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![Yucatan conventus juridici Hispaniae novae pars occidentalis et Guatimala conventus juridiciis [cartographic material] / Copied from John Ogilby's "Description of the New World" London MDCLXX by James Laurie, Belize 18th Jany. 1844](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Frail.huntington.org%2FIIIF3%2FImage%2F22APN4MO2QP5%2Ffull%2F%5E360%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg&w=750&q=75)
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Manuscript map showing Yucatán Peninsula, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama. The island of Cuba is also shown. Copied from a map printed in John Ogilby's "Description of the New World, "London 1670. Descriptive text in left and right margins of sheet. James Laurie was a Scottish geographer and chief editor of "A system of universal geography," Edinburgh, 1842. He should not be confused with James Laurie (1811-1875), the American engineer and one of the founders of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
mssHM 15472
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Manuscripts
These two volumes include field drawings of Lepidoptera of Central America. It includes the genus and species of each lepidopteran observed with a description of the insect, location found, wing illustrated in color, and sex. Scale marker present for each illustration with tissue guards. Areas covered are Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, and Honduras. The author is unknown but it is attributed to a "Dr. Ellis." It is undated, but presumed to be from the early 20th century.
mssHM 76713-76714
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Kashnor notes, "Drawn by James Saurce, of Belize, British Honduras, evidently in connection with some scheme at Vera Paz. [central Guatemala, see 093:670m] It shows the sailing routes to Vera Cruz, Havanna, Jamaica and Grenada." Kashnor dates as ca. 1840. MS note: MS map of Central America circa 1840 (in pencil). Relief: no. Projection: Cylindrical. Verso Text: MS note: 668.
093:668 M
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"John Arrowsmith." Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 895.
105:895 M
![Map of Central America from J. Arrowsmith's Map of the West Indies [cartographic material]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Frail.huntington.org%2FIIIF3%2FImage%2F22APN4MONIM2%2Ffull%2F%5E360%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg&w=750&q=75)
Manuscripts
Manuscript map showing Central America from the Yucatán Peninsula to the northern part of Colombia. The Caribbean Sea, Cuba, the Cayman Islands and Jamaica are shown. The Pacific coastline is also depicted. Colored.
mssHM 15471
![Diary of Walter S. Tolton [microform] : 1896-1934](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Frail.huntington.org%2FIIIF3%2FImage%2F22APN45NSIRM%2Ffull%2F%5E360%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg&w=750&q=75)
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Microfilm of the diary of Walter Smith Tolton, covering the years 1896-1934. The diary opens when Tolton was leaving Beaver City for a mission to the Southern States, and briefly covers his experiences in Alabama, Mississippi, and North Carolina from 1896-1897. It then tracks his trek through Arizona and Mexico on his way to an exploring or missionary trip to Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Colombia from 1900-1901. There are a also a variety of notes on the trip made after Tolton had returned to Utah, including lists of "some of the most important fruits we found." The remainder of the volume covers Tolton's daily life, primarily in Beaver City from 1925-1934. The last few frames of the microfilm include monthly records for the West Field Canal Co.
MSS MFilm 00056