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Saudia Arabia north west 1884

Categories: 1884, Asia, Saudi Arabia

  • Title: Saudia Arabia north west 1884
  • Date: 1884
  • Full Title: A map of north western Arabia and Nejd / by Charles M. Doughty published for the proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society by Edward Standord.
  • Creator: Doughty, Charles Montagu, 1843-1926
  • Contributors: Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain)
  • Publication Date: 1884
  • Map Publisher: Edward Stanford Ltd.
  • Notes: Shows: roads, settlements, caravan routes, wadis, C.M. Doughty's routes. Relief shown as hachures. Includes inset continuation map.
  • Scale: 1:2,027,520 1 in. = 32 miles
  • Original Item Description: 1 map : col. 45 x 51 cm.
  • Repository: American Geographical Society Library, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
  • Digital Publisher: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
  • Rights: The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
  • Web Source: American Geographical Society Digital Map Collection

Indo-China – 1886

Categories: 1886, Burma, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam

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Afghanistan and Punjab 1891

Categories: 1891, Afghanistan, Asia, India, Punjab

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  • Title: Afghanistan and Punjab 1891
  • Date: 1891
  • Full Title: Skeleton map of the Afghanistan and Punjab frontier / published under the direction of Lieut. Colonel H.R. Thuillier, R.E., Officiating Surveyor-General of India photozincographed at the Survey of India Offices.
  • Creator: Survey of India
  • Contributors: Thuillier, H. R. (Henry Ravenshaw)
  • Publication Date: 1891
  • Map Publisher: Survey of India
  • Notes: Relief shown by spot heights. "November 1886, with corrections to boundaries and railways up to 1891." "Reg. No. 272, S.I. D. July 91. - 100."
  • Scale: 1:2,000,000 1 in. = 32 miles
  • Original Item Description: 1 map : col. 39 x 44 cm., on sheet 51 x 69 cm.
  • Repository: American Geographical Society Library, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
  • Digital Publisher: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
  • Rights: The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
  • Web Source: American Geographical Society Digital Map Collection

Asia – 1892

Categories: 1892, Asia

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Nederlandisch-Indie [Netherlands Indies] circa 1893

Categories: 1893, Indonesia

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Korea 1895

Categories: 1895, Asia, Korea, North Korea, South Korea

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  • Title: Korea 1895
  • Date: 1895
  • Full Title: Korea or Cho-sen of the Japanese / compiled from the map published by the Japanese War Ministry, Tokio in 1875 and from the latest coast surveys names transliterated by Dr. Ernest Satow, Second Secretary & Japanese Secretary to H.M. Legation at Tokio Military Information Division, A.G.O. Chas. H. Ourand, del. The Norris Peters Co., photo-litho.
  • Creator: United States. Adjutant-General's Office. Military Information Division
  • Contributors: Ourand, Charles H. Norris Peters Co.
  • Publication Date: 1895
  • Map Publisher: Military Information Division, A.G.O.
  • Notes: Relief shown by hachures. Includes notes, references and inset map of "Che-ju."
  • Scale: 1:1,700,000
  • Original Item Description: 1 map : col. 53 x 28 cm.
  • Repository: American Geographical Society Library, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
  • Digital Publisher: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
  • Rights: The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
  • Web Source: American Geographical Society Digital Map Collection

Formosa from the Latest Authorities [Taiwan] – 1896

Categories: 1896, Formosa, Taiwan

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Soerabaja [Surabaya], Indonesia – 1897

Categories: 1897, Indonesia, Surabaya

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Batavia [Jakarta] – 1897

Categories: 1897, Indonesia, Jakarta

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Philippine Islands 1898

Categories: 1898, Asia, Philippines

  • Title: Philippine Islands 1898
  • Date: 1898
  • Full Title: The Philippine Islands / The New York Times
  • Publication Date: 1898
  • Map Publisher: The New York Times
  • Notes: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Includes text. "Supplement." "May 22, 1898."
  • Scale: ca. 1:6,000,000
  • Original Item Description: 1 map : col. 29 x 21 cm.
  • Repository: American Geographical Society Library, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
  • Digital Publisher: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
  • Rights: The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
  • Web Source: American Geographical Society Digital Map Collection

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