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Title: Amérique septentrionale [sheet 2]
Description: This is sheet 2 of a 1746 map of North America showing settlements, waterways and islands.
Type: Maps
Date: 1746
Identifier: WMC0058
Identifier (PID): yul:1152244

Title: America Septentrionalis, concinnata juxta observationes Dñn Academiæ Regalis Scientiarum et nonnullorum aliorum, et juxta annotationes recentissimas
Description: This is a 1772 map of North America based upon De L'Isle's landmark map of 1700. It shows geographic places, settlements, islands, lakes, rivers, and tracks of a number of explorers routes along the west coast.
Type: Maps
Date: [1772?]
Identifier: WMC0059
Identifier (PID): yul:1152242

Title: Amerique Historique, Physique et Politique Actuelle [1825]
Description: Map of North and South America, originally printed as part of the atlas titled Atlas historique, genealogique, chronologique et geographique de A. LeSage (Comte de Las Cases) in 1825. Text surrounding the map provides description of geographic characteristics, communications by sea and river, and history. There is particular focus on the history of explorers, including Lewis & Clark, Columbus, Cortez, and Pizarro (with their travel routes outlined on the map itself). Major cities, bodies of water are labelled. There are notes throughout the map pointing out various features. National boundaries are denoted by the countries being filled in with different colours. The short-lived country of the United Provinces of the Rio de la Plata can be seen in South America. Table in the lower left corner provides descriptions of the government, physical terrain, history of colonization, agriculture and natural resources, and characteristics of the natural landscape of the countries on the map.
Type: Maps
Date: 1825
Identifier: WMC0050
Identifier (PID): yul:1153293

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: 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