Maps

Title: Missouri Territory, Formerly Louisiana
Description: Map shows area from Mississippi River westward, with rivers, mountains, locations of Native American tribes, and "probable north boundary" marked in blue and "probable south boundary marked in light pink and ivory. Eastern border of the Mississippi River highlighted in orange. Written in pencil in lower left corner, "Carey's General Atlas 1808? LC p 442."
Date: 1808
Object Type: Map

Title: Bird's Eye View of Kansas City, Missouri
Description: Aerial view of Kansas City from the northeast. Buildings, railroad lines, and other features rendered pictorially. Key at bottom of map identifies churches, schools, reservoirs, businesses, etc. Street names are shown. Hannibal Bridge is shown open for river traffic.
Date: 1878
Object Type: Map

Title: Street Car, Trolley Bus and Motor Bus Lines Serving Greater Kansas City
Description: Map includes street car, motor bus, and trolley bus lines through Kansas City, MO, and linking to Kansas City, KS, Independence, MO, and North Kansas City, MO, and points of interest. Detailed inset map of downtown Kansas City, MO also notes railroad and bus terminals, airline and railroad ticket offices, churches, theaters, clubs, and hotels.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Map

Title: Greater Kansas City
Description: Street map of Kansas City and surrounding area including Wyandotte and Johnson Counties in Kansas, North Kansas City, Independence, and Liberty in Missouri. Shows parks, airports, schools, hospitals, and police stations. Includes street index.
Date: 1950~
Object Type: Map

Title: Location of Markers for Santa Fe Trail
Description: Map includes area in Kansas City, Missouri, between Topping and Bell Street.
Object Type: Map

Title: Street Car, Trolley Bus and Motor Bus Lines Serving Greater Kansas City
Description: Map showing streetcar, motor bus, and trolley bus lines. Streets are not identified, but points of interest are. Inlcudes an enlarged downtown Kansas City section.
Date: 1941
Object Type: Map

Title: Missouri Official Highway Map
Description: Road map of Missouri showing the state highway system and the various type of roads within that system, as well as cities and towns according to population, points of interest, state parks, and national forests. The reverse side of the map shows St. Louis and vicinity and Kansas City and vicinity. Also included is the Missouri State Highway Patrol driving code and safety code for children. Mileage between cities for various routes are also listed.
Date: 1938
Object Type: Map

Title: Map Showing the Western Half of Equatorial Africa and the Explorations of Land and Water by Henry M. Stanley in the Years 1874-77
Description: Map of an area of the west coast of Africa, including the Congo River (also labeled "The Livingstone River") and Lake Lohemba. Henry M. Stanley's exploration routes along coasts of modern Congo and Angola and along the length of the Congo River in the years 1874-77 are shown.
Date: 1878
Object Type: Map

Title: Niangua Colony: Plat No. 1, Hahatonka Village Club, Camden County, Missouri
Description: Hand-drawn plan of the Niangua Colony resort area at Lake of the Ozarks.
Date: 1930~
Object Type: Map

Title: Indian Tribes in North and Central America
Description: Blueprint of remarkably comprehensive map showing, apparently, all known locations of Indian tribes from the Arctic Circle to the northwest corner of South America, including the areas of present-day Canada, Alaska, United States, Mexico, West Indies, and Central America.
Object Type: Map

Title: Watson's New Sectional Map of Missouri
Description: Color shaded map of Missouri including information about Missouri government, townships, roads, railroads, an historical sketch of the state, and an insert of St. Louis.
Date: 1870
Object Type: Map

Title: Side 2; Map of Kansas City, Kansas, and Map of Independence, Missouri
Object Type: Map

Title: Map of Miami County, Kansas
Description: Map of Miami County, Kansas, showing roads, townships, railroads, cemeteries, pipelines, etc.
Date: 1984
Object Type: Map

Title: Topography of Platte County, Missouri
Description: Title continues: "From U.S. geological survey topographic atlas sheets surveyed in 1906-1913 in cooperation with Missouri Bureau of Geology and Mines." Detailed topographic map of a large portion of Platte County, Missouri, and a section of the Missouri River which borders it. Bodies of water shown include the Platte River, the Little Platte River, Bean Lake, Iatan Pond, Wellson Slough, Wright Slough, Neirs Slough, Duck Lake, Slabtown Slough, Burns Lake, Horseshoe Lake, and Dry Lake. Railroad lines are in evidence including an electric railroad. Towns depicted are Dearborn, New Market, Camden Point, Bean Lake, Iatan, Weston, Platte City, Tracy, Linkville, Hampton, Tiffany Springs, Farley, Waldron, Barry, Parkville, Barrymoor, Northmoor, and Brenner. Many schools and churches are indicated.
Date: 1914
Object Type: Map

Title: Greater Kansas City
Description: Street map of Kansas City and surrounding area including Wyandotte and Johnson counties in Kansas, North Kansas City, Independence, and Liberty. Shows parks, airports, schools, hospitals, and police stations. Includes street index.
Date: 1950
Object Type: Map

Title: Map of Kansas City Showing Wards and Precincts
Description: Map of Kansas City area wards and precincts, showing a total of 14 districts on the Missouri side and 6 on the Kansas City, Kansas, side.
Date: 1900
Object Type: Map

Title: Gallup's Map of Wyandotte County, Kansas
Description: Land ownership map of Wyandotte County, Kansas, showing county roads, roads, railroads, electric railroads, schools, churches, cemeteries, streams, and township boundaries, as well as drilling, oil, gas, dry, and abandoned wells. Includes the townships of Prairie, Quindaro, Wyandotte, Delaware, and Shawnee.
Date: 1923
Object Type: Map

Title: Transportation Map and Guide of Greater Kansas City
Description: Map of bus and trolley lines in Kansas City dated May 1941; enlarged map of downtown area inset. Lines are identified by key on map. Also has list of points of interest.
Date: 1941
Object Type: Map

Title: State Senate Districts, City of Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
Description: Map shows Missouri Senate district boundaries for Jackson County portion of Kansas City.
Date: 1982-05-25
Object Type: Map

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