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Taylor and Kluegel, Surveyors, Ontario Land and Improvement Compa
San Antonio Heights, Ontario, San Bernadino County, Califronia.
1887
Real Estate Map
| Authors |
Taylor and Kluegel, Surveyors, Ontario Land and Improvement Company, H.S. Crocker & Co |
| Full Title |
Map of San Antonio Heights, Ontario, San Bernadino Co. Cal. Ontario Land and Improvement Company, Proprietors. G. Frankish, Manager, Ontario, Cal. H.S. Crocker & Co., Lith. S.F. |
| List No |
6731.000 |
| Note |
Text includes: "Elevation from 1900 to 2500 feet above the sea. Fine view of the Ocean only 35 miles distant. Electric cars, twenty minutes ride to Southern Pacific or Santa Fe Railways at town of Ontario." Handwritten text shows elevations of different blocks. Name of J.F. Fredendall also handwritten. Birdseye backdrop of Mount Baldy and the San Gabriel Mountains. In color. |
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Pan American World Airways, Inc.
Pan American World Airways System
1956
Separate Map
| Authors |
Pan American World Airways, Inc. |
| Full Title |
Pan American World Airways System : world's most experienced airline, copyright 1956 by Pan American World Airways, Inc. Cartography by John Philip. Art by Paul John Brown. "All rights reserved by Pan American World Airways, Inc." |
| List No |
6832.000 |
| Note |
Full color map 81 1/2x147 1/2. Includes legend. Showing Pan American world railways system, connecting lines, and distances in miles and kilometers. Relief shown pictorially. |
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Goos, Pieter
Paskaerte van Nova Granada, en t'Eylandt California.
1666
Chart Map, Separate Map
| Authors |
Goos, Pieter |
| Full Title |
Paskaerte van Nova Granada, en t'Eylandt California. t'Amersterdam by Pieter Goos op't Waater inde Vergulde Zeepiegel, Ao 1666. |
| List No |
6715.000 |
| Note |
First issue of this important map showing California as an island. R.V. Tooley referred to the map as "Perhaps the most attractive and certainly the most definite representation of California as an island. California is the centre and 'raison de'etre' of the map." One of a few maps to focus exclusively on California as an island, first published in Goos' De Zee Atlas ofte Water-Weereld. "With the similar Joannes van Loon chart of the same year, this is one of the most desirable of all California as an island maps. They are the first folio maps devoted to this curious cartographic phenomenon..." (Burden). Reissued in 1668, 1669, 1670, 1675, 1676. |
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California Geological Survey, Hoffman, Hoffmann, Charles F., Whit
Composite: Topographical Map of Central California Together With
1873
Separate Map
| Authors |
California Geological Survey, Hoffman, Hoffmann, Charles F., Whitney, J.D. |
| Full Title |
(Composite) Topographical Map of Central California Together With a Part of Nevada. (Sheets I, II, III & IV). State Geological Survey Of California. J.D. Whitney, State Geologist. C.F. Hoffmann, Principal Topographer, V. Wackenreuder, J.T. Gardner, A. Craven, A.D. Wilson, Field Assistants. 1873 ... Julius Bien, Engr. |
| List No |
2546.006 |
| Note |
Four sheets. South 2 sheets of 4, top 2 sheets apparently were never issued but were printed. Four unmounted sheets on heavy paper. Never folded. |
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Heezen, Bruce C., Tharp, Marie
Physiographic Diagram, Atlantic Ocean (Sheet 1).
1957
Separate Map
| Authors |
Heezen, Bruce C., Tharp, Marie |
| Full Title |
Physiographic Diagram, Atlantic Ocean (Sheet 1). |
| List No |
6368.000 |
| Note |
Date from WorldCat. Color. |
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Mora, Jo
California.
1945
Separate Map
| Authors |
Mora, Jo |
| Full Title |
California. |
| List No |
6380.000 |
| Note |
Comic pictorial map with vignettes and text. Mission pictures. Full color. |
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Great Britain. War Office, Stevens, Benjamin Franklin
Composite: Steven's facsimile of British head quarters manuscript
1782
Manuscript Map, Separate Map
| Authors |
Great Britain. War Office, Stevens, Benjamin Franklin |
| Full Title |
(Composite of) B.F. Steven's Facsimile of the Unpublished British Head Quarters Coloured Manuscript map of New York & Environs, 1782, Reproduced from the original drawing in the War Office, London. Issued only to subscribers at 4, Trafalgar Square, W.C., London. 1900. Malby and Sons. Engravers. |
| List No |
6403.004 |
| Note |
(Composite removing linen gaps between sections). From the printed advertisement for the map: "BF STEVENS'S Facsimile of the Unpublished British Headquarters Coloured Manuscript Map of New York and Environs 1782. Reproduced from the Original Drawing in the War Office London. 24 sheets Scale 6 1/2 inches to a mile. 10 feet by 4 feet. The successive British Commanders in Chief in America Generals Sir William Howe, Sir Henry Clinton, and Sir Guy Carleton during their respective occupations of New York and Environs in the Revolution caused this manuscript plan from time to time to be kept up. The plan extends from below Guanas Bay to the Heights of Spikendevi, a distance of about eighteen or nineteen miles. It shows the Fortifications, Defenses, Topography, Streets, Roads, etc. of the whole of the Island of New York with the Harbor Islands, Water Ways, and River Frontages on the Hudson and East Rivers, the Military Works on Long Island including Brooklyn, the Works in Paulus Hook and parts of the Jersey Shore. It has a copious Table of References to various works British and American, some of them with notes as to the time of their construction or destruction. The Original Drawing, ten feet by four feet, is on a scale of about six and a half inches to a mile. It is handsomely reproduced for subscribers only in careful facsimile on 24 sheets which can be joined up and mounted like the original as a Wall Map or mounted on linen if desired. It will be issued either mounted on linen to fold in book form with leather slip case 13 x 10 inches or the 24 sheets 22 x 15 inches, each will be supplied in a portfolio. No more than 100 copies are being printed and the engravings are erased as each sheet is printed off. A few extra copies of sheet 8 have been printed so that it can be sent as a specimen on application from intending subscribers..." View in Google Earth |
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Farwell, Willard B., Kunkler, John E., Pond, E.B.
