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Maps of ‘Alaska’

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Bowles’s New Pocket Map of the Discoveries Made by the Russians on the North West Coast of America – 1780

Categories: 1780, Alaska, Russia (Asia)

Title: Bowles's New Pocket Map of the Discoveries Made by the Russians on the North West Coast of America
Date: 1780
Cartographer: The Royal Academy of Sciences (Russia)
Web Source: Antiquarian Maps at Reed College

Chart of the N.W. Coast of America and the N.E. Coast of Asia, Explored in the Years 1778 and 1779 / prepared by Heny. Roberts, under the immediate inspection of Capt. Cook; engraved by W. Palmer.

Categories: 1794, Alaska, Asia, North America, Russia (Asia)

Title: Chart of the N.W. Coast of America and the N.E. Coast of Asia, Explored in the Years 1778 and 1779 / prepared by Heny. Roberts, under the immediate inspection of Capt. Cook; engraved by W. Palmer.
Date: 1794
Cartographer: Henry Roberts
Web Source: Antiquarian Maps at Reed College

Map of the Territory of Alaska – 1915

Categories: 1915, Alaska

Title: Map of the Territory of Alaska
Date: 1915
Web Source: Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection - Historical Maps of the United States

Aleutians (Japanese limit of advance) – 1942-1943

Categories: 1942, 1943, Alaska, Aleutian Islands, World War II

Title: Aleutians (Japanese limit of advance)
Date: 1942-1943
Cartographer: George L. MacGarrigle
Original Source: Aleutians Islands Campaign Brochure
Web Source: University of Texas - Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection - World War II Maps

Aleutians – The Capture of Attu, 11 – 30 May 1943

Categories: 1943, Alaska, Aleutian Islands, Attu, World War II

Title: Aleutians - The Capture of Attu, 11 - 30 May 1943
Date: 1943
Cartographer: George L. MacGarrigle
Original Source: Aleutians Islands Campaign Brochure
Web Source: University of Texas - Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection - World War II Maps

Aleutians – Kiska Island, 15 – 16 August 1943

Categories: 1943, Alaska, Aleutian Islands, Kiska Island, World War II

Title: Aleutians - Kiska Island, 15 - 16 August 1943
Date: 1943
Cartographer: George L. MacGarrigle
Original Source: Aleutians Islands Campaign Brochure
Web Source: University of Texas - Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection - World War II Maps

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