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  1. Title: World Countries (Generalized), 1993-2013

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    Summary: This polygon shapefile contains generalized boundaries for the countries of the world and population statistics at 1:50,000,000 scale. This layer is part of the 2014 ESRI Data and Maps collection for ArcGIS 10.2. World Countries (Generalized) provides generalized political boundaries for the world. The generalized political boundaries improve draw performance and effectiveness at a global level. ESRI and National Geographic Society (U.S.). (2014). World Countries (Generalized), 1993-2013. ESRI. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/xq439ky7501

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  2. Title: India

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    Summary: Relief shown by shading and spot heights. Depths shown by gradient tints and soundings. Map shows state boundaries, oil pipelines and fields, railroads, roads, and airports. Includes Hindi - English lists of geographical equivalents, and abbreviations. In lower left corner: 20546.

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  3. Title: The Balkans

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    Summary: Relief shown by shading and spot heights. Depths shown by soundings. Map shows international boundaries and administrative divisions, oil pipelines and fields, ruins, ferry lines. Includes indexed lists of "Counties of Romania with their capitals," "Counties of Hungary with their capitals," and "Administrative divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina" and notes.

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  4. Title: Northwestern Africa

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    Summary: Relief shown by shading and spot heights. Depths shown by gradient tints and soundings. Copyright: (C) 2005 National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C. In colophon: "View, print, and customize on the Internet at nationalgeographic.com/maps/atlas/plate86.html."

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  5. Title: South Asia with Afghanistan and Myanmar

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    Summary: "May 1997." Relief shown by shading and spot heights. Depths shown by gradient tints, isolines, and soundings. Includes maps, text, descriptive historical timeline, and illustrations on verso. On verso: India: Economic breakthroughs -- Population quandaries -- India from space -- Changing faces of India: empires to independence. Supplement to the National Geographic, May 1997.

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  6. Title: Map of Africa : and adjoining portions of Europe and Asia

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    Summary: Includes inset: Cape Verde Islands, and note on transliteration system. 77 x 69 centimeters Scale approximately 1:12,000,000 General Map Collection

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  7. Title: The world : prepared expressly for the National Geographic Magazine, showing the political divisions, including those established after the World War.

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Greenwich. Insets: North polar region -- South polar regions -- Natural vegetation and ocean currents -- Density of populations and prevailing winds. 67 x 100 centimeters Scale [1:39,600,000]. 1 inch = 625 miles at equator General Map Collection

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  8. Title: Map of Africa : and adjoining portions of Europe and Asia

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    Summary: Scale approximately 1:12,000,000. Includes inset: Cape Verde Islands, and note on transliteration system. prepared especially for the National Geographic magazine ; Gilbert Grosvenor, editor.

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  9. Title: Map of Africa : and adjoining portions of Europe and Asia

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    Summary: Scale approximately 1:12,000,000. Includes inset: Cape Verde Islands, and note on transliteration system. prepared especially for the National Geographic magazine ; Gilbert Grosvenor, editor.

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  10. Title: Map of Asia and adjoining Europe with a portion of Africa

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures.; "Engraved and Printed at The Matthews-Northrup Works, Buffalo, N.Y." 71 x 93 centimeters Scale approximately 1:14,572,800 General Map Collection

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  11. Title: Map of South America

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    Summary: Relief shown by shading and spot heights.; Includes "Abbreviations and translations."; Insets: Galäpagos Archipelago.--Economic map of South America.--Mean annual temperature in North America and South America.--Physical map of South America. 90 x 64 centimeters Scale approximately 1:8,500,000 General Map Collection

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  12. Title: Map of Europe and adjoining portions of Africa and Asia prepared especially for the National Geographic Magazine

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Inset: Map of the Dardenelles. 70 x 77 centimeters Scale 1:5,322,240. 84 miles = 1 inch General Map Collection

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  13. Title: The National geographic magazine map of the North Pole regions

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    Summary: "Supplement to the National geographic magazine, July 1907, Washington, D.C." Routes of explorers traced. Relief shown by hachures and shading; depths indicated by soundings. Insets: Smith Sound region -- Franz Joseph Land -- Spitzbergen.

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  14. Title: Map of the Philippines

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    Summary: Shows the Paris Treaty Line, U.S. Signal Corps and civil government lines, and commercial lines.; Relief shown by shading and spot heights.; "Published as a supplement to the National geographic magazine, Washington, D.C. for Aug. 1905."; "Andrew B. Graham Co., lithographers, Washington, D.C." 84 x 53 centimeters Scale approximately 1:2,450,000 General Map Collection

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  15. Title: Map showing location of Panama Canal : as recommended by the Isthmian Canal Commission of 1899-1902

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    Summary: Relief shown by contours and hachures. Depths shown by soundings.; Supplement to National Geographic, October 1905.; Oriented with north toward upper left.; In lower left margin: Andrew B. Graham Co., lithographers, Washington, D.C.; In lower right margin: Oliver B. Harden del.; Includes notes and profile of canal. 59 x 81 centimeters Scale 1:100,000 General Map Collection

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  16. Title: Map showing location of Panama Canal : as recommended by the Isthmian Canal Commission of 1899-1902

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    Summary: Scale 1:100,000 Relief shown by contours and hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Oriented with north toward upper left. In lower left margin: Andrew B. Graham Co., lithographers, Washington, D.C. In lower right margin: Oliver B. Harden del. "Supplement to the National Geographic magazine, Washington, D.C., October, 1905." "Reprint." Includes notes and profile of canal.

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  17. Title: Chart of the Arctic Ocean : illustrating the route of Peary's North Greenland expedition of 1891-'92 and other arctic expeditions

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    Summary: Depths shown by soundings.; On verso: "Peary's north Greenland expedition of 1891-92 : illustrated lecture by civil engineer R.E. Peary, U.S. Navy. Introduction by engineer-in-chief Geo. W. Melville, U.S. Navy. under the auspices of the National Geographic Society, Academy of Music, Washington, D.C., Friday April 17, at 8 pagesm." Includes text with ills. of Peary in excavation garb and of his sailing vessel. 39 x 44 centimeters, on sheet 62 x 49 centimeters Scale approximately 1:56,000,000 General Map Collection

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  18. Title: Endangered earth

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    Summary: Includes tex and chronological chart. Includes text, ancillary maps of "Ice age vegetation 18,000 years BP" and "Greenhouse-effect vegetation zones," 3 other ancillary maps, and chronological chart. Ancillary maps: Ice age vegetation 18,000 years BP; Greenhouse -effect vegetation zones -- Peru-Ecuador upwelling -- Minnesota's Boreal forest. Chronological chart showing "People and planet: a troubled partnership"

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  19. Title: Medieval England

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    Summary: Relief shown by shading. Also covers Wales. "Supplement to the National Geographic, October 1979, page 442A, vol. 156, no. 4--British Isles." Includes text, historical notes, and col. ill. Insets: England in the Eighth century.--Henry II's empires 1154-1189.--Shetland Islands (Zetland). On verso: British Isles.

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  20. Title: Germany

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    Summary: Relief shown by shading and spot heights. Soundings in fathoms. Map shows administrative divisions, roads, railroads, pipelines, oil fields, and canals. Inset of Berlin showing the location of the concrete wall. "Berlin remains a city under the four powers status". "Access routes to Berlin by highway and rail, according to 1944 and subsequent postwar agreements among the four accupying powers, are indicated by an orange overprint."

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