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Kirkpatrick Catalogue entry: "2508 Chatoff, -- General. Karte der Walachei, Burgarien und Rumelien. Berlin, S. Schropp, [c. 1854]. 1 sheet. [see p.]."Rumili is the Turkish name of the southern Balkan regions of the Ottoman Empire. Place names are given in a mixture of German and Turkish. The two blue lines seem to be later additions to the map. Cover: Sticker: R.B. 11491N. MS notes: pmaps Europe Chatoff 2508. 3/5. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: no. Projection: Polyconic. Printing Process: Engraving. Verso Text: Stamps: Kensington Public Libraries.
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Kirkpatrick Catalogue entry: "2461 d Burmeister, H. Karte zur übersicht von H. Burmeister's Reise in Brasilien im Jahre 1850. Berlin, Geo. lithograph. Anst. v. H. Mahlmann, 1850. 1 sheet. Upper cover: Provincia do Rio de Janerio e Minas. [see p.]."Alternate title from cover. Seems to have come from Hermann Burmeister's Reise nach Brasilien: durch die Provinzen von Rio de Janeiro und Minas geraës, published in 1853. Probably obtained while Burton was in South America between 1865 and 1868. Partial sales label in cover.. Prime meridian: Paris. Relief: hachures. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Stamp: Kensington Public Libraries.
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Kirkpatrick Catalogue entry: "2441 Hassenstein, B. Dr. W. Junker's Reisen in Nordost-u. Central-Afrika. Blatt No. 2: Karte der Routen in den Mudiríen. Rohl u. Bahr-el-Ghasál, sowie Ubersicht der wichtigsten neueren Reisen in den Ägyptischen Äquatorialprovinzen. Gotha, Justus Perthes, 1880. 1 sheet. From Petermann's geographische Mitteilungen, Jahrgang 1880, Tafel 4. [see cabinet]." MS notes: 2441 maps Africa Hassenstein. confirmed from the maps of Gabon. others.. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Kilometers. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Stamp: Kensington Public Libraries..
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Kirkpatrick Catalogue entry: "2435 i Baumann, O. Karte der Insel Fernando Póo, nach eigenen Aufnahmen konstruiert und gezeichnet... mitglied der Prof. Dr. Lenz'schen Expedition nach Aequatorialafirka 1885-87. Gotha, Justus Perthes, 1887. 1 sheet. (Vienna, 21 Nov. 1887). [see p.]."MS note: "To Sir Richard and Lady Isabel Burton most respectfully dedicatied by the author, Vienna 21/IX/87.""Die Küstenlinie mit Berücksichtung der englischen Seekarte, die Spanische Nomenklatur nach Don Julian Pellon y Rodriques." Submap: Plan vin Santa Isabel. MS note from author.. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: shaded. Graphic Scale: Kilometers. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Other Features: Sub-maps. Verso Text: Stamp: Kensington Public Library (6) MS notes: R.B. 11489,u. P. Maps Africa Baumann 2435 Sticker: R.B. 11489,u..
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Kirkpatrick Catalogue entry: "2518 d Laibach. Umgebungen von Laibach und Adelsberg. [Vienna?], D. Huber, C. Stein, 1871. 1 sheet. [see cabinet]."MS note in Burton's hand in left margin. Laibach (Ljubljana) is in the upper right corner of the map, Adelsberg (Postojna) is in the bottom center. Below the neat line is an embossed stamped with the double-headed eagle that appears in the imperial coat of arms for the Austrian Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the Russian Empire, among others.Probably removed from Spezial-Karte der Herzogthümer Steiermark, Kärnten und Krain, der gefürsteten Grafschaft Görz und Gradiska, der Markgrafschaft Istrien, der reichsunmittelbaren Stadt Triest sammt ihrem Gebiete und des königlich ungarischen Küstenlandes, first published in Vienna in 1842 and republished in 1875. Embossed deal of Austro-Hungary. MS notes: Burton's indecipherable hand. Other: Burton (map collection) Laibach 2518. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving.
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Kirkpatrick Catalogue entry: "2532 Trieste. Erhöhung über dem Meere in Wiener Klafter der trigonometrisch bestimmten vorzüglichsten Punkte in der spezial Karte vom Steyermark und dem vormaligen Königreiche Illyrien. [Vienna?], F. von Schönfelder, C. Stein, 1871. 1 sheet. [see p.]."A few scattered MS notes and marks near Pirano (Piran) and in the Quarnero (Kvarner) Gulf. Across top of page: "Umgebungen von Triest, Capo d'Istria nebst Zeichenerklarung. Umgebungen von Laas, Feistritz und Piguente." Pinguente is now in Croatia and referred to as Buzet. Table in the bottom gives the highest points, their relative location, and their heights. Eastern extension folded over.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: hachures. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Ms notes: p map Europe Trieste 2532.
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