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Map Robertson's geographic-historical series illustrating the history of America and the United States : from 1492 to the present time.

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Title

  • Robertson's geographic-historical series illustrating the history of America and the United States : from 1492 to the present time.

Names

  • Robertson, H. C.
  • R. O. Evans and Company.

Created / Published

  • Chicago : R.O. Evans and Co., c1898.

Contents

  • [Title sheet] -- The Earth -- The Earth as known when Columbus sailed -- Columbus' voyages -- Location of Indian tribes 1492 -- The Cabots -- Ponce de Leon and Balboa -- Magellan's voyages -- Spanish in America at close of the sixteenth century -- French explorers (a) -- French explorers (b) -- French explorers (c) -- Drake, Frobisher and Gosnold -- Attempted colony by Raleigh -- Settlements -- Settlements of Virginia -- [S.n.] -- Hudson's discoveries -- Settlement of Massachusetts -- Settlement of New York -- Conflicting grants -- The inter-colonial wars -- Braddock's defeat -- Greene's retreat -- Miscellaneous -- Siege of Quebec -- English, French and Spanish possessions -- British and Spanish possessions -- Siege of Boston -- Lexington and Bunker Hill -- Siege and surrender at Yorktown -- Campaign in New York -- The Revolutionary War -- Burgoyne's invasion -- United States after Sept. 3, 1783/The thirteen original states -- Organization and development [1789-1845] -- Organization and development [1845-1865] -- Battle of Bull Run -- First attempt to open the Mississippi -- McClellan's first advance on Richmond -- [Battle of Gettysburg] -- Fall of Vicksburg -- Grant's advance on Richmond -- Sherman's march to the sea -- Organization and development [1865-1897] -- McKinley's administration, 1897 -- Territorial growth -- Tables of comparison and statistics.

Headings

  • -  United States--Historical geography--Maps
  • -  United States--Territorial expansion--Maps
  • -  United States--Territories and possessions--Maps
  • -  United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  United States--Discovery and exploration--Maps
  • -  United States

Notes

  • -  Wall maps.
  • -  Title from title sheet.
  • -  Copyright: H.C. Robertson.
  • -  First attempt to open the Mississippi LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 32
  • -  Sherman's march to the sea LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 83
  • -  Fall of Vicksburg LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 283
  • -  Battle of Gettysburg LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 348
  • -  Battle of Bull Run LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 569
  • -  Grant's advance on Richmond LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 637
  • -  McClellan's first advance on Richmond LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 638
  • -  Some sheets include col. ill. and notes.
  • -  Map of Battle of Gettysburg (CW 348) missing as of 2006.

Medium

  • < > maps : both sides, col. ; on sheets 88 x 64 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3701.S1 svar .R6

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2009582180

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Robertson, H. C, and R. O. Evans And Company. Robertson's geographic-historical series illustrating the history of America and the United States: fromto the present time. Chicago: R.O. Evans and Co, 1492. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2009582180/.

APA citation style:

Robertson, H. C. & R. O. Evans And Company. (1492) Robertson's geographic-historical series illustrating the history of America and the United States: fromto the present time. Chicago: R.O. Evans and Co. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2009582180/.

MLA citation style:

Robertson, H. C, and R. O. Evans And Company. Robertson's geographic-historical series illustrating the history of America and the United States: fromto the present time. Chicago: R.O. Evans and Co, 1492. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2009582180/>.