Official Map of Chinatown in San Francisco.
1885
Separate Map
| Authors |
Farwell, Willard B., Kunkler, John E., Pond, E.B. |
| Full Title |
Official Map of Chinatown in San Francisco. Prepared under the supervision of the Special Committee of the Board of Supervisors, July, 1885. |
| List No |
6714.001 |
| Note |
Engraved and printed by Bosqui Eng. & Print Co., San Francisco, 1885. First edition, first issue. Large folding map on two sheets, joined. Printed in colors. In 1885, at the height of the anti-Chinese hysteria in California, the official Report of the Special Committee of the Board of Supervisors was issued, reporting on the "Condition of the Chinese Quarter and the Chinese in San Francisco." This inflammatory report included the rare folding color map of Chinatown, but in the usual "small-scale" version (approx. 8½x19½ inches). This map was also issued in the San Francisco Municipal Report of 1884-85, and in Farwell's The Chinese at Home and Abroad (see our 5807.000). However, this first issue of this map was printed in a supersized version by San Francisco's first "fine press printer," Edward Bosqui. It was most likely printed for the use of key city officials. The map shows San Francisco's Chinatown, bordered by California, Stockton, Broadway, and Kearney Streets. It is color-coded to show every business, gambling parlor, houses of white and Chinese prostitution, opium "Resorts," joss houses, etc. It was printed on a scale of 40 feet to the inch. The differences in this large-scale copy and the smaller version are the list of Supervisors imprinted thereon, different type fonts for streets, etc, one mistakenly identified house of white prostitution (corrected in the smaller version as a house of Chinese prostitution, and the Bosqui imprint. This large-scale version is exceedingly rare. Only a handful of copies are known, most in institutional libraries. |
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Santa Fe Railroad
Map of Part of California
1900
Separate Map
| Authors |
Santa Fe Railroad |
| Full Title |
Map of Part of California Compiled from Various Sources. |
| List No |
6725.000 |
| Note |
Blue print map of northern California up to the Sierra Nevada. This was probably an internal planning map for the Santa Fe Railroad, showing four different railroad routes from the east Bay and Sonoma County north to Humbolt County. Also shows towns, railroads, townships, wagon roads, unsurveyed lands, mountains and the Redwood Belt. This map came from the archive of the Santa Fe Railroad. |
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Turner, Stanley, Petersen, C.C.
Dated Events. On To Tokyo. Map of the Pacific and the Far East
1944
Separate Map
| Authors |
Turner, Stanley, Petersen, C.C. |
| Full Title |
Dated Events. On To Tokyo. Map of the Pacific and the Far East. Stanley Turner, 44. Copyright, Canada and U.S.A., 1944, C.C. Petersen, Publishing and Advertising, Toronto, Canada. Seventh Edition. |
| List No |
6828.000 |
| Note |
Color map, seventh edition, showing the latest activity in the Pacific Arena. On sheet 51x 66, folded as issued. Date of 1944 in marker at lower left corner. Note below title: "With this invasion map you will be able to follow the progress of the Allied armies on their way to smash Japan ..." Legend includes: American, British, Russian and Japanese Naval Bases are shown, land areas are colored to show countries under Anglo-American control, those retaken from Japan, and those under Japanese control. A fascinating map packed with information on battle dates and illustrations. Relief shown pictorially. From the collection of John Oram. |
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USGS (U.S. Geological Survey), John H. Renshawe
Panoramic View of the Crater Lake National Park.
1915
Separate Map
| Authors |
USGS (U.S. Geological Survey), John H. Renshawe |
| Full Title |
Panoramic View of the Crater Lake National Park. |
| List No |
6087.000 |
| Note |
Date estimated. Shaded relief without contours. Full color artistic rendering of the park. Part of a series for the national parks. |
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USGS (U.S. Geological Survey), John H. Renshawe
Panoramic View of the Glacier National Park, Montana.
1914
Separate Map
| Authors |
USGS (U.S. Geological Survey), John H. Renshawe |
| Full Title |
Panoramic View of the Glacier National Park, Montana. |
| List No |
6170.000 |
| Note |
Date estimated. Shaded relief without contours. Full color artistic rendering of the park. Part of a series for the national parks. |
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Time Inc.
The New Portrait of our Planet. Life.
1960
Separate Map
| Authors |
Time Inc. |
| Full Title |
The New Portrait of our Planet. Life. |
| List No |
6369.000 |
| Note |
A Life magazine publication. Hemispheric projection. |
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Harrison, Richard Edes
Floor of the World Ocean.
1961
Separate Map
| Authors |
Harrison, Richard Edes |
| Full Title |
The Floor of the World Ocean. |
| List No |
6370.000 |
| Note |
Modified Briesmeister Elliptical Equal-Area Projection. Map Supplement Number Two, Annals of the Association of American Geographers, Volume 51, No.3, September 1961. |
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Rand McNally and Company
American Airlines System Map.
