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[Map of Europe as queen]

Description: Map shows a stylized Europe in the form of a woman. [Spain] is her head and [Gaul], [Germany], [Denmark], [Poland], [Hungary], [Greece], [Bulgaria], [Macedonia], and Scythia are the remainder of her body. Europe is shown surrounded by Africa, [England], [Scotland], [Scandinavia], and Asia. Includes text in lower margin. Relief shown pictorially. Scale not given.
Date: [1550..1570]
Creator: Münster, Sebastian, 1489-1552

Typus orbis terrarum, ad imitationem universalis Gerhardi Mercatoris : cuius secundum tam veterum quàm recentiorum supputationem 5400 miliaria Germanica ambitus complectitur..

Description: Map shows geography and place names of the eastern and western hemispheres as known during the late sixteenth century. Includes notes, Cicero quotation, and portrait of Jesus. Relief shown pictorially. Scale not given.
Date: [1596..1624]
Creator: Quad, Matthias, 1557-1613

Das Eylandt Cuba mit deroselben Gelegenheit.

Description: Map shows positions of Dutch fleet defeating a Spanish treasure fleet near Matanzas Bay, Cuba in 1628. Includes a portrait of Dutch General Peter Peters Hayn in upper left corner and of Admiral Hendrick Cornelisz Long in upper right corner of plate, as well as a legend depicting names and positions of ships in the plate. Relief shown pictorially. Scale not given.
Date: [1628..1633]

Nova totius terrarum orbis geographica ac hydrographica tabula.

Description: Map shows major cities and physical features for Europe, Asia, and Africa, with vague depiction beyond New Guinea for the Eastern Hemisphere; major settlements for South America, Central America, New Spain, and the eastern and southern portions of North America, and a vague depiction of the Pacific Coast, with California as an island, for the Western Hemisphere. Insets: "Julius Cæsar," "Claudius Ptolomeus Ale.," "Iudocus Hondius Flander," and "Gerardus Mercator Flander." Scale not given.
Date: 1641
Creator: Hondius, Hendrik, b. 1573

Regni Mexicani seu Novæ Hispaniae, Ludovicianae, N. Angliae, Carolinae, Virginiae, Pensylvaniae, necnon insularum archipelagi Mexicani in America Septentrionali.

Description: Map shows major settlements and areas of Native American habitation, political boundaries for French Canada, French Louisiana, the British colonies, New Spain, and the West Indies. Includes historical notes and illustrations of ships, sea battles, mining activity and indigenous peoples. Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:1,000,000].
Date: [1712..1730]
Creator: Homann, Johann Baptist, 1663-1724

Dominia Anglorum in praecipuis insulis Americae : ut sunt insula S. Christophori, Antegoa, Iamaica, Barbados (ex insulis Antillicanis) nec non insulae Bermudes vel Sommers dictae : cum privil. sac. caes. majestatis = Die englische Colonie-Laender auf den Insuln von America.

Description: Map shows boundaries for parishes or political subdivisions, roads, cities, towns, plantations, coastal details, and notable physical features. Includes text and explanations of symbols used; key to land grants for Jamaica; translation of English terms into German. Relief shown by hachures and pictorially. Depths shown by soundings and by shading. Scale not given.
Date: [1730..1750]
Creator: Homann Erben (Firm)

Neue Karte des westlichens Theiles der Welt: zur Erläuterung der Seezüge der Niederländer nach Westindien zu folge den neuesten Entdeckungen.

Description: Map shows Western Hemisphere, western Europe, western coast of Africa, "Island" [Iceland], "Groenland," British, French, and Spanish colonies in North America. Last date of discovery shown is 1743. Northwestern portion of North American continent undefined. Prime meridian: Ferro. Includes names of explorers and dates of discoveries. Relief shown pictorially. Scale not given.
Date: [1744..1764]

America.

