Arkansas

Historical maps, prints, and photographic views of Arkansas.

Archival Category: State Cartography | Era: 19th Century | Geography: North America | Holdings: 3 items.

Cataloged Works in this Collection

A NEW MAP OF ARKANSAS with its CANALS ROADS & DISTANCES
Cartographer / Artist: Henry Schenck Tanner (H. S. Tanner)
Date: 1836
Medium: Engraving with original hand coloring
Dimensions: 15.8 x 17.3 inches
Location: Arkansas, United States
A detailed early map of Arkansas published around the time of its statehood in 1836, featuring county divisions, steamboat routes, proposed rail and canal lines, and distance tables.
ARKANSAS.
Cartographer / Artist: Thomas Gamaliel Bradford / George Washington Boynton (engraver)
Date: 1838
Medium: Engraving with original hand color
Dimensions: 11.5 x 14.5 inches
Location: Arkansas, United States
Published shortly after Arkansas achieved statehood in 1836, this early map by T.G. Bradford delineates early county boundaries, river networks, settlements, and adjacent Indian Territory in delicate hand coloring.
North America Sheet XIII: Parts of Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama & Florida
Cartographer / Artist: Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (SDUK) / J. & C. Walker
Date: 1833
Medium: Steel engraving with hand-colored outlines
Dimensions: 13.5 x 16.25 inches
Location: Southern United States (Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida)
Engraved by J. & C. Walker for the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, this highly detailed 1833 map illustrates the Deep South and Gulf Coast, highlighting parish/county boundaries, major waterways, early transportation routes, and Native American tribal lands.