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Stanford's library map of South America / constructed by A. Keith Johnston, F.R.S.E. F.R.G.S. &c



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    Map of South America

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    "Prepared especially for The National Geographic Magazine Gilbert Grosvenor, Editor." Submaps: Physical Map of South America; Mean annual temperature; Economic Map of South America. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: shaded. Graphic Scale: Miles, kilometers. Projection: Polyconic. Printing Process: Lithography.

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  • Stanford's map of the seat of the war in America

    Stanford's map of the seat of the war in America

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    Kirkpatrick Catalogue entry: "2480 l Stanford, Edward, publisher. Stanford's Map of the Seat of the War in America. London, Edward Stanford, 1861. 1 sheet. [see p.]."MS notes at top of sheet give a date and identify one former owner of the map as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Rifle Brigade, though it does not say which one. Publishers' advertisement pasted to verso. MS notes: N.W. Fyns(?) Lieut. Coll. Rifle Brigade. Lent this map Aug. 31st 1862.. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Polyconic. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS notes: N. America Civil War 1862 RB 11489,n p maps Stanford 1861. Stamps: Kensington Public Libraries..

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  • Rio Grande do Sul Province, Brazil, west of Porto Alegre

    Rio Grande do Sul Province, Brazil, west of Porto Alegre

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    Kirkpatrick Catalogue entry: "2462 [Campos do Jacuhy e Taquary]. Lipsia, Instituto lithographico de H. Kunsch, 1861. 1 sheet. [see cabinet]."Map either untitled or the title was on a now-missing portion. Probably obtained while Burton was in South America between 1865 and 1868. MS notes: Burton (map cabinet) Campos 2462.. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography.

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    Map of the United States, British & Central America : from state documents & unpublished materials / by Professor H.D. Rogers of Boston U.S. and A. Keith Johnston, F.R.S.E. Geographer to the Queen

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    Alternate title from cover. The western section of this map is particularly interesting because of the lack of North and South Dakota, Montana and Idaho, Colorado, Nevada and Arizona and the consequent stretching of other states and territories. Insets: Montreal -- Quebec and its environs -- New York and its environs -- Boston and its environs -- Cincinnati & vicinity -- Philadelphia & vicinity -- New Orleans -- Continuation of Central America on the same scale -- San Francisco. Presented to the Huntington Library by Mr. & Mrs. Francis M. Wheat in memory of Carl I. Wheat, October 1975. Submaps: Central America; San Francisco; New Orleans; Louisville & Jeffersonville; New York; Boston; Cincinnati; Philadelphia; Montreal; Quebec. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Polyconic. Printing Process: Lithography.

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  • Planta das colonias allemães e terrenos medidos na Provincia de Santa Catharina / por Woldemar Schultz

    Planta das colonias allemães e terrenos medidos na Provincia de Santa Catharina / por Woldemar Schultz

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    Kirkpatrick Catalogue entry: "2478 [Schultz, W.] Planta das colonias allemães e terrenos medidos na Provincia de Santa Catharina. Lipsia, Instituto lithographico de H. Kunsch, 1861. 1 sheet. [see cabinet]." Probably obtained while Burton was in South America between 1865 and 1868. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography.

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  • The provinces of the Rio de la Plata and adjacent countries : chiefly from the map constructed / by J. Arrowsmith for Sir Woodbine Parish, K.C.H., drawn by Augustus Petermann

    The provinces of the Rio de la Plata and adjacent countries : chiefly from the map constructed / by J. Arrowsmith for Sir Woodbine Parish, K.C.H., drawn by Augustus Petermann

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    Kirkpatrick Catalogue entry: "2458 d Arrowsmith, J. The provinces of the Rio de la Plata and adjacent countries, chiefly from the map constructed ... for Sir Woodbine Parish ... drawn by Augustus Petermann. [London], A. Petermann, [1850?]. 1 sheet. [see p.]."Includes section views: "Section from Raya Pass to Buenos Ayres through the Peru Bolivian Tablelands, and the Travesia and the Pampas of La Plata" and "Section from Valpraiso to Buenos Ayres." The map by Sir Woodbine Parish, on which this is based, was published in 1852. Martin de Moussy published his Description géographique et statique de la Confédération Argentina after this map, in 1860. (Técnica, política y "deseo territorial" en la cartografía oficial de la Argentina (1852-1941), Carla Lois, Scripta Nova, volume 10, number 218 (52), August 1 2006.) Probably obtained while Burton was in South America between 1865 and 1868. Submap: Section from Raya Pass to Buenos Ayres, through the Peru Bolivian Tablelands and the Traversia and the Pampas of La Plata; Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego. Stamp: Kensington Public Library. MS notes in Paraguay and Brazil.. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Polyconic. Printing Process: Lithography. Other Features: Sub-maps. Verso Text: Stamp: Kensington Public Library (3).

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