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  1. Title: Australia, Physical Features, 1911

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    Summary: This is a scanned version of the 1911 paper map entitled: Australia, Physical Features. The map was scanned at 300 dots per inch and is in the TIFF format.

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  2. Title: Contributions to the geology of the Mesabi range, with special reference to the magnetites of the iron-bearing formation west of Mesaba, Bulletin 19, Plate 1

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    Summary: Interpretations of bedrock geology (distribution of rock at the land surface and beneath surface sediments) of the Western Mesabi District, Minnesota, scale 1:62,500.

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  3. Title: Contributions to the geology of the Mesabi range, with special reference to the magnetites of the iron-bearing formation west of Mesaba, Bulletin 19, Plate 2

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    Summary: Longitudinal Section through the Biwabik and Gunflint Formations, scale 1 inch = 1.5 miles.

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  4. Title: Geology of the Cloquet quadrangle, Carlton County, Minnesota, Plate 1

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    Summary: Interpretations of bedrock geology (distribution of rock at the land surface and beneath surface sediments) of Cloquet Quadrangle, Carlton County, Minnesota, scale 1:24,000.

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  5. Title: Outline map of Paris, France : showing principal places of interest

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    Summary: In upper margin: If you go to the Paris Exposition you will find this map a great convenience. Includes advertisements for wood products manufactured by John W. Boughton. Includes calendars for 1900 and 1901. Map on side 2 has title: Map of London, England.

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  6. Title: Bedrock geology of the Little Marais quadrangle, Cook County, Minnesota, M-172

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    Summary: Interpretations of bedrock geology (distribution of rock at the land surface and beneath surface sediments) of the Little Marais quadrangle, scale 1:24,000.

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  7. Title: Geologic map of the North Shore of Lake Superior, Lake and Cook Counties, Minnesota: Part 1 Little Marais to Tofte, M-71

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    Summary: Interpretations of bedrock geology (distribution of rock at the land surface and beneath surface sediments), North Shore of Lake Superior, scale 1:24,000.

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  8. Title: Geologic map of Minnesota, Two Harbors, bedrock geology

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    Summary: Map showing interpretations of bedrock geology (distribution of rock at the land surface and beneath surface sediments) of the Two Harbors quadrangle, scale 1:250,000.

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  9. Title: Lower Precambrian rocks of the Gabbro Lake quadrangle, northeastern Minnesota, SP-13, Plate 2

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    Summary: Lineament (features that form a line) map of Gabbro Lake Quadrangle, Lake County, Minnesota, scale 1 inch = about 1.5 miles.

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  10. Title: Lower Precambrian rocks of the Gabbro Lake quadrangle, northeastern Minnesota, SP-13, Plate 1

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    Summary: Generalized interpretations of bedrock geology (distribution of rock at the land surface and beneath surface sediments) of Central part of Vermillion District, Minnesota, scale 1 inch = about 1 mile.

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  11. Title: Lower Precambrian rocks of the Gabbro Lake quadrangle, northeastern Minnesota, SP-13, Plate 3

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    Summary: Summary of top-direction (identification of the tops of volcanic lava flows, characteristics that can be used for the identification of lava flow tops), data in part of the Gabbro Lake Quadrangle, Lake County, Minnesota, showing locations of cross-sections.

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  12. Title: Sketch map of the Chobe River by Dr. Benjn. F. Bradshaw, 1880

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    Summary: Terrain and ground cover along river banks shown by color, shading, and pictorially. Widths of river and heights of banks are shown. Villages, paths, stations, and ferries along river are shown. Relief shown by hachures. From: Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and monthly record of geography. Vol. 3 (1881), no. 4, pp. 208-13; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J6873

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  13. Title: General map of South Africa by W. J. Turner showing the comparative distances from Cape Town with those of European cities from London

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    Summary: Comparative linear distances from London to various European cities shown in red, and superimposed on Cape Town and African coasts. Northern limit of the temperate region is shown. Boundaries of British possessions, Portuguese territory, Matabele Kingdom, and Marutse-Mabunda Empire are shown. From: Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and monthly record of geography. Vol. 3 (1881), no. 1, pp. 1-19; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J6873

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  14. Title: Map of the north end of Lake Nyassa surveyed by Mr. Jas. Stewart, C. E., Livingstonia Mission, 1880

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Expedition routes of Stewart, Elton, and Thomson are shown. "This map is a continuation and correction, on the same scale, of Mr. Stewart's former maps published in the 'Proceedings' May 1879 & July 1880." Includes note: "[peaks labeled] a, b, c, d, e, are peaks of the Livingstone Range surveyed by compass bearings from the west coast. The eastern coast-line has been sketched in approximately parallel to the line of peaks." From: Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and monthly record of geography. Vol. 3 (1881), no. 5, pp. 257-77; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J6873

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  15. Title: Sketch map of explorations in the neighbourhood of St. Salvador (Congo) by the Rev. T. J. Comber, 1880

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    Summary: Congo River's course according to Mr. [Henry Morton] Stanley is shown. River's previously supposed course according to Captn. [James Hingston] Tuckey superimposed in hairline. Expedition route shown in red. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. From: Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and monthly record of geography. Vol. 3 (1881), no. 1, pp. 20-6; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J6873

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  16. Title: Map of the Central Zambesi region constructed from the route surveys & observations of Livingstone, Baines, Mohr, Pinto, Holub, and other travellers, combined with the sketches of Mr. F. C. Selous, by W. J. Turner

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Routes of Mr. Selous in 1874, 1877, and 1879 shown in red. Cataracts, marshes and salt plains are shown. Kingdoms and empires in region are labeled. From: Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and monthly record of geography. Vol. 3 (1881), no. 3, pp. 169-75; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J6873

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  17. Title: Discoveries along the south coast of Franz-Josef Land by Mr. B. Leigh Smith, 1880

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    Summary: Route, direction, and dates of voyage are shown. Ice sheets and icebergs along route shown in blue. Depth shown by soundings. Relief shown by hachures. Conjectural coastlines shown by broken lines. Site of abandonment of Tegetthoff [Austrian vessel] in 1874 is shown. From: Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and monthly record of geography. Vol. 3 (1881), no. 3, pp. 129-50; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J6873

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  18. Title: Map of Sikkim and parts of the adjacent territories to illustrate sir R. Temple's paper

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Boundaries of Sikkim with Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan, Chumbi Valley, and Bengal Province are shown. Roads and mountain passes are shown. From: Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and monthly record of geography. Vol. 3 (1881), no. 6, pp. 321-40; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J6873

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  19. Title: Estancia de San Jorge, Uruguay from a survey by Don Juan Frugoni, Durazno, 1867

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    Summary: Shows tributaries of Rio Negro in vicinity of San Jorge. Vegetation along rivers and route from Montevideo to Tacuarembó are shown. Watersheds [drainage divides] between Rio Negro, Carpinteria, Chileno, and Yí Rivers are shown. Includes inset map of Uruguay [scale approximately 1:5,593,000]. Departmental boundaries are shown. Relief shown by hachures. From: Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and monthly record of geography. Vol. 2 (1880), no. 11, pp. 663-89; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J6873 Includes inset map of Uruguay [scale ca. 1:5,593,000]. Departmental boundaries are shown.

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  20. Title: Sketch map of the Jebel Shammar by W. S. Blunt Esq., 1879

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    Summary: Relief shown by spot heights, hachures, and coloration. Areas of granitic rock and sandstone are shown. Extent of Nafud desert is shown. Includes information on quality and composition of terrain. Wadis and wells are shown. From: Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and monthly record of geography. Vol. 2 (1880), no. 2, pp. 81-102; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J6873

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