1962
Separate Map
| Authors |
Rand McNally and Company |
| Full Title |
American Airlines System Map. |
| List No |
6371.000 |
| Note |
Map has shaded relief. Includes illustrations and descriptions of aircraft, sights, cities, landscapes, geology, and aerial views. Astrojet. |
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Columbia. Comision Corografica, Ponce de Leon, Manuel
Carta corografica del Estado de Panama
1865
Separate Map
| Authors |
Columbia. Comision Corografica, Ponce de Leon, Manuel |
| Full Title |
Carta corografica del Estado de Panama. Construida con los datos de la Comision Corográfica i de órden del gobierno jeneral por Manuel Ponce de Leon, injeniero i Manuel Maria Paz, Bogota, 1864. Grabada por Erhard Schieble ... 1865. Imprenta Monrocq, Paris. (In upper left margin) "Estados Unidos de Colombia." (In upper right margin) "Publicado bajo la Administración Murillo." |
| List No |
6813.000 |
| Note |
Important early color map of Panama, backed with linen and varnished. Relief shown by hachures. Includes inset map and note. Prime meridian is Bogota. One of the earliest printed maps of Panama based upon indigenous surveys. Published during the period when it was still one of the states of Colombia. Manuel María Paz Delgado (1820-1902) was a officer in the Colombia army, mapmaker and artist. Between 1853 and 1858, Maria Paz worked with Cordazzi, perhaps the most famous map maker of the northern part of South America after its independence from Spain. With Codazzi's death, Maria Paz and Manuel Ponce de Leon were given control of the project's completion and publication of the surveying and mapping work The work resulted in the the publication of the atlas of the United States of Colombia in 1865, the first indigenous atlas of Colombia. Panama first asserted its independence in 1841. In November 1840, the isthmus under the leadership General Tomás Herrera, who assumed the title of Superior Civil Chief, declared its independence. The State of Panama took the name of 'Estado Libre del Istmo', or the Free State of the Isthmus in March 1841. By the time the civil conflict ended and the government of New Granada and the government of the Isthmus had negotiated the Isthmus's reincorporation to the union, Panama's First Republic had been free for 13 months. Reunification happened on December 31, 1841. |
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Hadol, Paul, 1835-1875
Carte drolatique d'Europe pour 1870
1870
Separate Map
| Authors |
Hadol, Paul, 1835-1875 |
| Full Title |
Carte drolatique d'Europe pour 1870, dressee par Hadol. (title in upper margin) Nouvelle carte d'Europe dressee pour 1870. (dressee par Hadol ) Marehandeau, 505, Rue St Denis. Paris: Imp. Vallee. |
| List No |
6815.000 |
| Note |
Color Pictorial map on sheet 42x63 cm. On the margins: 20 Centimes. Includes text. Each country is represented by human and animal form of a cartoon character that reflects the personality of each country at the onset of the Franco-Prussian war of 1870. Russia, embracing all the German states, expands in every direction with one hand placed firmly on Holland and Belgium. With one knee she crushes Austria. The map is attributed to Paul Hadol, a French caricaturist of the Napoleonic Third Empire. |
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U.S. War Department, Topographical Engineers
Department of Oregon. Map of the state of Oregon and Washington T
1859
Separate Map
| Authors |
U.S. War Department, Topographical Engineers |
| Full Title |
Department of Oregon. Map of the state of Oregon and Washington Territory, compiled in the Bureau of Topogl. Engrs. chiefly for military purposes by order of Hon. John B. Floyd, Sec. of War. 1859. Engraved by W.H. Dougal. |
| List No |
6820.000 |
| Note |
Map printed without color. Relief shown by shadings. Shows roads, routes, rivers, etc. Includes a note titled "authorities" that is a list of prior surveys and explorations that the map is derived from. Wheat notes that this map was "compiled principally for the use of the Department of Oregon. It shows Washington Territory curving around the state of Oregon and taking in all of Idaho, although a political border is not shown. A number of "authorities" are stated in a note, and except for the unexplored portions this seems to be about the best map of Oregon, Washington and Idaho country that could have been made prior to the Civil War. It is an excellent map." This map was part of a series of maps put out by the U.S. Topographical Engineers in 1858 and 1859 - see Wheat 960 "Map of Utah Territory" 1858 and Wheat 967 "Territory and Military Department of New Mexico 1859. |
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USGS (U.S. Geological Survey), John H. Renshawe
Panoramic View of the Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.
1914
Separate Map
| Authors |
USGS (U.S. Geological Survey), John H. Renshawe |
| Full Title |
Panoramic View of the Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. |
| List No |
6922.000 |
| Note |
Date estimated. Shaded relief without contours. Full color artistic rendering of the park. Part of a series for the national parks. |
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USGS (U.S. Geological Survey), John H. Renshawe
Panoramic View of the Yosemite National Park, California.
1914
Separate Map
| Authors |
USGS (U.S. Geological Survey), John H. Renshawe |
| Full Title |
Panoramic View of the Yosemite National Park, California. |
| List No |
6923.000 |
| Note |
Date estimated. Shaded relief without contours. Full color artistic rendering of the park. Part of a series for the national parks. |
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USGS (U.S. Geological Survey), John H. Renshawe
Panoramic View of the Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.
1914
Separate Map
| Authors |
USGS (U.S. Geological Survey), John H. Renshawe |
| Full Title |
Panoramic View of the Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. |
| List No |
6924.000 |
| Note |
Date estimated. Shaded relief without contours. Full color artistic rendering of the park. Part of a series for the national parks. |
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USGS (U.S. Geological Survey), John H. Renshawe
Panoramic View of the Mount Rainier National Park, Washington.
1914
Separate Map
| Authors |
USGS (U.S. Geological Survey), John H. Renshawe |
| Full Title |
Panoramic View of the Mount Rainier National Park, Washington. |
| List No |
6925.000 |
| Note |
Date estimated. Shaded relief without contours. Full color artistic rendering of the park. Part of a series for the national parks. |
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Smith, C.
