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Victoria and the Australian gold mines in 1857 ; with notes on the overland route from Australia via Suez
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Across the American continent via the great Rock Island route, from Australia, China and Japan to Europe
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Image of a map centered on the continents of North and South America showing the Great Rock Island railroad route of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad and related steamship lines to Europe and Asia, with a second map, above, of the railroad route from San Francisco, California, to Chicago, Illinois, and mileage statistics printed in right margin; map verso contains panels with fold-up map covers, promotional descriptions and timetables of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, with a vignette of a railroad bridge over the Mississippi River connecting Rock Island, Illinois, and Davenport, Iowa, and a vignette of the exterior of the Grand Pacific Hotel in Chicago.
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Geographical and physical map of the World on Mercator's Projection shewing the British possessions with the date of their accession, population, &cc.; all the existing steam navigation, the overland route to India, with the propsed extension to Australia, also the route to Australia via Panama
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CALLAHAN, H F: Report: Gold Leases, Australian Gold Recovery Co., Ltd. N. S. W. Australia
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The collection consists of letters, manuscripts (including diaries and mining reports), photographs and maps related to the career of mining engineer Charles Janin. Subject matter in the collection focuses on minerals, mines and mining, especially in California, Mexico, Alaska, Canada, Russia (including Siberia), and Central and South America. There is information about gold, silver, platinum, and tin mining as well as gold dredging.
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