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J.F. Seiberling & Co. Catalog

Date: 1893
Description: Front and back covers of an advertising brochure for the New Empire line of mowers, reapers and grain binders manufactured by J.F. Seiberling & Company. Th...
Photograph

Steele's Tavern, Virginia

Date: 1900
Description: Run-down building with a stone chimney in a rural landscape. The photograph is identified as "Steele's Tavern." Cyrus McCormick successfully demonstrated h...
Map or Atlas

Hemisphere Occidental ou du Nouveau Monde: Publié sous les Auspices de Monseigneur Louis Philippe, duc d'Orléans, Premier Prince du Sang

Date: 1761
Description: This map shows the western hemisphere. Much of the north-west coast of North America is left blank, but the rest of the map lists the names of rivers, citi...
Map or Atlas

Carte de L'Amerique Septentrionale Depuis le 28 Degré de Latitude Jusqu'au 72

Date: 1755
Description: This map shows forts, missions, villages and cities, rivers and portages, and boundaries of the Spanish, English, and French territories, marking the large...
Map or Atlas

The Russian Discoveries from the Map Published by the Imperial Academy of St. Petersburg: North America and the Russian Far East

Date: 1775
Description: This map shows the northern Pacific Ocean along with north eastern Asia and western North America. The interior of Asia contains detailed engravings of pla...
Map or Atlas

Le Canada ou Partie de la Nouvelle France: Contenant la Terre de Labrador, la Nouvelle France, les Isles de Terre Neuve, de Nostre Dame &c

Date: 1696
Description: This sea chart and topographical map depicts the north east coast of Canada and North America, focusing on the Hudson Bay and Great Lakes regions. It shows...
Map or Atlas

The United States of North America, with the British & Spanish Territories According to the Treaty

Date: 1783
Description: This map is hand-colored and shows the boundaries of British, Spanish, and the newly recognized American claims, as well as the fishing rights granted to F...
Map or Atlas

Chart of the North-West Coast of America, With the Tracks of the King George and Queen Charlotte in 1786 & 1787

Date: 1788
Description: This map shows the north western coast of North America, including the southern coast of what will be Alaska and parts of the Aleutian Islands. It includes...
Map or Atlas

Universale Della Parte del Mondo Nuovamente Ritrovata

Date: 1556
Description: One of the earliest obtainable maps to accurately (for its time) depict the Americas, this map shows more decorative than descriptive features. A few river...
Map or Atlas

A Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World.

Date: 1675
Description: This atlas shows the western hemisphere, with a small portion of Spain and Africa. Several place names are labeled, such as the Plymouth colony, settlement...
Map or Atlas

L'Ameriqve Autrement le Novveav Monde et Indes Occidentales

Date: 1676
Description: Detailed map of North and South America. Cities, towns, forests, and mountains are shown pictorially. Duval labels regions, islands, cities, lakes, and Nat...
Map or Atlas

La Mer de Nort où Sont la Nle. France, la Floride, la Nle. Espagne, les Isles et la Terre-Ferme d'Amerique.

Date: 1679
Description: Decorative and detailed map of the eastern half of North America. Regions, cities, colonies, Native America land, rivers, lakes and some nautical features ...
Map or Atlas

Recentissima Novi Orbis, Sive Americae Septentrionalis et Meridionalis Tabula

Date: 1685
Description: A detailed map of the western hemisphere showing cities, settlements, Native American land, rivers, lakes, mountains, the Great Lakes, and California as an...
Map or Atlas

Hemisphere Occidental: Dressé en 1720 pour L'usage Particulier du Roy sur les Observations Astronomiques et Geographiques, Raportées la Même Année dans L'histoire et Dans le Memoires de 'Academie Rle. des Sciences

Date: 1724
Description: Map showing the mountains, rivers, lakes, settlements, islands, and regions of North and South America. Characteristic of de L'Isle, this map is highly det...
Map or Atlas

Americae Mappa Generalis: Secundum Legitimas Projectionis Stereographicae Regulas

Date: 1746
Description: Detailed map of the western hemisphere and part of Africa and Europe. Islands, cities, settlements, rivers, lakes, countries, and regions are marked. Mount...
Map or Atlas

Carte Universelle du Monde Vulgairement dite la Mappemonde: Avec de Nouvelles Observations Touchant les Navigations de Long Cours Par P. Du-Val. Amerique Septemtrionale

Date: 1684
Description: Map of North America showing some colonies, cities, rivers, lakes, and Native American land. Ship routes spread across both oceans, including one decorated...
Map or Atlas

America Septentrionalis Concinnata Juxta Observationes Dñn Academiae Regalis Scientiarum: et Nonnullorum Aliorum, et Juxta Annotationes Recentissimas

Date: 1760
Description: Map of North America based upon the cartographic work of de L'Isle. It shows cities, regions, lakes, rivers, Native American land, mountains, islands, and ...
Map or Atlas

A Chart of North and South America: Including the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, with the Nearest Coasts of Europe, Africa and Asia

Date: 1775
Description: This six sheet large format map is one of the most informative maps of its time. It shows cities, Native American land, lakes, rivers, mountains, topograph...
Map or Atlas

Nouvelle Carte de l'Amerique Septentrionale: Dressée sur les Plus Nouvelles Observations de Messieuirs de l'Academie des Sciences

Date: 1739
Description: Map of North America using sinusoidal projection to represent the curvature of the earth. It shows settlements and cities, Native American land, lakes, riv...
Map or Atlas

Carte Générale des Découvertes de l'Amiral de Fonte, et Autres Navigateurs Espagnols, Anglois et Russes pour la Recherche du Passage à la Mer du Sud

Date: 1777
Description: This important map highlights the frantic desire and search for the north west passage. It shows a few settlements and mountains in Russia, north west Amer...

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