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Title: North America by Keith Johnston [c1861]
Description: A map of North America including Canada, the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean, produced around 1861. Cities, towns, rivers and other bodies of water are labelled. State, provincial and international boundaries are outlined, and state/provincial capitals are marked. Mountain ranges are marked with hachures.
Type: Maps
Date: c1861
Identifier: WMC0031
Identifier (PID): yul:1153169

Title: Geographical, Statistical, and Historical Map of South Carolina No. 24.
Description: A map of South Carolina from the Complete Historical, Chronological, and Geographical American Atlas, published around 1823. See the appendix to this map, also in this collection. Cities and towns, major thoroughfares, bodies of water, islands and other geographical characteristics are labelled. Districts are labelled, outlined, and distinguished by different colours. Lists at the bottom show the populations of cities and districts throughout the state, with populations divides into the categories of "Whites," "Slaves," "Free Blacks," and the grand total. Notes around the perimeter of the map describe details such as terrain and soil, climate, and government structure. Sites of battles and sieges are indicted with red flags on the map and listed on the accompanying appendix.
Type: Maps
Date: c1823
Identifier: WMC0043
Identifier (PID): yul:1153167

Title: The United States of North America: with the British Territories. Published by James Wyld. April 1st, 1824.
Description: The United States of North America: with the British Territories. Published by James Wyld. April 1st, 1824. Major cities, many towns, bodies of water, American states, and regions are named. Territories controlled by Indigenous peoples are marked. The Bahamas can be seen towards the bottom of the map, off the coast of Florida.
Type: Maps
Date: 1824
Identifier: WMC0039
Identifier (PID): yul:1153166

Title: British Empire Throughout the World Exhibited in One View
Description: An illustrated map of the British empire as of 1864. British possessions are labelled in bold type and coloured red. There are two tables of British possessions, one in the upper left corner and one in the upper right, that list the square miles and populations of different regions. Illustrations above and below the map itself show residents of British possessions all over the world. Regions, major cities, bodies of water, and geographical features are labelled throughout.
Type: Maps
Date: 1864
Identifier: WMC0026
Identifier (PID): yul:1153161

Title: Vereinigte Staaten Von Nord-Amerika In 6 Blattern, Bl. 2. [Dominion of Canada (southwest), Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin]
Description: A topographical map of the Midwestern United States, with parts of Canada included. Shows place names, waterways, relief, first nations reserves, railways, and state boundaries.
Type: Maps
Date: 1890
Identifier: WMC0001
Identifier (PID): yul:1152091

Title: Mappe-Monde Planispherique Physique et Hydrographique
Description: A world map highlighting ocean currents. European possessions are marked according to colour and a small legend explaining the colour-coding is at the bottom of the map. Continents, countries, major cities, islands, bodies of water, and ocean currents are labelled throughout. Relief shown by hachures. This map is plate 10 of Atlas universel. Notes on the bottom of the map describe average and extreme temperatures, snowfall limits, and average altitudes.
Type: Maps
Date: 1856
Identifier: WMC0051
Identifier (PID): yul:1153552

Title: The World Illustrating the Principal Features of Meteorology; The World Showing the Distribution and Limits of Cultivation of the Principal Plants Useful to Mankind
Description: Files consists of two world maps, originally published as part Colton's Illustrated Cabinet Atlas And Descriptive Geography. The upper map is titled "The World Illustrating the Principal Features of Meteorology" and shows global wind and storm currents. An inset map on the bottom shows global rainfall patterns, with darker shading showing higher rainfall. The second map in the bottom half of the image is titled "The World Showing the Distribution and Limits of Cultivation of the Principal Plants Useful to Mankind" and shows the global distribution of plants used in agriculture and industry. Continents, some countries and islands are labelled. The limits of plant growth and cultivation are shown with labelled hashed lines.
Type: Maps
Date: 1856
Identifier: WMC0053
Identifier (PID): yul:1153295

Title: Chart of Isothermal Lines, Shewing the mean annual Temperature of the Different parte of the Earth's Surface [1846]
Description: World map with isothermal lines showing the annual mean temperature on the Earth's surface. Countries, some major cities, islands, seas and oceans are labelled. The equator, the artic and antartic circles are outlined. Northern expeditions are marked towards the top of the map, including the names of explorers Parry, Hudson, Phipps, Tschitsagoff, Buchan and Franklin.
Type: Maps
Date: 1846
Identifier: WMC0052
Identifier (PID): yul:1153294

Title: Geographical, Statistical, and Historical Map of South Carolina No. 24 (Appendix).
Description: An appendix to "Geographical, Statistical, and Historical Map of South Carolina No. 24," which can also be seen in this collection. Continues a short history of South Carolina that begins on the front of the map. Includes a list of governors of the state and sites of sieges and battles that are marked on the map.
Type: Maps
Date: c1823
Identifier: WMC0042
Identifier (PID): yul:1153168

Title: Partie orientale de la Nouvelle France ou du Canada
Description: This is a map of eastern part of Quebec in 1755. It shows waterways, villages, islands and soundings.
Type: Maps
Date: 1755
Identifier: WMC0060
Identifier (PID): yul:1152229

Title: Carte du cours du fleuve de Saint Laurent depuis la mer jusqu'a Quebec, en deux feuilles. 2e. feuille, 1761
Description: This is a 1761 hydrographic map of part of St. Lawrence River estuary in Quebec. It shows villages, islands and soundings.
Type: Maps
Date: 1761
Identifier: WMC0061
Identifier (PID): yul:1152188

