Venable Maps (Collection)

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: Breadstreet Ward and Cordwainer’s Ward with Their Divisions into Parishes; Appeared in William Maitland’s History of London from Its Foundation to the Present Time., On verso: Blank

: British India; Appeared in John Tallis' The Illustrated Atlas, And Modern History Of The World Geographical, Political, Commercial & Statistical (1849-1853). Includes dates of major events during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 (also called the "Sepoy Mutiny" by British writers), On verso: Uncolored

: Carte Générale de l’Amérique Méridionale; Appeared in Grenet’s Atlas Portatif (1781), On verso: Blank

: Carte Itineraire, Physique, Politique, et Routiere de L’Espagne et du Portugal; Appeared as part of Richard & Quétin’s Guide des Voyageurs en Espagne et en Portugal (the second edition of which was released in 1853). Variant forms of the map also appeared in other publications., On verso: Blank

: Carte Physique et Politique De L’Amérique Septentrionale; On verso: Handwritten note

: Carte de L’Asie; On verso: Blank

: Carte de la direction des vents généraux et des moussons; Date and creator based on bookseller note, On verso: Handwritten note (date, subject, artist)

: Cheshire; Appeared in the Universal Magazine, On verso: Blank

: Circulus Saxoniae Inferioris; Also appeared in Nicolaes Visscher’s Atlas Minor (first published in 1683)., On verso: Blank

: De Reys-togten van Abraham; On verso: Handwritten date and place

: Derbyshire; Appeared in the Universal Magazine, On verso: Blank

: Die erst general Tafel die Beschreibung und den Circkel des gantzen Erdtrichs und Meers innhaltende; Scan specification: Indus Color Book Scanner 5005 ; 600 dpi ; color ; TIFF ; lzw compression Scan date: February 2019. Original held in University Libraries Special Collections.

: Diversi Globi Terr-Aquei Statione variante et Visu intercedente, per Coluros Tropicorum, per ambos polos et particul.Sphæræ Zenith in Planum Delineati Orthographici Prospectus; On verso: Handwritten note

: Dorsetshire; Appeared in Wilkes’ Encyclopaedia Londinensis; or, universal dictionary of arts, sciences, and literature, vol. 6 (1801-1828)., On verso: Blank

: Europ, and the cheife Cities contayned therin described; On verso: Text: The Description of Europe

: Europa recens descripta; On verso: Text: Europa

: Europe Agreeable to the Most Approved Maps and Charts; Right half of sheet; likely taken from Thomas Bankes, Edward Warren Blake, and Alexander Cook’s A New Royal Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography, first appearing in 1775., On verso: Blank

: Europe [left half of sheet only]; Based on the dimensions, this map fragment was probably from Thomson's General Cabinet Atlas, first published in 1819., On verso: Blank

: Fifth map, or, Map of 1733; Appeared in a supplementary volume to Willard’s History of the United States, or, Republic of America. Designed for schools and private libraries., On verso: Handwritten date and place

: France revised and augmented; Appeared in Speed’s Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World (first published in 1627), On verso: Text: The Description of France

: Geographical, Statistical, and Historical Map of Missouri; Appeared in Carey & Lea’s American Atlas (first published in 1822). Missouri was not included in the Atlas until 1823, one year after it was given statehood., On verso: Handwritten note

: Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, and Minnesota; Appeared in Mitchell’s New Intermediate Geography (published in various editions between 1869 and 1901). Different editions were produced for different states., On verso: Text: Questions on the Map of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky

: India quae Orientalis dicitur, et Insulae adiacentes; Appeared in Blaeu’s two-volume atlas between 1635 and 1664., On verso: Text: Les Indies

: Indiae Orientalis, insularumque adiacientium typus; Scan specification: Indus Color Book Scanner 5005 ; 600 dpi ; color ; TIFF ; lzw compression Scan date: February 2019. Original held in University Libraries Special Collections. Date taken from WorldCat record.

: Indien und Inner-Asien in 2 Blättern; Appeared in Adolf Stieler’s Hand-Atlas über alle Theile der Erde und über das Weltgebäude (first printed 1817-1823)., On verso: Blank

: Insulae Americanae in Oceano Septentrionali ac Regiones Adiacentes; This is the second state of the map, published from ca. 1682 until ca. 1708, at which point grid lines were added to the map. The first state of the map lacked the privilege indicated in the upper righthand corner. The map was included in later editions of Visscher’s Atlas Minor (first published in 1683)., On verso: Handwriting: Annotation by bookseller

: Johnson’s Kansas and Nebraska; Version 2.0, which was only used in 1873: the railroad from Hiawatha, KS to Marysville, KS is visible but Harvey County, KS has not yet been differentiated from Sedgwick County., On verso: Handwritten note

: Johnson’s Missouri and Kansas; Appeared in Johnson’s Family Atlas; based on the engraving, it is from either 1861 or 1862, most likely 1862., On verso: Handwriting: Annotation by bookseller

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