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Colton Pocket Map of the United States, 1855

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United Mineworkers of America, Indianapolis, 1932

Mines

Ortelius World Map, 1564

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Map of Paris, 1550

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Portolan Chart by Jorge Aguiar, 1492

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John Ogilby’s Road Atlas, 1675

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Apollo Moon Landing Site Panoramas

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Steamship Routes of the World c.1900 and 1914

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Mountains and Rivers of the World, 1823

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Disneyland Map, 1962

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The Carta Marina, 1539

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Map of the Last U.S. Slave Census 1860

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San Francisco 1878 and Crocker's 'Spite Fence'

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Map of Undersea Cables, 1901

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The History of Science Fiction

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1700 Japanese babies c. 1893

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Map of Westminster, London, 1593

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Cincinnati, 1848, in hi-res

Plate 1- Western Public Landing, Griffin Street

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Tokyo Panorama, 1865

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