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    British and German New Guinea.
    British & German New Guinea
    This 1906 map of British New Guinea, German New Guinea (also known as Kaiser-Wilhelms-land), and the Bismarck Archipelago was produced by the Geographical Section of the General Staff of the War Office of Great Britain. Germany annexed the northern area of the island of New Guinea in 1884, together with islands of New Britain and New Ireland. The Germans renamed the former New Pomerania…
    • Contributor: Great Britain. War Office. Intelligence Division - Great Britain. War Office. General Staff. Geographical Section
    • Date: 1906-01-01
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    Guinea. "Base 802845AI (C00295) 2-02." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
    • Contributor: United States. Central Intelligence Agency
    • Date: 2002-01-01
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    Guinea. "Base 802846AI (C00295) 2-02." Relief shown by shading. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
    • Contributor: United States. Central Intelligence Agency
    • Date: 2002-01-01
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    Equatorial Guinea. "Base 801512 (E00309) 1-92." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Inset: Annobon. ARP
    • Contributor: United States. Central Intelligence Agency
    • Date: 1992-01-01
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    Equatorial Guinea. Relief shown by shading. "Base 801513 (E00309) 1-92." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Inset: Annobon. ARP
    • Contributor: United States. Central Intelligence Agency
    • Date: 1992-01-01
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    Papua New Guinea. "Base 801388 (A05601) 8-89." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
    • Contributor: United States. Central Intelligence Agency
    • Date: 1989-01-01
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    Papua New Guinea. Relief shown by shading. "Base 801388 (A05601) 8-89." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
    • Contributor: United States. Central Intelligence Agency
    • Date: 1989-01-01
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    Guinea map collection, 1880-1969 The collection consists of 51 maps of Guinea -- primarily in French -- concerning administrative and tribal boundaries, city plans, locations of wildlife preserves and natural resources, transportation lines, and other related subjects. These maps make up a small part of the Geography and Map Division's uncataloged holdings of maps that were acquired before the advent of digital cataloging in the 1970s. The materials…
    • Contributor: Lafosse, Georges - Hourst
    • Date: 1880
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    Muni : Guinea Continental Espańola Relief shown by shading. Also shows locations of Catholic churches and indigenous communities. Insets: Islote Elobey Peq́eño -- Angulo Suroeste de Corsico -- Cabo de San Juan y litoral inmediato al norte del mismo -- Bata y sus inmediaciones -- Cascadas de Buia. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes text.
    • Contributor: D'almonte, Enrique - Spain. Ministerio De Estado
    • Date: 1903-01-01
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    Guinea-Bissau map collection, 1827-1969 The collection consists of 51 maps of Guinea-Bissau at the whole country, region, and city level, covering a variety of subjects and uses. The materials date between 1827 and 1969. These maps make up a small part of the Geography and Map Division's uncataloged holdings of maps that were acquired before the advent of digital cataloging in the 1970s. This collection's strengths are maps…
    • Contributor: Oliveira, E. J. Da Costa - Silva, J. R. - Desbuissons, E.
    • Date: 1827
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    Special map, Northeast New Guinea. Verso of each map contains photomap of corresponding area. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
    • Contributor: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
    • Date: 1940-01-01

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    Special Map northeast New Guinea. Verso of each map contains photomap of corresponding area. "Planimetry compiled from tri-metrogon aerial photography, mission: 267X Sept 1943 by 8th Photo Squadron, 5th Air Force, U.S. Army. Additional information from Anglo Persian Oil Co, Australasian Petroleum Co and local informants." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
    • Contributor: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers - Anglo-Persian Oil Company - United States. Army Air Forces. Photo Reconnaissance Squadron, 8th - Australasian Petroleum Company
    • Date: 1943-01-01

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    Descripción o carta de golfo que contiene la costa de España, Verueria y Guinea hasta las yslas de Barlovto. con sus derrotas de y da y Buelta adistintos parages Also shows routes of expeditions. Prime meridian: Tenerife. Watermark: PVL [Pieter van Ley] in 1 character. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 13 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Printed label describing the map mounted on verso. Annotated in black ink in lower right corner: N. 1o [indecipherable]. Order number annotated in pencil…
    • Contributor: Muñoz, Gabriel - Blanco, Jph - Real Escuela De Navegación (Cádiz, Spain)
    • Date: 1756-01-01
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    The Description of the Coast of Guinea, Manicongo, and Angola, and so Proceeding Forwards beyond the Cape of Good Hope, with all the Harbors, Islands, Cliffs, Sandbars, and Shallows.
