
Description: Illustrated map of the Santa Fe Trail, including additional roads and trails throughout Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. Transportation routes from 1540 through 1880 are noted, as well and landmarks, events, and inhabitants of the areas.
Date: 1946
Object Type: Map

Title: A Sketch of the Vice Royalty Exhibiting the Several Provinces and Its Approximation to the Internal Provinces of New Spain
Description: Map of territory in North America, specifically Mexico under the government of Spain, including roads, capitals of provinces, Spanish villages, Indian towns, etc.
Object Type: Map

Title: The National Old Trails Road, 6,000 Miles in Length....
Description: Map shows roads formerly of old trails that crossed the United States from coast to coast. Includes the Old Lost Road from Boston through New York to Washington; Bradlock's Road; the Cumberland Road or National Pike; Boon's Lick Road; Santa Fe Trail; Trail of the Padres; El Camino Real; the Oregon Trail; and the California Cutoff of the Forty-niners
Date: 1915-02-28
Object Type: Map

Title: Route of the Kansas City-St. Louis Rock Road
Description: Map of the Old Trails Road across Missouri. Shows which parts were macadamized and graded
Date: 1915-06-30
Object Type: Map

Title: Map of The Old Santa Fé Trail from Old Franklin, MO to Santa Fé, N M
Description: Map of the Santa Fé Trail. In upper left corner, "Compiled and issued by Mrs. John Van Brunt, Santa Fé Trail Committee, Kansas City Chapter" [of the Daughters of the American Revolution].
Date: 1909
Object Type: Map

Title: Map of the Original Survey of the Santa Fe Trail Approved by President Monroe One Hundred Years Ago
Description: Enlarged photocopy of a map of the Santa Fe Trail, accompanied by a newspaper article concerning the history of the route. Includes a table of distances on the old trail from Independence to Santa Fe with the names of the principal camping places. "The distance from Independence to Santa Fe was variously estimated at from 750 to 800 miles."
Date: 1925-08-09
Object Type: Map

Title: Map of the Original Survey of the Santa Fe Trail Approved by President Monroe One Hundred Years Ago
Description: Map of the Santa Fe Trail, accompanied by a newspaper article concerning the history of the route. Includes a table of distances on the old trail from Independence to Santa Fe with the names of the principal camping places. "The distance from Independence to Santa Fe was variously estimated at from 750 to 800 miles."
Date: 1925-08-09
Object Type: Map

Title: The Motor Trails of Kansas
Description: The Santa Fe Trail in the state of Kansas is detailed in this map. Shows counties and other roads and trails in the state.
Date: 1912-08-12
Object Type: Map

Title: A Map of the Indian Territory, Northern Texas, and New Mexico, Showing the Great Western Prairies
Description: Photo reprint of a map showing westward routes, locations of Indian tribes in the middle west and western United States in 1844, and some particular notations which probably refer to details of Josiah Gregg's narrative.
Date: 1844
Object Type: Map

Title: Map of the Cherokee Strip Indian Territory
Description: Map shows trails, ranches, corrals and branding pens, camps, springs, etc. of the Cherokee Strip Indian Territory leased by the Cherokee Strip Live Stock Association. Compiled from surveys of ranges made for the Association.
Date: 1884
Object Type: Map

Title: Map of Western Pony Express Trails from St. Joseph, Missouri to San Francisco and Oregon, Washington, Idaho & Nevada
Description: Map includes a list of riders and the stations of the Pony Express and Butterfield's Overland Mail Route, 1858-1861. Also includes photos of Isaac Mossman; William F. Cody; "Pony Bob" Haslam; and Heinie "Joaquin" Miller. Map was "Approved 1960 by the Western Pony Express Trails Association."
Date: 1960
Object Type: Map

Title: An Illustrated Historical Map of the City of Kansas, Revised
Description: Title continues: "Official Name of Kansas City, Mo. 1853-'89."Revised edition of map published in 1939 that has an outline map showing counties, some waterways, roads, and trails, with text and drawings illustrating historical events. Includes a chronology table and first events table on map.
Date: 1965
Object Type: Map

Title: Map of the Pony Express Trail
Description: Blue map (with white lettering) of the Pony Express Trail, including a list of Pony Express riders as well as some historical sketches.
Date: 1935
Object Type: Map

Title: Johnson's United States
Description: Map of the United States, Lower California, northern Mexico, Cuba, and the Bahama Islands. State and territorial boundaries, railroad lines, rivers, and towns are indicated for the U.S., as well as forts, explorers' routes, pioneer trails, and Indian tribe locations for western U.S. Numeral 20 found in upper left corner; numeral 21 found in upper right corner.
Date: 1862
Object Type: Map

Title: Trails of the Old West
Description: Illustration of the major trails of the western United States that was one of forty paintings for "Westward America" [MVSC Q 978 D77W].
Date: 1942~
Object Type: Map

Title: A Guide to the New Foot Trails and Bridle Paths in Mission Hills and Indian Hills Country Club District
Description: Trails in the Mission Hills and Indian Hills area, shown in color.
Date: 1922-04
Object Type: Map

Title: Historico-Geographical Chart of the Upper Mississippi River Compiled and Drawn to Accompany Pike's Expeditions
Description: Continuation of title: "Under the Direction of Dr. Elliott Coues, by Dan'l W. Cronin." Descriptive map of the Upper Mississippi River area north from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Map includes many notes and annotations.
Date: 1895
Object Type: Map

Title: United States Map Showing Routes of Principal Explorers and Early Roads and Highways
Description: Detailed map highlighting in color the major trails across the United States. Includes inserts of U.S. possessions, i.e. Alaska, etc.
Date: 1908
Object Type: Map

Title: Map of California, Oregon, Texas, and the Territories Adjoining with Routes Etc.
Description: Detailed political map of western territories of the U.S. in 1849. The following territories are included: Nebraska (to Canadian border), Indian Territory, Texas, Upper or New California, Oregon (to Canadian border). A large portion of northern Mexico is shown, including the states of California, Sonora, Cinoloa, Chihuahua, Durango, Zacatecas, Cohahuila, Nuevo Leon, Tamaul. Names of 32 Indian tribes are shown, indicating their general locations. Six routes taken by explorers and emigrants are labeled, including the Oregon Trail, which has numbers along it denoting the distance in miles from Westport Landing, Missouri. Also includes a Table of Distances in upper right corner.
Date: 1849
Object Type: Map

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