Mapping Collection (page 7)

Map of South Chicago, 1871 (colour litho)
NBY332282 Map of South Chicago, 1871 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info.: Lake County, Calumet, Thornton)

Boston and its environs in 1775 and 1776 (litho)
PNP329795 Boston and its environs in 1775 and 1776 (litho) by American School, (18th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; American, out of copyright

New York at the Beginning of the Eighteenth Century (litho)
PNP329792 New York at the Beginning of the Eighteenth Century (litho) by American School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: from Mathers Magnalia ; ); Peter Newark Pictures; American

Terra Moriath Sive Solymarum Ager Suburbanus (colour engraving)
XCF285148 Terra Moriath Sive Solymarum Ager Suburbanus (colour engraving) by English School; Private Collection; (add.info.: biblical Palestine as divided among the tribes; ); English

A Guide for Emigrants, containing sketches of Illinois
NBY332354 A Guide for Emigrants, containing sketches of Illinois, Missouri and the adjacent parts, by J.M. Peck, published by Lincoln and Edmands, Boston, 1831 (colour litho) by American School

Pages from Travels through the United States of America... 1818 (litho)
NBY332351 Pages from Travels through the United States of America... 1818 (litho) by Melish, John (1771-1822); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info.:in the years 1806 & 1807, and 1809)

Indian campaign of 1832: Map of the country, 1832 (pen & ink on paper)
NBY332345 Indian campaign of 1832: Map of the country, 1832 (pen & ink on paper) by Rose, Edwin (fl.1832); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info.: map from The Black Hawk War)

Map of Brighton by Thomas Yeakell and William Gardner, engraved by Whitchurch
STC255318 Map of Brighton by Thomas Yeakell and William Gardner, engraved by Whitchurch, 1779 (colour engraving) by English School

Map of the Suez Canal, c. 1870 (engraving)
CHT290579 Map of the Suez Canal, c.1870 (engraving) by Le Bealle, A. (fl.1870); Private Collection; (add.info.: Carte du Canal de Suez; made soon after the opening of the Canal in 1869;)

Map of Cambridge, from Caius Historia Cantabrigensis Academia, 1574 (engraving)
FIT276174 Map of Cambridge, from Caius Historia Cantabrigensis Academia, 1574 (engraving) by Lyne, Richard (fl. c.1570-98); Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Wolfes plan for the siege of Quebec in 1759, 1780 (litho)
PNP375476 Wolfes plan for the siege of Quebec in 1759, 1780 (litho) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Map of the city of Siam, capital of the kingdom of that name after a survey done by a
LIT389753 Map of the city of Siam, capital of the kingdom of that name after a survey done by a French engineer in 1687, published in the 1751 edition of Histoire Generale des Voyages by Antoine

Scotts Map of the Consolidated City of Philadelphia, 1856 (hand-coloured engraving)
486274 Scotts Map of the Consolidated City of Philadelphia, 1856 (hand-coloured engraving) by Scott, James (19th century); 108x81 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; eFree Library of Philadelphia; Map

Map of the County of Philadelphia From Actual Survey, 1843 (hand-coloured engraving)
486269 Map of the County of Philadelphia From Actual Survey, 1843 (hand-coloured engraving) by Ellet, Charles Jr. (1810-62)

Panoramic view of Canterbury in the sixteenth century, illustration from
STC393378 Panoramic view of Canterbury in the sixteenth century, illustration from The Church of England: A History for the People by H.D.M. Spence-Jones, pub

Ruins of an old fort in Tennessee, from an Atlas of the United States, 1824 (engraving)
497560 Ruins of an old fort in Tennessee, from an Atlas of the United States, 1824 (engraving) by KlinckowstrAom, Axel Leonhard (1775-1837); 56x44 cm; Gilder Lehrman Collection, New York

Assembled map of the planet Mars, from observations made during six oppositions in
CHT176314 Assembled map of the planet Mars, from observations made during six oppositions in 1877-88 by Schiaparelli, Giovanni (c.1835-1910) (after); Observatoire Camille Flammarion, Juvisy

Map of Venice, published by H. Chatelain in Amsterdam, 1728 (engraving)
REV345836 Map of Venice, published by H. Chatelain in Amsterdam, 1728 (engraving) by French School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Carte du plan de Venise)

Map of Trento, from Les Villes de Venetie, 1704
REV345812 Map of Trento, from Les Villes de Venetie, 1704, published by Pierre Mortier in Amsterdam (engraving) by Mortier

Map of Treviso, from Les Villes de Venetie, 1704
REV345807 Map of Treviso, from Les Villes de Venetie, 1704, published by Pierre Mortier in Amsterdam (engraving) by Mortier

Map of Asia, published in 1700, Paris (colour engraving)
REV345802 Map of Asia, published in 1700, Paris (colour engraving) by Delisle, Guillaume (1675-1726) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Guillaume de L Isle)

