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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: Map of the Colony of British Columbia and the British & American Territory West of the Rocky Mountains including Vancouvers Island and the Gold Fields by James Wyld, Geographer to the Queen & The Prince Consort. September, 1859.
Description: A map of the Pacific Northwest as of 1859, including British Columbia, Washington State, Oregon, and some of Nebraska. Cities, towns and bodies of water are labelled. State and international borders are outlined. Mountain ranges are marked with hachures. Coal and gold formations are marked according to a small legend on the left side of the map. Inset maps show the Strait of San Juan de Fuca and British possessions in North America, respectively. The very southernmost part of Russian America (now known as Alaska) is visible in the top left of the map.
Type: Maps
Date: 1859
Identifier: WMC0034
Identifier (PID): yul:1153170

Title: The World on Mercator's Projection by James Wyld, geographer to the Queen. 1843.
Description: A world map made by geographer to the Queen James Wyld in 1843. Major cities, towns and bodies of water are labelled. International boundaries are marked and different countries outlined in various colours. Mountain ranges are denoted with hachures. Highlights include the Canadian Arctic, Russian America (now called Alaska), the Republic of Texas, South Australia, and Hong Kong.
Type: Maps
Date: 1843
Identifier: WMC0041
Identifier (PID): yul:1153244

Title: Northern Hemisphere
Description: Map of the Northern Hemisphere with hand coloured divisions of countries, colonies, and political divisions of the time. Shows general areas of mountain ranges, large lakes and rivers, and place names.
Type: Maps
Date: 1824
Identifier: WMC0022
Identifier (PID): yul:1152443