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New Map: The American Union Railroad Map of the United States, British Possessions, West Indies, Mexico and Central America, 1872, by Haasis and Lubrecht A colorful railroad map of the United States showing all rail lines and stops. Includes inset text describing the United States and each state and territory, a list of all presidents (through Ulysses S. Grant), and population data for each county in each state from the 1870 census. Also includes a chart showing a "Time and Distance Table between Washington and the Principal Places in North and Central America", and an inset drawing at the top depicting the landscape of the country "From the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean." March 03, 2010
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New Map: A New and Accurate Map of North America, Drawn from the Famous Mr. d'Anville with Improvements from the Best English Maps, 1771, by Peter Bell Shows the American colonies on the eve of the American Revolution. Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia are shown extending west to the Mississippi River. Numerous towns and forts are indicated, as are the locations of various Indian tribes. February 24, 2010
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New Map: Upper Ethiopia, commonly called Abyssinia, or the Empire of Prester John, 1660, by Joan Blaeu Covers eastern and central Africa, from present-day Sudan south to Mozambique in the east, and eastern Niger south to Angola in the west. Prester John (also known as Presbyter Johannes) was a mythical Christian king believed to rule over a Christian kingdom in the Orient. Belief in Prester John lasted for several centuries up through the 17th century. The location of Prester John's kingdom shifted from the Orient to Ethiopia when Portuguese explorers believed they had found the kingdom in east Africa. February 16, 2010
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New Map: Map of Linguistic Stocks of American Indians, 1890, by John Wesley Powell Shows the locations and distribution of the linguistic groups of American Indians across North America. This map originally accompanied the 1890 Annual Report of Bureau of Ethnology, by John Wesley Powell. The bureau was founded by Powell to organize anthropological research in America, and was later merged with the Smithsonian Institution. February 08, 2010
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Added a 1836 map showing the distribution of Native American tribes in North America as of the year 1600 in the eastern half of the continent, and as of the year 1800 in the western half. Coloring on the map indicates major groupings: Eskimaux, Athapascas, Algonkin-Lenape, Iroquois, Cherokees, Creeks, Choctas and Chicasas, Sioux, Black Feet, and Pawnees. January 25, 2010
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Happy New Year!!! To celebrate the new year, we're offering a 15% discount on all maps now through January 31st. No coupon code is necessary, the 15% discount will automatically be applied to the contents of your shopping cart. January 04, 2010 |
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Added five Bird's Eye View maps from Texas of Fort Worth, Laredo, and Waco. November 13, 2009
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Added two Bird's Eye View maps from Florida of Cedar Key and Pensacola. November 13, 2009
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Added 4 Bird's Eye View maps of California, covering Bakersfield, Eureka, Fresno and Sacramento. November 11, 2009
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Added 23 maps from Fielding Lucas' 1817 atlas of the world, covering all states and territories of the US as of 1817. Click on the maps below or view all Fielding Lucas maps. November 03, 2009
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