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

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   • 1881

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   • Turner, W. J. (William John).

   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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2. 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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   • 1881

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   • Turner, W. J. (William John).

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

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   • 1881

   Contributors:

   • Turner, W. J. (William John).

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

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   • 1881

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   • Turner, W. J. (William John).

   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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5. 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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   • 1881

   Contributors:

   • Turner, W. J. (William John).

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

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   • 1881

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   • Turner, W. J. (William John).

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

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   • 1881

   Contributors:

   • Turner, W. J. (William John).

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

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   • 1880

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   • Turner, W. J. (William John).

   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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9. Title: Reduction of the map of British Guiana compiled from the surveys executed under Her Majesty's Commission from 1841 to 1844, and under the direction of the Royal Geographical Society from 1835 to 1839, by Sir Robert H. Schomburgk, K.R.E., Ph.D. revised and corrected to the present time by Cathcart Chalmers Esq., Crown Surveyor of the Colony, and James Gay Sawkins Esq., Director of the Geological Survey of the West Indies and British Guiana, with additions by Charles B. Brown, Esq., 1875

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   • 1880

   Contributors:

   • Turner, W. J. (William John).

   Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Territory of British Guiana colored red. Includes note on boundaries of territory. From: Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and monthly record of geography. Vol. 2 (1880), no. 8, pp. 465-89; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J6873

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

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    • 1880

    Contributors:

    • Turner, W. J. (William John).

    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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11. Title: Map of northern & central Arabia to illustrate Mr. Blunt's paper 'A visit to Jebel Shammar'

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    • 1880

    Contributors:

    • Turner, W. J. (William John).

    Summary: Boundaries of Turkish [Ottoman] and Persian territories, and approximate locations of Bedouin territories, are shown. Mr. Blunt's route shown in red. Wells and reservoirs along route are shown. Pilgrim roads from Syria, Riyadh, and Jeddah to Mecca are shown. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Areas of red sand desert colored yellow. 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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12. Title: Map of the central portion of South Africa illustrating Dr. Holub's journeys 1873-9 constructed from his original drawings collated with the routes of other travellers and the most recent material by W. J. Turner

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    • 1880

    Contributors:

    • Turner, W. J. (William John).

    Summary: Boundaries of British territory, Orange Free State, independent Bechuana [Tswana] kingdoms, Marutse-Mabunda Empire, and Matabele (Zulu) Kingdom are shown. Relief shown by hachures. Dr. Holub's routes shown in red. From: Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and monthly record of geography. Vol. 2 (1880), no. 3, pp. 166-82; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J6873

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13. Title: Map of the Barents & Kara Seas, illustrating the Arctic campaign of 1879

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    • 1880

    Contributors:

    • Turner, W. J. (William John).

    Summary: Routes and dates of the Willem Barents and Isbjorn voyages are shown. Areas of sea ice are shown. Depth shown by soundings. Approximate line of 100 fathoms depth is shown. From: Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and monthly record of geography. Vol. 2 (1880), no. 1, pp. 1-40; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J6873

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14. Title: Sketch map of the route of the R.G.S. East African expedition from Dar es Salaam to Lake Nyassa, 1879

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    • 1880

    Contributors:

    • Turner, W. J. (William John).

    Summary: Route of expedition shown in red. Previous routes of Stanley, Burton, Speke, Cameron, Elton, and Von der Decken also shown. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. From: Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and monthly record of geography. Vol. 2 (1880), no. 2, pp. 102-22; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J6873

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15. Title: The Matyushin Shar (Matotschkin Schar), and part of the east coast of Novaya Zemlya

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    • 1880

    Contributors:

    • Turner, W. J. (William John).

    Summary: Shows Matochkin Strait and voyage of the Isbjorn through strait in 1879. Route and dates of voyage are shown. Areas of sea ice, including dates of ice obstruction in strait, are shown. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Depth shown by soundings. From: Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and monthly record of geography. Vol. 2 (1880), no. 1, pp. 1-40; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J6873

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16. Title: Map of the route of the R.G.S. East African expedition to Lakes Nyassa & Tanganyika constructed from Mr. Thomson's original map collated with the routes of other explorers by W. J. Turner

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    • 1880

    Contributors:

    • Turner, W. J. (William John).

    Summary: Routes of expedition shown in red. Locations of camps along route are given. Previous routes of Livingstone, Stanley, Burton, Speke, Cameron, Elton, Cotterill, and Stewart are shown. Includes elevation profile: Approximate section along Mr. Thomson's route between Nyassa and Tanganyika [vert. scale ca. 1:161,600]. Landmarks along section are shown. Relief shown by hachures. From: Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and monthly record of geography. Vol. 2 (1880), no. 12, pp. 721-42; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J6873

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17. Title: Route survey of the western side of Lake Nyassa (northern portion) by Mr. Jas. Stewart, C.E., Livingstonia Mission, 1879

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    • 1880

    Contributors:

    • Turner, W. J. (William John).

    Summary: Author's route shown in red. "This map is a continuation, on the same scale, of the map published in the 'Proceedings' May 1879." Relief shown by hachures. From: Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and monthly record of geography. Vol. 2 (1880), no. 7, pp. 428-31; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J6873

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18. Title: Map of the Pishin Valley and upper basin of the Lora constructed from the surveys & reconnaissances executed by officers attached to the forces serving in southern Afghanistan, 1879, collated with Major Wilson's map by W. J. Turner

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    • 1880

    Contributors:

    • Turner, W. J. (William John).

    Summary: Roads, passes, and settlements are shown. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. From: Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and monthly record of geography. Vol. 2 (1880), no. 4, pp. 212-46; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J6873

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19. Title: Maps to accompany papers on journeys in Eastern China, by G. J. Morrison, M.I.C.E., 1878

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    • 1880

    Contributors:

    • Turner, W. J. (William John).

    Summary: Primary section of map shows Shandong, Hebei, Henan, Jiangsu, and Anhui. Ancillary section shows parts of Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, and Guangdong. "The course of the Yellow River between Liu Yuan Kow and Lo Kow and that of the Grand Canal from the Yang Tsze Kiang to Tai Erh Chwang have been inserted from surveys made by Mr. Morrison." Relief shown by hachures. Yellow River depth shown by soundings. Heights of embankments along Yellow River are shown. Old course of Yellow River and sites of former lakes are shown. From: Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and monthly record of geography. Vol. 2 (1880), no. 3, pp. 145-66; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J6873

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20. Title: Route survey between Lakes Nyassa & Tanganyika by Mr. Jas. Stewart C.E., Livingstonia Mission, 1879

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    • 1880

    Contributors:

    • Turner, W. J. (William John).

    Summary: Author's route shown in red. Includes elevation profile: Horizontal section along Mr. Stewart's route. Proportion of vertical scale to horizontal given [inaccurately] as 206 to 1. Relief shown by hachures. From: Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and monthly record of geography. Vol. 2 (1880), no. 7, pp. 428-31; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J6873

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