Comparative View of the Lengths of the Principal Rivers in the Wo
1817
Separate Map, View
| Authors |
Smith, C. |
| Full Title |
Comparative View of the Lengths of the Principal Rivers in the World. London, Published by C. Smith Mapseller No. 172 Strand, Oct. 1st.1817. The Hills &c. by Palmer_The Writing by Gardner. |
| List No |
6932.000 |
| Note |
The rivers have been necessarily straightened to indicate the lengths of the rivers. The compass orientation of the flowing stream is indicated by small north-pointing arrows periodically drawn adjacent to the stream. Includes table of the Length of Rivers in British Miles. A textual description of the rivers accompanies the illustration, it describes the course of the Missouri River, "recently explored by the Americans" (Lewis and Clark), as being "extremely devious". Beautiful color. |
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Smith, C.
Comparative View of the Heights of the Principal Mountains in the
1816
Separate Map, View
| Authors |
Smith, C. |
| Full Title |
Comparative View of the Heights of the Principal Mountains &c. in the World. London, Published by C. Smith Mapseller, No.172 Strand, Augt. 1st. 1816. Gardner, Sculpt. (Third Edition) |
| List No |
6933.000 |
| Note |
Third edition. A colorful rendering of comparative mountain heights worldwide, although separated into the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. Other aspects of the illustration (with the exception of showing volcanoes) appear to be fanciful. Substantially more taller mountains than an earlier edition (see our although dates uncertain because the date of 1816 is the same. The peaks are listed, each with a unique number which can be matched up with the numbers at the top and bottom of the illustration. By making a line between the numbers, the corresponding peak is intersected. Latitudes, sources, and altitudes also listed. |
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Goddard, George H. (George Henry), 1817-1906
San Francisco, surrounding country.
1868
Separate Map, View
| Authors |
Goddard, George H. (George Henry), 1817-1906 |
| Full Title |
Birds eye view of the city of San Francisco and surrounding country. Drawn by George H. Goddard. Lith. Britton & Rey, S.F. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1868 by Snow & May in the ... U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. |
| List No |
5682.000 |
| Note |
Col. lithographic view looking east over ocean beach to the city, with the East Bay and Sierra, Golden Gate at the lower left. Unnumbered key in lower margin. A separate numbered key was published as "Key to Snow & Roos view ..." "This is the first of the 'run' of large bird's-eyes looking to the east" -- Baird. David Rumsey Collection copy framed. |
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Tardieu, P. (Pierre Antoine), 1784-1869, Tardieu, P.F.
Composite: Map of Louisiana and Mexico.
1820
Separate Map
| Authors |
Tardieu, P. (Pierre Antoine), 1784-1869, Tardieu, P.F. |
| Full Title |
(Composite of) A Map of Louisiana and Mexico. Carte de la Louisiane et du Mexique, Dressee par P. Tardieu fils aine, Gravee par P.A.F. Tardieu pere. Paris 1820. A Paris, chez: P.A.F. Tardieu, Place de l'Estrapade No. 34. C. Piequet, Geographe Graveur, Quai Conti No. 17. J. Goujon, Marchand de Cartes Geographiques, Rue du Bac No. 6. New York. Anthy. Girard , Mercht. Agent for the Author. Ecrit par Richomme. |
| List No |
5838.001 |
| Note |
Combined sheet. Relief shown by hachures. Color used to tint boundaries. California and Nevada largely blank. Mount Diablo in San Francisco Bay Area labeled as M. San Juan Baptista. |
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Brue, Adrien Hubert, 1786-1832
Composite: Hemispheres.
1820
Separate Map
| Authors |
Brue, Adrien Hubert, 1786-1832 |
| Full Title |
(Composite of) Mappe Monde en deux Hemispheres presentant L'Etat Acuel de La Geographie Par A.H. Brue, Geographe de S.H.R. Monsieur a Paris. Chez: l'Auteur, Rue des Macons-Sorbonne No. 9. CH les Simonneau, Rue de la Paix, No. 6. Juin 1820. Dediee a Monsieur Le baron G. Cuvier, Conseiller d'Stat ordinaire, L'Un des Quarante de L'Academie Francaise, Secretaire Perpetuel de celle des Sciences, &,&. Hommage Respectueux de l'Auteur. A' Londres, chez Cary Md. de Cartes Geog. A' Milan, chez Betailli et Compie. A' Vienne, chez Artaria Md. d'Estampes. A' Berlin, chez Simon Schropp et Compie. A' Manheim, chez Artaria. A' Vienne, chez Riedl, Bureau d'Idustrie. |
| List No |
5839.001 |
| Note |
Composite of four map sheets plus the titles which fit between the hemispheres. |
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Arrowsmith, Aaron
Composite: A Sketch of the Countries between Jerusalem and Aleppo
1815
Separate Map
| Authors |
Arrowsmith, Aaron |
| Full Title |
(Composite map of) A Sketch of the Countries between Jerusalem and Aleppo. By A. Arrowsmith 1814. London, Published by A. Arrowsmith Hydrographer H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, No. 10 Soho Square, 1815. |
| List No |
6730.003 |
| Note |
"This exceptionally detailed map of the Holy Land not only gives information on the area's Biblical past - the naming of the 12 tribes of Israel, and the location of important sites but also the contemporary make-up of the area with the demarcation of the Pashalics of Acre, Tripoli, Aleppo, and Damascus.The title of the map was probably taken from Maundrell's 'A Journey from Aleppo to Jerusalem…'. The work was first published in 1703 and would continue to be a hugely popular book well into the nineteenth century. In fact Arrowsmith quotes him: 'Jacob's Well. It is dug in a firm Rock about 3 yards in diameter and 35 in depth, 5 of which we found full of water'. Arrowsmith also draws upon the writings of M. Seetzen whose travels were published in 1809. The most famous passage tells of his journey around the 'Dead Sea', which he under-took alone and dressed as a beggar." (Lyon and Turnbull) |
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Arrowsmith, Aaron
Composite: Map of the Island of Japan, Kurile &c
1818
Separate Map
| Authors |
Arrowsmith, Aaron |
| Full Title |
(Composite Map of) Map of the Island of Japan, Kurile &c. with the Adjacent Coasts of the Chinese Dominions and a Sketch of the River Amoor and the Baikal Lake Including the Trading Posts of Russia and China and their relative situations with Peking. Delineated by A. Arrowsmith 1811. London, Published by A. Arrowsmith, No. 10 Soho Square, Hydrographer to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, 4th January, 1811. Additions to 1818. |
| List No |
6733.003 |
| Note |
