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Island : efter Oluf Nicolai Olsen's og Bjorn Gunnlaugssons Uppdráttr Íslands
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Uppdráttr Íslands : gjörðr að fyrirsögn Ólafs Nikolas Ólsens eptir landmælingum Bjarnar Gunnlaugssonar, er styðjast við Þríhyrníngamál og strandamælingar Þær, sem hið konúngliga Rentukammer hefir látið gjöra og reiknað hefir Hans Jakob Scheel
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Kirkpatrick Catalogue entry: "2526 d Uppdráttr Íslands, gjördr ad fyrirsögn Ólafs Nikolas Ólsens eptir landmaelíngum Bjarnar Gunnlaugssonar. Reykjavík, Kaupmannahöfn, Grafid hefir F. C. Holm, 1844. 1 sheet. [see p.]."Alternate title on sellers label on case. Numersous MS notes, especially on Vatnajökull, Iceland's largest glacier, and the air to the northeast of it. Note identifies a volcano under the glacier and gives its approximate longitude and latitude. More MS notes on the west coast in Breidhafjórdhur and near Reykjavík. This map less heavily annotated than RB 623698. Burton was hired by Alfred Lock to travel to Iceland to evaluate sulfur mines which he had purchased from the Danish government; Burton traveled there from June 4th to September 5th 1872, but on his return Lock refused to pay him. This turned into a protracted legal battle, and Burton returned to Iceland in 1875 to gather information in aid of his case. MS notes: In Burton's hand on volcano.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: hachures. Projection: Polyconic. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Stamps: Kensington Public Libraries..
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Iceland and the Færoe Islands : from the Danish survey
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Kirkpatrick Catalogue entry: "2512 l ; [Great Britain. Admiralty.] Iceland and the Faeroe islands from the Danish survey 1845 corrected to 1866 ... London, Admiralty, [1872]. 1 sheet. [see p.]. Another copy." At head of title: "Hydrographic Office." Two copies. This copy without the linen backing has MS notes just east of Iceland and on the verso giving Burton's name and address. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS notes: Map of Iceland R.B. 11486,b. Iceland 2512 p maps Europe Great Britain 1 Captain Richard F. Burton 23 Dorset Street (Partonncese ugeecese ?) London [Postal stamps removed but partial cancellation showing from NIC] Stamps: Kensington Public Libraries. Sticker: R.B. 11486B..
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The Goa's map genal transcribed and casticationed
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Kirkpatrick Catalogue entry: "2487 l Goa. The Goas's map gen[er]al transcribed. [n.p., n.d.] 1 sheet (manuscript). [see cabinet]."Manuscript map. MS notes on symbols, not Burton's hand. There is one note that could be by Burton, just above the label for Anchumalu. Art work: Armillary sphere MS notes: Burton (map cabinet) Goa. 2487 Goa, East Coast, India. 12. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Holographic. Other Features: Art Work.
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Mappa da costa da Provincia de S. Paulo
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Kirkpatrick Catalogue entry: "2476 Sao Paulo. Mappa da costa da Provincia de S. Paulo. 5 de abril de 1867. 1 sheet (manuscript). [see cabinet]." Unknown hand, not Burton's. Coast depicted with northwest at the top of the page. Cities, towns, and villages indicated in red ink, with distances between places given in black. Probably obtained while Burton was in South America between 1865 and 1868. MS notes: Burton (Map cabinet) Sao Paulo 2476. Relief: hachures. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: holographic.
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Diagram to assist in the reading of Dr. Livingstone's letter/Bangweolo July 8. 1868
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Hand-drawn and annotated map by Burton tracing Dr. Livingstone's attempts to find the source of the Nile River in 1866-1867, based upon Livingstone's letter in 1868. Originally folded and laid in Burton's copy of: Livingstone, David. Missionary travels and researches in South Africa. London: John Murray, 1857 (CSmH 635210). Stamp: Kensington Public Libraries, Burton.
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Bombay with the harbour and country adjacent : from the best authorities
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Kirkpatrick Catalogue entry: "2484 d Bombay with the harbour and country adjacent, from the best authorities. London, J. M. Richardson, lithographer, [18--]. 1 sheet. [see p.]."Map mounted on solid backing which is rather fragile. MS notes (seem to be in Burton's hand) scattered, though a number are concentrated around Mahim. The lunatic asylum on Colaba opened in 1826 (The gazetteer of Bombay city and island, volume 3, page 194), and Burton died in 1890, so the map dates to some time in between. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography.
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