"Dediee et presente au roy par son tres humble, tres obeysant, et tres fidele serviteur et sujet Louis Claude de Vezou." "Gravee par J. Lattre." Includes 11 circular charts showing solar and lunar eclipses, positions of the horizon, and models of...
Five maps on one sheet. Relief shown by pictorially and by hachures. Components: I. La Carte manuscrite de l'Amerique de Mathieu Neron Pecci olen dressee a Florence en 1604. -- II. Sanson 1656. --III. De l'Isle Amerique Sept. 1700. -- IV. Le...
Congress was almost totally ignorant of Alaska, many suspected that the purchase was a bad bargain, and the only interest revolved around fur sealing. Therefore, many Congressmen were reluctant to pass Alaska legislation. Aside from the purchase,...
Map of Asian Russia, showing an entirely different configuration of N.E. Asia from other maps in the same atlas. Long "Destroit de Iesso" runs from 54 degrees N to 69 degrees N. Iesso reappears between 40 degrees N and 43 degrees N at edge of...
From text of document: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the territory ceded to the United States by Russia by the treaty of March thirtieth, eighteen hun- dred and...
Relief shown by hachures. Each route is shaded in a different color. Hand colored. Repaired on left margin with paper bearing partial illustration on verso. From vol. 3 of Mackenzie's Voyages dans l'interieur de l'Amerique septentrionale....
Relief shown by hachures. Shows the routes of Sherard Osborn, Gustave Lamber, and Augustus Petermann. Insets: Route de l'Expedition Francaise, Projection Etoilee du Dr. Jaeger -- Regions Polaires Australes -- Marche supposee du Pole Magnetique --...
Relief shown pictorially and by hachures. Inset titled "Profil du Chemin de Carthagene des Indes au Plateau de Santa Fe de Bogata," which is a profile of the valley of the Magdalena River and the subsequent topography rising up to Bogata,...
Relief shown pictorially. Color outline. Shows coast of western North America from northern Mexico north to Bering Strait. Inset shows western North America including Bering Strait and Arctic coast. At upper right: "Suppl. 4e carte." At...
Relief shown pictorially. From Hydrographie Francoise, vol. II, no. 56, Paris, 1755. Remarks section includes legend to coloration of the map: Possessions of French outlined in blue, of English in yellow, and of Spanish in red. Longitude in...
Relief shown pictorially. Shows tracks of various voyages. Includes illustrations of inhabitant of Kamchatka and from northwest of Louisiana. Map no. 115 of v.2 of de L'Isle's Atlas geographique et universel.
Shows routes of various voyages. Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridians: Paris and Ferro. Includes small illustrations of inhabitants of Kamchatka and Louisiana. Annotation: "70." Outline color.