"Large and detailed map of Japan and the northeast coast of Asia.This map is a fine example of Arrowsmith's relentless updating of his maps. First issued in 1811, the map shows the tracks of some of the most important naval expeditions of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century, which charted the waters around Japan, Korea, North East China, and Russia's Pacific coast. These include those made by La Perouse (1787), HMS 'Hindostan' which carried Lord George Macartney on his embassy to China, Broughton in HMS 'Providence' (1797), and the "track of the Russian's in 1805" - Admiral Krusenstern, who led the first Russian circumnavigation. For this 1818 edition Arrowsmith has also added the the track of HMS 'Alceste', and HC Ship 'Discovery' which, made several voyages around the Yellow Sea in 1816. Arrowsmith most probably drew upon the surgeon aboard the 'Alceste', John McCloed, and his book 'A narrative of a Voyage to the Yellow Sea' (1818), for the most up-to-date information." (Lyon and Turnbull). |
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Klengston Rude
Alaska: Far North frontier
1959
Separate Map
| Authors |
Klengston Rude |
| Full Title |
Alaska: Far North frontier. Published and distributed by Alaska Arts. Kleng Rude Studio - P.O. Box 1378 Studio City, California. Copyright 1959 R. Klengston Rude Hollywood 38, California. |
| List No |
6822.000 |
| Note |
Color pictorial map of Alaska, published the year Alaska officially became the 49th state of the United States of America. Showing rivers, straits, sounds, towns, mountain ranges (drawn in aerial perspective), glaciers (shaded white), and existing and proposed highways. The map is richly illustrated with naturalistic depictions of wildlife, agricultural products, historical landmarks, oil fields and fisheries. Along the left and right sides, six circular illustrations highlight important events in Alaskan history beginning with Vitus Bering's 1741 explorations and ending with Alaska statehood in 1959. A compass rose over the Gulf of Alaska incorporates the American and Alaskan flags. Includes a section of the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Yukon and the Northwest Territories to the east, which are depicted in less detail and dominated by a large illustration of a Native American totem pole. The map border is rendered in a geometric beadwork design, inspired by artwork of indigenous Northwest Coast tribes. |
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Anderson, P.
Map Exhibiting The ... Lines for the New-York and New-Haven Rail-
1845
Separate Map
| Authors |
Anderson, P. |
| Full Title |
Map Exhibiting The Experimental and Located Lines for the New-York and New-Haven Rail-Road ... Projected and Drawn by P. Anderson Civil Engr. Scale 1 to 20,000. Feb. 1845. |
| List No |
6902.000 |
| Note |
This is probably the prepublication manuscript drawing for the final printed version of this map that was issued in the same year - see our 4218.000. It is twice the size and scale of the final printed version, and is beautifully hand drawn and colored. It is amazing that a map this large has survived outside of an institutional library for so long. Apparently it was kept in a family for several generations. It was leant to us by its current owner so that we could scan it and put it online. From our notes to the printed version: Greatly detailed strip map over twenty feet long showing the surveyed routes of the New York and New Haven Railroad. The line was opened in 1849. The map is unique for a railroad map in its huge size, large scale, elegance of drawing, and variety of information shown (houses, trails, rivers, turnpikes, lighthouses, harbors, hills, swamps, etc.). |
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Arrowsmith, Aaron
Composite: Map of the Alpine Country in the South of Europe.
1804
Separate Map
| Authors |
Arrowsmith, Aaron |
| Full Title |
(Composite map of) Map of the Alpine Country in the South of Europe. By A. Arrowsmith. Hydrographer to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales.1804. |
| List No |
6904.003 |
| Note |
The upper and lower four sheets joined as one. With title cartouche scene by J. Webber. Map is on four sheets, joined as two. "This large and detailed map shows the political make-up of North Italy and central Europe at the beginning of the nineteenth century. It most notably marks the newly formed Italian Republic (the vassal state of the French Republic), which would in 1805 become the Kingdom of Italy. The map also depicts Swiss cantons - which were in the process of being reorganized under the guidance of Napoleon." (Lyon and Turnbull). The title cartouche is constructed from a beautiful view of the village of Chamouny (Chamonix) by J. Webber, 1787. |
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Arrowsmith, Aaron
Map of The Island of Ceylon
1805
Separate Map
| Authors |
Arrowsmith, Aaron |
| Full Title |
Map of The Island of Ceylon Drawn by A. Arrowsmith 1805. Hydrographer to H.R.H. Prince of Wales. London, Published by A. Arrowsmith, 5th Janry 1805, 10 Soho Square. |
| List No |
6908.001 |
| Note |
"Large map of Sri Lanka detailing British and Kandyan possessions at the end of the first Kandyan War.The British, fearing that French control of the Netherlands would result in their controlling the strategically important port of Trincolmanee, occupied Dutch possessions in Sri Lanka in 1795. Initially the British encountered little resistance to their occupation and they soon controlled most of the Dutch territory, which covered the whole of the low-lying Sri Lankan coast. British possession would later be enshrined at the Treaty of Amiens of 1802.The interior of the island was controlled by the Kingdom of Kandy, which had lived in uneasy and sometimes violent peace with the previous colonial incumbents the Dutch and the Portuguese before them - for the past 200 years. This uneasiness continued and, in 1803, the first Kandyan War broke out when the British marched into Kandyan territory. Although they successfully occupied the capital Senkadagala (Kandy), resistance was stronger than expected and the army, weakened by disease, was resoundingly defeated. The war would continue for another two years with neither side gaining the decisive victory, and it would not be until 1815 - when the British were invited in to overthrow the Sri Vikrama Rajasingha - that they would gain control of central Sri Lanka. Rare. We are only able to trace two institutional examples of the map: those of the Bodleian and the British Library." (Lyon and Turnbull) |
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Arrowsmith, Aaron
A Map of Part of the Viceroyalty of Buenos Ayres.
