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Ottawa – 1894

Categories: 1894, Canada, Ontario, Ottawa

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Toronto – 1894

Categories: 1894, Ontario, Toronto

toronto_1894

Halifax, Canada – 1894

Categories: 1894, Canada, Halifax, Nova Scotia

halifax_1894

1894 City of Buffalo Atlas

Categories: 1894, Buffalo, New York

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  • Title: 1894 City of Buffalo Atlas
  • Date: 1894
  • Web Source: Erie County

United States Indian Reservations 1895

Categories: 1895, North America, United States

  • Title: United States Indian Reservations 1895
  • Date: 1895
  • Full Title: Map showing Indian reservations within the limits of the United States / compiled under the direction of the Hon. D. M. Browning.
  • Contributors: Browning, D. M.
  • Publication Date: 1895
  • Map Publisher: United States. Office of Indian Affairs.
  • Notes: Includes inset maps: Alaska -- Mission Indian reservations in California -- Indian Territory.
  • Scale: ca. 1:5,500,000
  • Original Item Description: 1 map : col. 53 x 84 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

Buffalo, New York – 1896

Categories: 1896, Buffalo, Massachusetts

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Wisconsin 1896

Categories: 1896, United States, Wisconsin

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  • Title: Wisconsin 1896
  • Full Title: Map of the state of Wisconsin / Department of the Interior, General Land Office ; compiled from the official records of the General Land Office and other sources under the direction of Harry King, C.E., chief of Drafting Division G.L.O. ; compiled, drawn and lettered by M. Hendges
  • Date: 1896
  • Creator: United States. General Land Office
  • Contributors: Hendges, M. (Matthew); King, Harry, (Harold G. R.).
  • Publisher: General Land Office (Washington)
  • Description: Prime meridian: Greenwich and Washington. Indicates counties, county seats, and indian reservations.
  • Scale: 1:760,320. 12 miles to 1 in. (W 92 54'--W 86 45', N 47 07'--N 42 30')
  • Publication Date: 1896
  • Web Source: American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection

Sheboygan Harbor (Wisconsin) 1897, sketch of outer end

Categories: 1897, Sheboygan, Sheboygan County, United States, Wisconsin

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  • Title: Sheboygan Harbor (Wisconsin) 1897, sketch of outer end
  • Full Title: Sketch of outer end of Sheboygan Harbor, Wis., : showing extension of piers, location of dredging and contours from 1880-1896 inclusive / Geo. A. Zinn, Captain, Corps of Engineers U.S. Army
  • Date: 1897
  • Creator: Zinn, George A.;
  • Contributors: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers;
  • Publisher: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Washington, D.C.)
  • Description: Depths shown by isolines. "To accompany report of January 27, 1897 to Chief of Engineers Brigadier General William Price Craighill." "Eng55 2."
  • Scale: 1:1,800 1 in. = 150 feet
  • Publication Date: 1897
  • Web Source: American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection

Oklahoma 1898

Categories: 1898, North America, Oklahoma, United States

  • Title: Oklahoma 1898
  • Date: 1898
  • Full Title: Map of Oklahoma Territory / compiled from the official records of the General Land Office and other sources, under the direction of Harry King revised and drawn by M. Hendges.
  • Contributors: King, Harry Hendges, M. (Matthew)
  • Publication Date: 1898
  • Map Publisher: United States. General Land Office.
  • Notes: Relief shown by shading. Shows roads, railroads, U.S. land offices, indian reservations and portions of the Indian Territory. At head of title: Department of the Interior, General Land Office, Hon. Binger Hermann, commissioner. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. Includes grid.
  • Scale: 1:760,320. 1 in. = 12 miles
  • Original Item Description: 1 map : col., mounted on linen 58 x 89 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

Santiago, Cuba 1898

Categories: 1898, Cuba, North America, Santiago

  • Title: Santiago, Cuba 1898
  • Date: 1898
  • Full Title: Army of Operations, Division of Cuba, Santiago Brigade sketch of Santiago de Cuba and vicinity / prepared in the Office of Naval Intelligence, Navy Department from a map accompanying "Combates y Capitulacion de Santiago de Cuba."
  • Contributors: United States. Army. Division of Cuba.
  • Publication Date: 1898
  • Map Publisher: Army Operations Division of Cuba Santiago Brigade
  • Notes: Includes text and indext to forts and detached points. "Nov. 1898."
  • Scale: 1:50,000.
  • Original Item Description: 1 map 57 x 81 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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