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Provincia de Atacama

Description: Kirkpatrick Catalogue entry: "2459 Atacama. Provincia se Atacama. [Santiago?, 18--]. 1 sheet [see p.]."Unknown maker of a mining district Burton may have had an interest in.Faint imprint in right margin reading "Breton Freres et cie."Atacama was a province from 1843 to 1974. The Copiapo-Caldera railway, the first in Chile, was constructed in 1850. The map shows "ferro carril" (railway track) between Juan Godoi and Copiapo, so this map was made after 1850. Probably obtained while Burton was in South America between 1865 and 1868. Ms notes: Burton (map cabinet) Atacama 2459. Relief: no. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography.
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Date: 1850-1900
Call number: 623633
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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.

623650

Carta da Provincia de Minas Geraes : coordeuado por ordem do Exm. Sr. Conselheiro José Bento da Cunha Figueiredo Presidente da Provincia, segundo os dados officiaes existentes e muitas proprias observações / por Henrique Gerber Engenheiro de Mesma Provincia

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Kirkpatrick Catalogue entry: "2464 d Gerber, H. Carta da Provincia de Minas Geraes; coordeuado por ordem do. Exm. Sr. Conselheiro José Bento da Cunha Figueiredo, Presidente do Provincia ... [Rio de Janerio], 1862. 1 sheet. [see p.]."MS notes southwest of Diamantina and near Bagagem, now marked on maps as Iraí de Minas. Penciled in grid covers much of the map. Meridian given is actually Pao de Assucar, which refers to Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro. A drastically reduced and simplified version of this map appeared in Henrique Gerber's Noções geographicas e administrativas da Provincia de Minas Geraes, 1863 (Burton collection number 1821). Probably purchased while Burton was in South America between 1865 and 1868. Prime meridian: Rio de Janeiro. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Leagues, kilometers. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note: Brazil Stapms: Kensington Public Libraries.

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Planta das colonias allemães e terrenos medidos na Provincia de Santa Catharina / por Woldemar Schultz

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Kirkpatrick Catalogue entry: "2478 [Schultz, W.] Planta das colonias allemães e terrenos medidos na Provincia de Santa Catharina. Lipsia, Instituto lithographico de H. Kunsch, 1861. 1 sheet. [see cabinet]." Probably obtained while Burton was in South America between 1865 and 1868. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography.

623652

Mappa da Provincia de Santa Catharina do Imperio do Brasil com as partes adjacentes das Provicncias do Parana e de São Pedro do Rio Grande do Sul / traçado e desenhado por Woldemar Schultz e completado com os novos trabalhos feitos pelo mesmo e seu companheiro o Barão O Byrn durante as excursões que fizeram nos annos 1859 e 1860

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Kirkpatrick Catalogue entry: "2477 Schultz, W. Mappa da Provincia de Santa Catharina do Imperio do Brasil com as partes adjacentes das Provicncias do Parana e de São Pedro do Rio Grande do Sul. Leipzig, Instituto lithographico de F. A. Brockhaus, 1863. 1 sheet. [see cabinet]."Probably obtained while Burton was in South America between 1865 and 1868. MS notes: Burton (map cabinet) Schultz Mappa 2477. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Polyconic. Printing Process: Lithography.

623651

Mappa chorographico da Provincia de São Paulo desenhado por Daniel Pedro Müller, Marechal reformado do corpo dos Engenheiros Segundo as suas observacões e esclarecimentos que lhe tem sido transmitidos

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Kirkpatrick Catalogue entry: "2474 d i Mueller, D. P. Mappa chorographico da Provincia de São Paulo ... Paris, Alexis Origazzi, 1837. 1 sheet. (A Moreira de Barros, Taubate, 14 Feb. 1866). [see p.]."Very large map. Numerous MS notes off the coast from Barras de Cananca to Ubatuba, inland on the eastern third of the map, especially in the area just northwest of São Paulo. This seems to be the map he used, or at least annotated, most among the maps of Brazil. Verso notes this map was presented to Burton for his trip around the province by A. Moreira de Barro; inscription begins "Ao Illmo. Sñr. Capitão Richard Burton, H.M. Consul..." and is dated 14 February 14 1866. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: hachures. Projection: Polyconic. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS notes: American p maps Mueller 2474 R.B. 11485 y. Note on presentation to Burton. Stamps: Kensington Public Libraries. .

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Karte zur Übersicht von H. Burmeister's Reise in Brasilien im Jahre 1850 : nach den besten vorhandenen Hülfsmitteln zusammengestellt

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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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Provincia de Atacama

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