Description: Map shows north and south continents of America, westernmost coasts of Africa and Europe. North America is shown with some east coast settlements and named coastal formations. The northwestern area of North America is unmapped and noted as "Terra Esonis Incognita" and "California" is depicted as an island. Includes key to abbreviations used on map in right hand panel and statistical data is provided in text [in German] in lower margin of the map. Relief shown pictorially. Scale not given.
Date: [1776..1796]
Creator: Probst, Johann Michael, d. 1809

Carte de l'Océan Pacifique au Nord de l'Equateur, et des Côtes qui le bornent des deux côtés : |b d'aprés les dernieres Découvertes faites par les Espagnols, les Russes et les Anglois, jusqu'en 1780.

Description: Map shows settlements and routes of Captains Cook and Clarke along coastlines of northeastern Asia and northwestern North America; route of Spanish galleons between Manilla and Acapulco. Relief shown pictorially. Scale not given.
Date: 1781
Creator: Lotter, Tobias Conrad, 1717-1777

Karte von Amerika: nach D'Anville und Pownall: neu verzeichnet.

Description: Map shows physical features, settlements, areas of Native American habitation, and political divisions in eastern, southern, and Pacific coast of North America and much of South America; little information for northwestern portion of North America, the central interior of South America, and interior Alaska. Insets: "Karte von der republik der Vereingten Dreyzehen Staaten in Nord Amerika," [Map of the upper northwest portion of North America], and [Map of the North Atlantic Ocean and vicinity fr… more
Date: 1795
Creator: Reilly, Franz J. J. von

Charte von Nordamerica : nach den neuesten Bestimmungen und Entdeckungen.

Description: Map shows French Louisiana, the United States toe the Mississippi River, West Indies, British possessions, and Spanish possessions of New Mexico and New Spain; particular detail along the northwest Pacific coast of North America, large portion of western [future United States] is left blank and labeled as "Quivira"; major cities, major roads, and areas of Native American habitation. Includes color key to colonial possessions of England, Germany, Spain, France, Holland, Denmark and Sweden. Relie… more
Date: 1802
Creator: Reichard, C. G. (Christian Gottlieb), 1758-1837

Charte von Nord America : nach den neuesten Bestimmungen und Entdeckungen.

Description: Map shows major settlements, major roads, areas of Native American habitation, and political divisions for Mexico, the United States, the West Indies, French Louisiana, and British possessions in North America; much of Southwest and Northwest uncharted and labeled "Quivira"; details for upper Pacific coastline. Includes notes and color key to colonial possessions of England, Germany, Spain, France, Holland, Denmark and Sweden. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1804
Creator: Reichard, C. G. (Christian Gottlieb), 1758-1837

Charte von Nord America : nach den neuesten Entdeckungen und zuverläfsigsten astronomischen Ortsbestimmungen entworfen.

Description: Map shows major settlements, major roads, areas of Native American habitation, and political divisions for Mexico, the United States, the West Indies, French Louisiana, and British possessions in North America; much of Southwest and Northwest uncharted and labeled "Quivira"; details for upper Pacific coastline. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1807
Creator: Walch, Johann, fl. 1757-1824

Charte von Nord-America.

Description: Map state and provincial boundaries, cities, towns, and notable physical features for North America and the Greater Antilles. Inset: "Nordwestlichster Theil von Nord-America." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:20,500,000].
Date: 1818

Mexico.

Description: Map shows major early nineteenth century Mexican cities and towns, mines, roads, presidios, military posts, and areas of Native American habitation. Includes map key of Mexican states and notes; text, "Mexico," in left, right and lower panels with geographical, statistical, and historical information. Inset: [Map of northernmost states of Mexico]. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1824
Creator: Geographisches Institut (Weimar, Thuringia, Germany)

Mittel America oder Westindien.

Description: Map shows early nineteenth century geography, cities, and towns in Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and southern United States. Relief shown by hachures. No scale indicated.
Date: 1824?
Creator: Reichard, C. G. (Christian Gottlieb), 1758-1837
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