Plan of the Assault on Ladysmith (litho)
STC373407 Plan of the Assault on Ladysmith (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Siege of Ladysmith, 30th October 1899 to 28th February 1900)

Battle of Newbury, 20th September 1643 (litho)
STC373364 Battle of Newbury, 20th September 1643 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Luxembourg, the capital of the Duchy, 1649 (hand-coloured engraving)
STC420678 Luxembourg, the capital of the Duchy, 1649 (hand-coloured engraving) by Blaeu, Joan (1596-1673); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Dutch, out of copyright

Town Plan of Savannah, c. 1733 (pen & ink on paper)
3964034 Town Plan of Savannah, c.1733 (pen & ink on paper) by American School, (18th century); 35.2x39.5 cm; By kind permission of the Earl of Leicester and the Trustees of the Holkham Estate;

Map of the Battle of Talavera, published by William Blackwood and Sons
746898 Map of the Battle of Talavera, published by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh & London, 1848 (hand-coloured engraving) by Johnston

Map of the Passage of the Beresina, published by William Blackwood and Sons
746891 Map of the Passage of the Beresina, published by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh & London, 1848 (hand-coloured engraving) by Johnston

Map of the Battle of Lutzen, published by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh & London
746890 Map of the Battle of Lutzen, published by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh & London, 1848 (hand-coloured engraving) by Johnston

Map of the Battle of Vitoria, published by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh & London
746888 Map of the Battle of Vitoria, published by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh & London, 1848 (hand-coloured engraving) by Johnston

Maps of the Battle of Gross Beeren and Battle of Dennewitz
746886 Maps of the Battle of Gross Beeren and Battle of Dennewitz, published by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh & London, 1848 (hand-coloured engraving) by Johnston

Map of the Battles of Champaubert and Vauchamps, published by William Blackwood and Sons
746881 Map of the Battles of Champaubert and Vauchamps, published by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh & London, 1848 (hand-coloured engraving) by Johnston

Map of Paris and Its Environs, published by William Blackwood and Sons
746877 Map of Paris and Its Environs, published by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh & London, 1848 (hand-coloured engraving) by Johnston

Two exceptional terrestrial and celestial globes, supported by Hercules and Atlas
3482925 Two exceptional terrestrial and celestial globes, supported by Hercules and Atlas, Augsburg, 1697-99 (silver & silver-gilt) by Drentwett

Celestial manuscript map, 1863 (cloth, embroidery & pen and ink on paper)
3482905 Celestial manuscript map, 1863 (cloth, embroidery & pen and ink on paper) by Rogers, Hattie E. (fl.1863-78); 143.5x239 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: CELESTIAL MANUSCRIPT MAP -- ROGERS)

Detail of a sea monster from a terrestrial globe, 1645 / 48 (plaster
3482879 Detail of a sea monster from a terrestrial globe, 1645/48 (plaster, wood & engraved paper) by Blaeu, Willem (1571-1638); height: 99 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Map of London, 1852 (litho)
GHL7823 Map of London, 1852 (litho) by Knight, Charles (fl. 1850s); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; eLondon Metropolitan Archives; British, out of copyright

Page 4 View of Porto Santo extending from NNW to WBW distant 5 miles
5670255 Page 4 View of Porto Santo extending from NNW to WBW distant 5 miles, 1768-75 (pen & ink and wash) by Hodges, William (1744-97); Mitchell Library

Page 25b / a Map and profile of Palmerston Island, 1768-75 (pen & ink and w / c)
5670283 Page 25b/a Map and profile of Palmerston Island, 1768-75 (pen & ink and w/c) by Hodges, William (1744-97); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: Original Sketches)

Philadelphia, 1848 (engraving)
5913395 Philadelphia, 1848 (engraving) by American School, (19th century); 19x21 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; eFree Library of Philadelphia; Map Collection

Celestial globe with depictions of animals and other creatures representing signs of the zodiac
3849532 Celestial globe with depictions of animals and other creatures representing signs of the zodiac by English School, (16th-17th century); Middle Temple, London, UK; Photo © Derek Bayes

Celestial globe with depictions of animals and other creatures representing signs of the zodiac
3849530 Celestial globe with depictions of animals and other creatures representing signs of the zodiac by English School, (16th-17th century); Middle Temple, London, UK; Photo © Derek Bayes

Illustration from "La Geometrie Pratique"1702, (engraving)
937189 Illustration from " La Geometrie Pratique" 1702, (engraving) by Mallet, Alain Manesson (1630-1706); Private Collection; (add.info)

Map of the eastern hemisphere, illustration from A journal of a voyage to the South
3610754 Map of the eastern hemisphere, illustration from A journal of a voyage to the South Seas : in His Majestys ship, the Endeavour, 1794 (hand-coloured engraving) by Parkinson

Map of the western hemisphere, illustration from A journal of a voyage to the South
3610752 Map of the western hemisphere, illustration from A journal of a voyage to the South Seas : in His Majestys ship, the Endeavour, 1794 (hand-coloured engraving) by Parkinson

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