1806
Separate Map
| Authors |
Arrowsmith, Aaron |
| Full Title |
A Map of Part of the Viceroyalty of Buenos Ayres 1806. London, Published by A. Arrowsmith, No. 10 Soho Square, 26th November, 1806. |
| List No |
6909.001 |
| Note |
"Rare map of Rio Plata and the northern regions, produced during the British Invasion of the Rio de la Plata. The invasion was an attempt by the British to open a new theatre against the Spanish and French alliance by attacking Spanish interests in South America. To this end, a force was sent to gain control of the River Plate by conquering the dominant city of Buenos Aires. On June 27, 1806, a British force of some 1,500 men under the command of Colonel William Carr Beresford occupied the city. They held control for about six weeks, before surrendering on the 14th August to a militia consisting of 550 veterans and 400 soldiers, led by Santiago de Liniers y Bremond, a French nobleman and mercenary in the service of Spain. A second, better-resourced, invasion followed in 1807, when a force of 10,000 men under the command of Lieutenant-General John Whitelock, attacked Buenos Aires on the 1st July. The British were, however, ill-prepared for urban combat and the locals eventually overwhelmed them. The Britsh had lost substantial numbers, and General Whitelock signed an armistice with de Liniers on the 12th August and left for home. These two resounding victories, which were achieved with little help from her colonial master Spain, have led many to site them as important mile stones along the road to Argentine Independence." (Lyon and Turnbull) |
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Arrowsmith, Aaron
Map of Upper Egypt, drawn from various documents.
1807
Separate Map
| Authors |
Arrowsmith, Aaron |
| Full Title |
Map of Upper Egypt, drawn from various documents. By A. Arrowsmith. London, Published A. Arrowsmith, No.10 Soho Square, 20th November, 1807. |
| List No |
6910.001 |
| Note |
"Large and detailed map of Egypt published just after the failed Alexandrian Expedition, a major operation during the Anglo-Turkish War of 1807-1809. The map of Upper Egypt details the journey of Eyles Irwin through Egypt in 1777. Irwin was an East India Company official who set sail from India in 1777, bound for England. Unfortunately, his ship was captured by pirates. The ship was diverted to the port of Cosire, a detail of which is shown on the map, from whence they were forced to cross the dessert to Kenne (Qena), from there to Suez via Cairo, eventually arriving at Alexandria. From there he gained safe passage to England. The whole adventure took eleven months and was set down by Irwin in his work, 'A Series of Adventures in the Course of a Voyage up the Red-Sea', published in 1780." (Lyon and Turnbull). Detailed notes describe the condition of canals, roads, and navigation of the Nile River. |
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Arrowsmith, Aaron
South Africa delineated from various documents.
1815
Separate Map
| Authors |
Arrowsmith, Aaron |
| Full Title |
South Africa delineated from various documents By A. Arrowsmith. London, Published by A. Arrowsmith, Hydrographer to H.R.H. Prince of Wales 10 Soho Square, 10th March 1815. |
| List No |
6911.001 |
| Note |
"Arrowsmith published the map at around the time that British sovereignty over the Cape Colony was recognized at the Congress of Vienna. The British had been in control of the colony since 1795, when they took over from the Dutch to prevent it from falling into the hands of Napoleonic France, it was briefly relinquished to the Dutch in 1803, before the British regained control in 1806 The map is based, not surprisingly, upon contemporary Dutch material. Although the British had been in control for the previous 20 years, there had been little interest taken in the colony, beyond its use as an important strategic port from which to base operations during the Napoleonic wars. Wholly British maps of the Cape and South Africa would not be published for another 19 years, most notably by Aaron's son Samuel, with his 'Map of the Cape of Good Hope' in 1834 and S.D.U.K.'s map of South Africa in the same year." (Lyon and Turnbull. |
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Arrowsmith, Aaron
Composite: A Map of Lower Egypt from Various Surveys.
1807
Separate Map
| Authors |
Arrowsmith, Aaron |
| Full Title |
(Composite map of) A Map of Lower Egypt from Various Surveys communicated by Major Bryce and other Officers. Drawn by A. Arrowsmith 1807. London, Published A. Arrowsmith, No.10 Soho Square, 10th November, 1807. |
| List No |
6912.003 |
| Note |
"Large and detailed maps of Egypt published just after the failed Alexandrian Expedition, a major operation during the Anglo-Turkish War of 1807-1809. By 1806, Britain had become increasingly fearful of France's growing influence in Constantinople. After the failure of the Dardanelles Operation in September of that year, the British sent a naval force, under the command of Alexander Mackenzie-Fraser, to secure Alexandria as a base from which to conduct their operations against the Ottomans and French. Although initially met with little resistance, the British were hampered by supply issues and, later on, by stiff Egyptian counteraction. By the end of September they were forced to leave Alexandria having failed in their mission. A great deal of the geographical information for the map of Lower Egypt came from Sir Alexander Bryce of the Royal Engineers (d.1832), who had served under Sir Ralph Abercromby at the Battle of Alexandria of 1801. Bryce would (together with Captain W. Mudge of Ordnance Survey renown) help in carrying out General Roy's system of triangulation for connecting the meridians of Greenwich and Paris, and in the measurement of a "base of verification" in Romney Marsh." (Lyon and Turnbull) Detailed notes describe the condition of canals, roads, and navigation of the Nile River. |
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Arrowsmith, Aaron, Kinneir, John Macdonald
Composite: Map of the Countries lying between the Euphrates and I
1813
Separate Map
| Authors |
Arrowsmith, Aaron, Kinneir, John Macdonald |
| Full Title |
(Composite Map of) Map of the Countries lying between the Euphrates and Indus on the East and West, and the Oxus and Terek and Indian Ocean on the North and South. Inscribed to Brigadier General Sir John Malcolm Knight of the Royal Persian Order of the Lion and Sun By John Macdonald Kinneir. Published, A. Arrowsmith No. 10 Soho Square Hydrographer to H.R.H., 1st January 1813. |
| List No |
6914.003 |
| Note |
"The map is inscribed by John Macdonald Kinneir to Brigadier General Sir John Malcolm. Sir John Malcolm (1769-1833) spent the majority of his career in India in the employ of the East India Company. Whilst in India he gained a keen interest in the Persian Empire that would lead him to undertake several envoys to Persia under the auspices of the East India Company. In Persia, Malcolm not only successfully introduced the potato, but also took with him several men to conduct research into the country. One such was Kinneir, who in 1813, produced a 'Geographical Memoir of the Persian Empire', which described in detail the routes between the major towns. The present map was intended to accompany that work.The major reason for his research was Britain's increasing concern over Russia gaining power within the region, and whom they feared might invade India. This battle for influence in the area would continue throughout the nineteenth century and become known as 'The Great Game'." (Lyon and Turnbull) |
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Arrowsmith, Aaron
Composite: A Map of the Environs of Constantinople.
