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Early Maps of the Americas

Collection of historical maps detailing the Americas, including the Caribbean and Mexico, highlighting early explorations and territorial claims.

A complete map of the West Indies, illustrating the coasts of Florida, Louisiana, New Spain, and Terra Firma, along with all the islands. Created by Robert Sayer in 1786, this map was published in London in 1788 and is noted as the second edition, featuring additions, corrections, and significant improvements. The map falls under the categories of early British works and geography
A complete map of the West Indies, illustrating the coasts of Florida, Louisiana, New Spain, and Terra Firma, along with all the islands. Created by Robert Sayer in 1786, this map was published in London in 1788 and is noted as the second edition, featuring additions, corrections, and significant improvements. The map falls under the categories of early British works and geography
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Map of South America, 1844Colombie et Guyanes , South America, Maps, Colombia, Maps, Guyana, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionNicaragua , Transportation, Nicaragua, Maps, Nicaragua, Maps, Nicaragua, Administrative and political divisions, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionVintage map of Jamaica, printed by Bowles, 18th centuryTabula Terre Nove, 1513., 1513. Europe, Africa, West, America., 1 print woodcut; 37.4 x 44.9 cm. WoodcutsArchive Map, South America. by David Hugh Burr, 1833Tahtah. Egypte topogr. 11 Cartographic. Maps. 1828. Rare Book Division. EgyptSeat of war--Russia and Turkey , Crimean War, 1853-1856, Maps, Black Sea Region, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionCartography, 17th century. Map of Panama, 1744. Detail: San Felipe Bay in Portobelo.County map of California by Samuel Augustus Mitchell, 1860Italy , Italy, Maps, Pictorial maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionHaiti. Relief shown by shading and spot heights. Includes comparative area map. "802268 (R01366) 6-94." Featured in the Faces & Places Exhibit, Kravis Center, Palm Beach, FL, 2005 Exhibited in Faces and Places, at the Boston Public Library, Boston, MA, October 2003 - September 2004.. Modern-day Haiti is depicted on this general reference map published by the Central Intelligence Agency. Shading highlights its mountainous topography, while an inset map demonstrates that Haiti is about the size of Maryland and Delaware. Although Haiti was the first Latin American republic to declare its independence, the population did not prosper. Throughout the 19th and 20th century, the country has been plagued by political turmoil and has been ruled by numerous dictators. Today, it is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, with many citizens seeking asylum in the Untied States, especially southern Florida. Haiti's neighbor to the east is the Dominican Republic, the former Spanish colony of SaMap of the Mexican National R.R 'Laredo route ' and connections : the scenic short line to the city of Mexico , Mexican National Railroad Company, Maps, Railroads, Mexico, Maps, Mexico, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center CollectionTopographic map of the island of Puerto Rico. 1886Pitcairn Villlage Cartographic. Atlases, Maps. 1865. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. Saint Lawrence County (N.Y.), Real property , New York (State) , Saint Lawrence CountyMap of California roads for cyclers. George W. Blum. California Photo-Engraving Co. 1895.Map: California Land Grant Study. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 71.9 x 54.8 cm (28 5/16 x 21 9/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Hal Blakeley.The West Indian atlas frontispiece : or, a general description of the West Indies. Title page from Jeffery's West-India atlas. London: Robert Sayer and John Bennett, 1783. Includes latitude and longitude (from Ferro and London) scales. Boston Public Library copy removed from the atlas (G1600 .J44 1783).. Engraved title page depicting natives, a trader, barrels of goods and indigenous flora and fauna on an island. Ships and other islands in the background. Putto with a trident and a torch above the title. We Are One: Thomas Jefferys, Geographer to the King, compiled an atlas devoted exclusively to the Caribbean region because of its importance within Britains commercial empire. The atlass frontispiece, like map cartouches of the period, aims to evoke the economic and cultural landscape of the region. This iconic scene shows the African slaves who worked the Caribbean sugar plantations, which had very high mortality rates. Bundles of sugar cane lie on the right. The barrels shown most li