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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
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1151 Oxford Road
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Removed from A. Fullarton & Co.'s Royal Illustrated Atlas of Modern Geography." Submaps: Portland Harbour; Boston Harbour, and vicinity; Hudson River; New York Harbour and vicinity; Philadelphia; Baltimore. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography.
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A record of the various proposals for routes through Central America. One note states, "The District of Socomusco formed part of Central America until 1843 when it was taken possession of by Mexico without treaty, and under protest by Guatemala against the occupation." Guatemala is still protesting. "London, Edward Stanford, Charing Cross. 1856." Elevations of 5 different routes shown. BM Maps, 2:224. Phillips, P.L. Maps of America, p. 216 (1879 reproduction in: Great Britain. Parliament. Accounts and papers, 1881, v. 99) Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography.
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This map has the western states still a part of Mexico. Someone has hand drawn the 1848 border between the US and Mexico in pencil. They have also indicated by hand the location of gold strikes. For an earlier edition of this map see Museum Book Store collection 093-169s. See Phillips, Atlases, v. 1 no. 794. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Polyconic. Printing Process: Lithography.
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