1804
Separate Map
| Authors |
Arrowsmith, Aaron |
| Full Title |
(Composite Map of) A Map of the Environs of Constantinople Drawn from a great number of accurate astronomical & geographical manuscripts and printed documents, by A. Arrowsmith 1801 and 1804. London, Published by A. Arrowsmith, No.10 Soho Square, 4th September 1804. |
| List No |
6915.003 |
| Note |
"Arrowsmith's large and detailed map of the Ottoman Empire and the Black Sea. By the beginning of the nineteenth century the Ottoman Empire had fallen some way from the lofty heights of 1683, when it had threatened the gates of Vienna. The Russo-Turkish wars of the eighteenth century most notably that of 1768-1774 weakened the Empire considerably, and by the time of the present map's publication many of the Great European powers believed her break-up to be imminent.The ramifications of the Empire's gradual decline became know as the Eastern Question, with Britain, Austria, France, and Russia increasingly using the Empire as a pawn in their diplomatic games. At the time of the production of the map during the Napoleonic War - Britain was increasingly concerned by both Russian and French involvement in Ottoman affairs. She feared not only Russian designs on Constantinople and her wish for a Mediterranean port, but also that control by either power of the Eastern Mediterranean would lead to British interests - most notably in India being severely compromised." (Lyon and Turnbull). |
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Johnstone, E. McD., Southern Pacific Company
Climatic map of California.
1888
Separate Map
| Authors |
Johnstone, E. McD., Southern Pacific Company |
| Full Title |
Climatic map of California. Published by the Southern Pacific Company. 1888. Compiled by E. McD. Johnstone, S.P. Co. From map prepared under the direction of Brig. Gen. H.C. Wright, Chief of Eng'rs. U.S.A. Lith H.S. Crocker & Co. S.F. Cal. Entered ... 1887, by the Southern Pacific Company ... Washington.... |
| List No |
0941.000 |
| Note |
Second ed., 1st ed. was 1887. Relief shown by hachures. Shows the different temperature zones of the state by use of color. Also used as a promotional broadside for the Southern Pacific Railroad. Above the map reads "If You Intend To Travel Take The "Sunset Route" Of The Southern Pacific Company." |
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Jones, William A.
Map Of The Military Department of the Platte. Wyoming
1874
Separate Map
| Authors |
Jones, William A. |
| Full Title |
Map Of The Military Department of the Platte. Wyoming. Sheet No. 3. Compiled under the direction of Captain Wm. A. Jones Corps of Engineers, Omaha Nebraska. 1874. Drawn by Louis von Froben. |
| List No |
2039.000 |
| Note |
Wheat: "Best map of the Wyoming area produced down to this time..." Covers a larger area than Campaign Maps 3&4 at one half the scale (extends further west to include Yellowstone National Park), and appears to be drawn by a very different hand. Unfolded separate issue on thin paper. Without color. Includes list of surveys from which map was compiled. Scale: 18.94 miles to 1 inch. Relief shown by hachures. |
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Phelps, Humphrey
Ornamental Map Of The United States and Mexico, 1846
1846
Separate Map
| Authors |
Phelps, Humphrey |
| Full Title |
Ornamental Map Of The United States & Mexico. 1846. Phelps' Ornamental Map Of The United States And Mexico. Entered ... 1846, by Humphrey Phelps ... New York. Published by H. Phelps No. 144 Fulton Street, near Broadway, New York. Barritt, Sc. |
| List No |
2439.000 |
| Note |
1st edition, earlier than Wheat, Streeter, P-Maps. Issued during the Mexican War, with patriotic emphasis on U.S. absorption of Mexican Territory, and the recently negotiated boundaries of Oregon. Wonderful graphic depiction of Manifest Destiny. Shows route of the Great Oregon Railroad, with its potential in the far east trade. Major changes in the 1848 edition, by Ensign and Thayer. With full and outline color. Includes Chronological and statistical view of the United States. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians are Greenwich and Washington, D.C. |
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Keenan, William
Charleston, S.C.
