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Contains note, "Charleston Harbour, one of the most commodious ports in N. America. The City is the Capital of the State of South Carolina. Latitude 32.30 North, Longitude 79.10 West of London." MS note: 382 (on backing). Prime meridian: London. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 382 (on backing).
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Rare Books
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Rare Books
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Manuscripts
Chiefly letters addressed to Bache relating to Girard College, including Bache's presidency and his tour of Britain and the Continent preparatory to formulating a plan for this institution; the United States Coast Survey, chiefly concerning the personnel; Bache's scientific interests, particularly in the field of terrestrial magnetism; establishment of scientific institutions and departments of science, interest in and support of expeditions, including Commodore Perry's 1853 expedition to Japan, Elisha Kent Kane's expedition to northwestern Greenland (1853-1855), and Arctic expeditions of Isaac Israel Hayes; correspondence with American and European colleagues.
mssRH Boxes 12-35
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The B.D. Jackson Collection of Negatives and Photographs consists of 804 4 x 5 in. and 8 x 10 in. glass plate negatives, 1782 film negatives (including stereo negatives), 2302 black and white photographs (including stereos, postcards, and photograph albums), and related manuscript and ephemeral materials, 1903-1950s (bulk 1920s-1930s), that provide a visual history of the growth of many of the San Gabriel Valley's suburban communities, a survey of many of California's (and the western United States') notable landscapes, and an overview of Jackson's career as a landscape and scenic view photographer.
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