    Typus orarum maritimarum Guineae, Manicongo, & Angôlae ultra promontorium Bonae Spei
    This highly decorative map of the southwestern coast of Africa was published in 1598 in Iohn Hvighen van Linschoten: His Discours of Voyages into ye Easte & West Indies Devided into Foure Bookes. The original edition of this most important cartographic work was issued in Amsterdam two years earlier under the title Itinerario, voyage ofte schipvaert van Jan Huygen van Linschoten naer Oost ofte…
    • Contributor: Langren, Arnold Florent Van - Linschoten, Jan Huygen Van
    • Date: 1596-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
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    A new & accurate map of Negroland and the adjacent countries : also upper Guinea, showing the principle European settlements & distinguishing wch. belong to England, Denmark, Holland & c : the …
    New and accurate map of Negroland and the adjacent countries
    Relief shown pictorially. Decorative title cartouche with figures. Shows boundaries, rivers and principle settlements, with tents showing areas inhabited by nomads. Includes notes. Copy imperfect: Mounted on paper backing, stained along center fold line and throughout. Handwritten at bottom: A complete system of Geog. Emanuel Bowen London 1747. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
    • Contributor: Bowen, Emanuel
    • Date: 1747-01-01
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    Gvinea propria, nec non Nigritiae vel Terrae Nigrorvm maxima pars : geographis hodiernis dicta utraq[ue] Aethiopia inferior, & hujus quidem pars australis
    Guinea propria, nec non Nigritiae vel Terrae Nigrorum maxima pars | Guinee de meme que la plus grande partie du Pais des Negres | Gvinee de meme que la plus grande partie du Pais des Negres
    "This 1743 map shows western Africa from the territory of present-day Gabon in the south to Niger, Mali, and Mauritania in the north. The map was published in Nuremberg, Germany, by the firm of Homännische Erben, meaning the successors of the Nuremberg engraver and publisher Johann Baptist Homann (1663-1724) and his son, Johann Christoph Homann (1703-30). It is based on an earlier work by…
    • Contributor: Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon D - Homann Erben (Firm) - Marchais, R. De
    • Date: 1743
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    Karta Novoĭ Gvinei i proliva Torresa.
    Карта Новой Гвинеи и пролива Торреса.
    Dopolnitel'nye karty: Karta proliva Torresa.- [1:2 350 000]; Plan porta Dori.- [1:154 000]. Original map at: National Library of Russia From the atlas "Атлас Южного моря сочиненный флота капитан командором Крузенштерном." Дополнительные карты: Карта пролива Торреса.- [1:2 350 000]; План порта Дори.- [1:154 000].
    • Contributor: Kruzenshtern, Ivan Fedorovich
    • Date: 1824-01-01
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    Karta ostrovov Admiralteĭskikh. 1823.
    Карта островов Адмиралтейских. 1823.
    Na tom zhe liste karta: "Karta ostrovov Novoĭ Irlandii. 1823". Original map at: National Library of Russia From the atlas "Атлас Южного моря сочиненный флота капитан командором Крузенштерном." На том же листе карта: "Карта островов Новой Ирландии. 1823".
    • Contributor: Kruzenshtern, Ivan Fedorovich
    • Date: 1824-01-01
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    Karta ostrovov Novoĭ Irlandii. 1823.
    Карта островов Новой Ирландии. 1823.
    Na ėtom zhe liste karta "Karta ostrovov Admiralteĭskikh. 1823"Dopolnitel'nai︠a︡ karta: Plan zaliva Gauera.- 1:30 800. Original map at: National Library of Russia From the atlas "Атлас Южного моря сочиненный флота капитан командором Крузенштерном." На этом же листе карта "Карта островов Адмиралтейских. 1823"Дополнительная карта: План залива Гауера.- 1:30 800.