Title: Carte du cours du fleuve de Saint Laurent depuis Quebec jusqu'a la mer en deux feuilles. 1re. feuille depuis Quebec jusqu'a Matane et Rivere des Outardes, 1761
Description: This is a 1761 hydrographic map of St. Lawrence River estuary in Quebec. It shows villages, islands and soundings.
Type: Maps
Date: 1761
Identifier: WMC0062
Identifier (PID): yul:1152179

Title: A Chart of the Banks of Newfoundland Drawn from a Great Number of Hydrographical Surveys, Chiefly from those of Chabert, Cook and Fleurieu, Connected and Ascertained by Astronomical Observations. 25th March 1775.
Description: A hydrographical map of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland published in 1775. The astronomical observations on which the chart is based can be seen in the lower right corner of the map. Depth measurements are marked throughout the map. The routes taken by Chabert, Cook and Fleurieu are marked with ships and outlined and notes about sand quality. Towns, bodies of water, and the Grand Banks themselves are labelled throughout.
Type: Maps
Date: 1775
Identifier: WMC0048
Identifier (PID): yul:1153249

Title: Atlantic Ocean &c. Shewing the Communication between Europe, North America and the Pacific. [c1867]
Description: A map of ocean currents, railways, and telegraph cables across the Atlantic Ocean, particularly between North America and Europe. Published around 1867, originally part of Black's General Atlas of the World: a series of fifty six maps containing the latest discoveries and new boundaries, accompanied by introductory description and index. A legend in the upper left of the map shows notations for ocean currents, proposed Pacific Railway routes, existing Trunk Line routes, and Atlantic Telegraph Cables. Major cities and bodies of water are labelled.
Type: Maps
Date: c1867
Identifier: WMC0044
Identifier (PID): yul:1153245

Title: Difinitions Géographie signifie Description de la Terre [Clouet, 1793]
Description: An engraved double hemisphere map included in the 1793 edition of Geographie moderne (see Notes field for full title), published in Paris, France by Mondhare et Jean. Throughout the map geographical features like "continent," "island" and "gulf" are labelled. Part of a series of published school atlases, likely for advanced students. Surrounding text explains the function of the map.
Type: Maps
Date: 1793
Identifier: WMC0023
Identifier (PID): yul:1153160

Title: De la Terre en General [Clouet, 1793]
Description: World map included in the 1793 edition of Geographie moderne (see Notes field for full title), published in Paris, France by Mondhare et Jean. Major rivers and other bodies of water are outlined. Etched lines appear to be mountain ranges and other geographical features. Part of a series of published school atlases, likely for advanced students. Surrounding text explains the function of the map.
Type: Maps
Date: 1793
Identifier: WMC0014
Identifier (PID): yul:1153159

Title: Mappemonde physique et politique par L. Dussieux
Description: World map with Europe and Africa at the centre, highlighting the oceans and different continents of America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania. Also showing major rivers and mountain ranges, and details for seafaring like wind and water currents.
Type: Maps
Date: [1856]
Identifier: WMC0025
Identifier (PID): yul:1152469

Title: General map of the United States
Description: Map principally of the United states, including Cuba, the Bahamas, and parts of Mexico and British America/Canada. Showing geographic features like waterways and contours, as well as existing and proposed railways, steam boat routes, and states that still have slavery.
Type: Maps
Date: [1859-1865]
Identifier: WMC0015
Identifier (PID): yul:1152330

Title: General map of the United States : showing the area and extent of the free & slave-holding states, and the territories of the union.
Description: Map of United States from 1857 with "free states and territories coloured green. The dark Green shows the Free settled States, and the light Green the Territories. Slave-holding states coloured red. The dark red shows the slave importing, and the light red the slave exporting states." Showing waterways, cities and towns, and parts of Mexico, British America/Canada, and the Bahamas.
Type: Maps
Date: 1857
Identifier: WMC0016
Identifier (PID): yul:1152331

Title: Planisphère sur la projection de Mercator
Description: World map centered around the Bering Strait. Includes weather details like currents, snow patterns, and ice. Details likely for sailing purposes.
Type: Maps
Date: [1875]
Identifier: WMC0013
Identifier (PID): yul:1152327

Title: North America, British possessions
Description: Map of Canada and surrounding areas of United States, Greenland, Alaska, and Iceland. Based off of many previous maps with references. Shows waterways, contours, boundaries, place names, and anglicized names of many First Nations groups.
Type: Maps
Date: [1831]
Identifier: WMC0009
Identifier (PID): yul:1152290

Title: Lower Canada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Is. Newfoundland and a large portion of the United States. By J. Arrowsmith.
Description: Topographic map of Eastern North America, including provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland, and Quebec, states of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. Shows early railroads, roads, rivers, elevation, and boundaries, including the upper part of Maine as a part of Canada.
Type: Maps
Date: 1838
Identifier: WMC0008
Identifier (PID): yul:1152287

Title: Mappa-Mondo : per indicare la principale costruzione, e la configurazione de due continenti
Description: Map of the world with broad geographic details including mountain ranges and waterways. Taken from an atlas, likely Nuovo atlante di geografia universale by Luigi Rossi and Giuseppe Caniani.
Type: Maps
Date: [1820]
Identifier: WMC0005
Identifier (PID): yul:1152245

Title: United States of North America (Western States)
Description: Topographical map of Western United States. Shows waterways, relief, state lines, railways, and unceded first nations territory, with named states, major towns and cities, and mountain ranges.
Type: Maps
Date: [1863]
Identifier: WMC0003
Identifier (PID): yul:1152204

Title: Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Cape Breton & Prince Edward Is.
Description: Topographical map of the provinces surrounding the Gulf of St. Lawrence: Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and PEI. Showing relief, waterways, municipal boundaries, railways, and towns.
Type: Maps
Date: 1857
Identifier: WMC0002
Identifier (PID): yul:1152182