1844
Separate Map
| Authors |
Keenan, William |
| Full Title |
Plan of the City And Neck of Charleston, S.C. Reduced From Authentic Documents & Engraved By W. Keenan. Pub. Septr. 1844. |
| List No |
3151.000 |
| Note |
Scarce early lithographed map of Charleston, without color. Not in Phillips. Beautifully lithographed map of the city, so well done that at first it seems to be engraved. A list of Public Buildings numbered to 80 appears in the lower left. Eight fire wells are located, and the South Carolina Railroad and depot are shown. Keenan also lithographed four Birds Eye views of the city, listed by Reps. Tooley lists maps for Ramsey's Annals of Tennessee 1853 by Keenan and a map titled "Part U.S. 1854." |
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Brue, Adrien Hubert
Iles Antilles, Des Iles et Bancs De Bahama, Des Etats-Unis de L'A
1835
Separate Map
| Authors |
Brue, Adrien Hubert |
| Full Title |
Carte Generale des Iles Antilles, Des Iles et Bancs De Bahama, Des Etats-Unis de L'Amerique-Centrale, de la Mer Du Mexique &a. Dediee a l'Academie Royale des Sciences de l'Institut de France. par A.H. Brue Geographe de Roi ... Paris, 1832. Chez Chles. Picquet proprietaire des Cartes et Atlas de Brue, Quai Conti No. 17, pres due Pont des Arts. (within stamp) AB Propriete Acquise en 1835. (with) three inset maps: Details des Iles Vierges, La Martinique d'apres les Cartes de M.M. Monnier et Bourgon. Duperre, and La Guadeloupe et Iles adjacentes. |
| List No |
3348.000 |
| Note |
Exquisite map from the same series as Brue's "Mexique." Dated 1832 on the map title, but 1835 in Picquet's stamp. Probably from a large folio atlas. Map in outline color. Includes administrative divisions, text, index and explanatory keys. Relief shown by hachures. |
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Pacific Gas and Electric Company
San Francisco Bay Metropolitan Area
1932
Separate Map
| Authors |
Pacific Gas and Electric Company |
| Full Title |
San Francisco Bay Metropolitan Area (Comprising the Nine Counties Bordering on the Bay). Copyrighted By Pacific Gas And Electric Company December 1932 And Presented To San Francisco Bay Industrial Committee. Compliments of Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Francisco. (with 2 inset maps of California). |
| List No |
3549.000 |
| Note |
An "enhanced" photographic view of the bay with statistics below. Without color. |
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Beasley, T.D., Taylor, Jas. T.
Oahu, Hawaiian Islands.
1899
Separate Map
| Authors |
Beasley, T.D., Taylor, Jas. T. |
| Full Title |
Oahu, Hawaiian Islands. Compiled from Maps of Government Surveys and other reliable sources. Drawn by T.D. Beasley under supervision of Jas. T. Taylor, M. Am. Soc. C.E. November, 1899. United States, Copyright by Jas. T. Taylor 1899. Lith. Britton & Rey, S.F., Cal. |
| List No |
3707.000 |
| Note |
Detailed, large scale map of Oahu made the year of annexation by the U.S. Shows lots and plantation names, topography, and town layouts. In full color. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Printed on 2 sheets. David Rumsey Collection copy mounted as one sheet, belonged to Michael M. O'Shaughnessy (deduced from ms "Oahu, Hawaii" in his hand), the famous California engineer (see 1881 Oahu map - our 3706), imprint cropped off. |
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Purdy, Earl, United States. Public Works Administration. Division
PWA rebuilds the Nation.
1935
Separate Map
| Authors |
Purdy, Earl, United States. Public Works Administration. Division of Information |
| Full Title |
PWA rebuilds the Nation. Prepared by Division of Information, Federal Public Works Administration. Cartographer Earl Purdy. |
| List No |
3975.000 |
| Note |
Large map of the United States showing in pictures on the map and in the borders many of the projects of the Public Works Administration. A note says "In picture and legend, this map indicates how the Federal Public Works Administration has aided local communities to rebuild the United States." Illustrated projects include highways, dams, schools, post offices, court houses, bridges, housing, irrigation districts, parks, etc. Printed in full color. |
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Anderson, P.
Map Exhibiting The ... Lines for the New-York and New-Haven Rail-
1845
Separate Map
| Authors |
Anderson, P. |
| Full Title |
Map Exhibiting The Experimental and Located Lines for the New-York and New-Haven Rail-Road ... Projected and Drawn by P. Anderson Civil Engr. Scale 1 to 40,000. Febr. 1845. Snyder & Black Lithogrs. 87 Fulton St. New-York. |
| List No |
4218.000 |
| Note |
Greatly detailed strip map over ten feet long showing the surveyed routes of the New York and New Haven Railroad. The line was opened in 1849. The map is unique for a railroad map in its huge size, large scale, elegance of drawing, and variety of information shown (houses, trails, rivers, turnpikes, lighthouses, harbors, hills, swamps, etc.). |
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Greyhound Lines
Map of the Greyhound Lines in the United States, Canada and Mexic
1935
Separate Map
| Authors |
Greyhound Lines |
| Full Title |
Map of the Greyhound Lines and Principal Connecting Carriers in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The Greyhound Lines. (copyright) Greyhound Lines, July, 1935. Litho. In U.S.A. - Commercial, Akron, O. |
| List No |
4449.000 |
| Note |
Colorful map of the entire U.S. showing the Greyhound routes and connecting routes, with a vignette stretching along the bottom with scenes from the east coast to the west coast. Greyhound was the first transcontinental bus line. |
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May, B. y Ca.
Plano Pintoresco De La Habana con los numeros de las casas.
1853
Separate Map
| Authors |
May, B. y Ca. |
| Full Title |
Plano Pintoresco De La Habana con los numeros de las casas B. May y Ca. 1853. (with) Inset map Puerto y Cereanias De La Habana. (with) 14 views of Havana & prominent buildings. |
| List No |
5444.000 |
| Note |
Colored lithographic map with views of the city of Havana including the "Fuente De La India En El Paseo De Isabel 2a." and "Vista Gral De La Habana." Text on map discusses the number of houses in the city. |
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