    • Contributor: Kruzenshtern, Ivan Fedorovich
    • Date: 1824-01-01
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    Karta ostrovov Novoĭ Britanii. 1823.
    Карта островов Новой Британии. 1823.
    Na ėtom zhe liste karta: "Karta ostrovov Novoĭ Britanii. 1823"Dopolnitel'nai︠a︡ karta: 1:4 200. Original map at: National Library of Russia From the atlas "Атлас Южного моря сочиненный флота капитан командором Крузенштерном." На этом же листе карта: "Карта островов Новой Британии. 1823"Дополнительная карта: 1:4 200.
    • Contributor: Kruzenshtern, Ivan Fedorovich
    • Date: 1824-01-01
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    Nova et acurata totius Africae tabula
    Title from cartouche: Africa | Title of Latin text: Nova Africae descriptio | Title of Dutch text: Beschryvinge van Africa | Title of French text: Nouvelle description l'Afrique
    Relief shown pictorially. Includes 2 diagrams, text, and illustrations. Title strip printed separately from map. Text in right, left and bottom margins by Nicolaes Visscher. Printed separately from map. Illustrations of local residents/costumes in left margin: Senagenses -- Mercator, dominvs, servus in Guinea -- Guinearum mvlieres et ancilla -- Cabo Lopes Gonsalvi accolae -- Magnates in Congo -- Miles Congensis cum femina -- Promontorii…
    • Contributor: Blaeu, Willem Janszoon - Visscher, Nicolaes
    • Date: 1657
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    Dominica, particulars of three lots of land : in the town of Roseau, with the valuable dwelling-house abd buildings, thereon, forming the premises known as Hillsborough House, also of a piece of …
    In the Court of the Commissioners for Sale of Incumbered Estates in the West Indies (Dominica) | Incumbered Estates in the West Indies (Dominica) | Encumbered Estates in the West Indies (Dominica)
    Title from accompanying text. "In the matter of the Estate of Philip Noel Bernard, William Burnley Hume , deceased. Ex parte and Thomas Hector Glennie, petitioners." "Sale on Wednesday, the 13th day of July, 1870." Accompanied by text: In the Court of the Commissioners for Sale of Incumbered Estates in the West Indies, Dominica. ([4] unnumbered pages : cadastral data, annotations ; 43 cm,…
    • Contributor: Hards, Vaughan & Leifchild (Firm)
    • Date: 1870-01-01

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    A New Description of Asia.
    Asiae nova descriptio
    The Flemish geographer and scholar Abraham Ortelius (1527-98) published the first edition of his Theatrum orbis terrarum (Theater of the world) in 1570. It contained 53 maps, each with a detailed commentary. It was the first true atlas in the modern sense: a bound book of map plates and accompanying text specifically produced to give a uniform, complete presentation. More than 7,300 copies of…
    • Contributor: Ortelius, Abraham
    • Date: 1579-01-01
    • Resource: - 2 pages
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    Atlas with Portolan Charts of the Old World and New World, 1580.
    Portulano
    This atlas of portolan charts of the old and the new worlds consists of 16 double leaves made from fine white parchment, bound in costly red morocco leather (made from fine goatskin) with gold ornaments in oriental style. The important Portuguese mariner, cartographer, and painter Fernão Vaz Dourado is thought to have made the atlas in 1580, near the end of his life. It…
    • Contributor: Dourado, Fernando Vaz, 16th Century
    • Date: 1580-01-01
    • Resource: - 65 pages
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    Periplus; an essay on the early history of charts and sailing-directions At head of title: A. E. Nordenskiöld. "The Periplus may be regarded as a second volume to the [author's] Facsimile-atlas [to the early history of cartography]"--Pref. "Sailing directions for the northern seas. By E. W. Dahlgren": p. 101-110. Phillips, 658 LAC knj 2019-07-02 update (1 card)
    • Contributor: Nordenskiöld, A. E. (Adolf Erik) - Bather, Francis Arthur - Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 1897

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