Collection Items
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Map[Map and views illustrating Sir Francis Drake's West Indian voyage, 1585-6]. The first engraving is a map of Drake's voyage [showing Europe, western Africa, northern South America, and eastern North America]; the four other engravings consist of bird's-eye battle plan views of the cities of Santiago, Santo Domingo, Cartagena, and St. Augustine, Florida. 4 bird's-eye views and 1 map. Relief shown pictorially on bird's-eye views. Voyage map in English; city maps in Latin. Title supplied...
- Contributor: Hans and Hanni Kraus Sir Francis Drake Collection (Library of Congress) - Boazio, Baptista - Croftes - Bigges, Walter - Jay I. Kislak Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1589
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MapSpecial Karte von den Mittleren Brittischen Colonien in Nord Amerika. Relief shown by hachures and pictorially. Some place names in English. From Christian Leiste's Beschreibung des Brittischen Amerika zur Ersparung der englischen Karten. Wolfenbüttel, 1778. Prime meridian: London. Fold-lined. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vendor: Old Maps and Prints Acquisitions control no. 2004-057
- Contributor: Pingeling, T. A. (Thomas Albrecht) - Leiste, Christian
- Date: 1778-01-01
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MapMap of the United States of America : with the contiguous British & Spanish possessions
Map of United States and adjacent British & Spanish possessions Also shows southern Canada, Mexico, parts of Central America, and the West Indies. Relief shown pictorially. "Entered according to Act of Congress the 16th day of June 1820." This is a variant edition printed between the documented 6th and 7th states. The 6th and 7th states of the map are described in: A la carte / compiled by Walter Ristow. 1972. p. 180. Prime...- Contributor: Melish, John - Tanner, Henry Schenck - Vallance, J. (John)
- Date: 1820-01-01