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Venable Maps (Collection)

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The Venable Collection documents the history of cartography, geography, and exploration from the sixteenth through the early twentieth century. The collection includes over 150 single-sheet maps that provide examples of the work of noted cartographers such as Abraham Ortelius, Willem Blaeu, Thomas Kitchin, and John Speed. The maps are held in the University Libraries Special Collections Department.

Digitization

The maps were digitized in-house from 2019-2021.

Equipment

2019, 2021: Indus
2020: Plustek OpticBook, A300 Plus
Specifications: Tiff files, 24-bit color, 600 ppi (OpticBook), 400 dpi (Indus)

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: 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

: La Floride; On verso: Blank

: Landgraviatus Alsatiae Inferioris Novissima Tabula; On verso: nan

: Les environs L’Estang de Longpendu; On verso: Text: Caroloesium oder Charolois

: Lincolnshire; Appeared in The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure and later in Lauire & Whittle’s New and Improved English Atlas (1807)., On verso: Handwriting: Annotation by bookseller

: L’Amérique Septentrionale; Appeared in Jean Lattré’s Atlas Moderne (1762), On verso: Handwritten note and sketch

: L’Asia; Appeared in Giacomo Cantelli da Vignola’s Mercurio Geografico (1668-1693), On verso: Blank

: L’Asie; Appeared in Raynal’s Atlas de Toutes les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre (ca. 1780)., On verso: Blank

: Magnae Britanniae et Hiberniae Tabula; A version of this map was originally engraved by Jodocus Hondius and later printed by Willem Blaeu. This map appeared in the 1631 Atlantis Maioris Appendix, an addition to Henricus’ Hondius’ Atlas Novus., On verso: Text: Von den Brittanischen Inseln

: Map Illustrating the Plan of the Defences of the Western and North Western Frontier; Included as part of Senate Document 65, p. 2, serial 314., On verso: Blank

: Map Illustrating the Plan of the Defences of the Western and North Western Frontier; Included as part of Senate Document 65, p. 2, serial 314., On verso: Blank

: Map Showing the Lands Assigned to Emigrant Indians west of Arkansas and Missouri; Appeared as part of House Document 181, 24th Congress, 1st sessions, serial 289, On verso: Handwritten note

: Map of Africa; 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: Asia (Arabia, Turkey in Asia, Georgia, the Asiatic Islands)

: Map of Asia; 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: Europe (Turkey in Europe, Greece, the Islands of Europe)

: Map of Central Europe; 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: Great Britain and Ireland (Wales, Ireland)

: Map of Europe; 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: South America (Chili, Bolivia, Peru, Equador)

: Map of Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee; 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 Maryland, the District of Columbia, Virgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina

: Map of Louisiana, Texas, and Arkansas; 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: Louisiana, Texas

: Map of Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina; 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: Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, North Carolina

: Map of Mexico and Central America; 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: The Territories

: Map of North America; 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 the eastern hemisphere

: Map of Oceanica; 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: Asia (Arabia, Turkey in Asia, Georgia, the Asiatic Islands)

: Map of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and Kentucky; 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 Louisiana, Texas, and Arkansas

: Map of South America; 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: The West Indies

: Map of the British Provinces; 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: The British Provinces

: Map of the Middle States; 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: The New England States (Rhode Island, Connecticut)

: Map of the United States of America Showing the Boundaries of the Union and Confederate Geographical Divisions and Departments, June 30, 1861; Appeared in The Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies (1891-1895) as plate no. 163., On verso: Blank

: Map of the United States of America Showing the Boundaries of the Union and Confederate Geographical Divisions and Departments, June 30, 1863; Appeared in The Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies (1891-1895) as plate no. 167., On verso: Blank

: Map of the West Indies; 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: Mexico, Central America, etc.

: Map of the World on a Globular Projection; Appeared in Olney’s School Geography: A practical system of modern geography comprising a view of the present state of the world (first published in 1829). Engraved by Sherman & Smith of New York, which included John Calvin Smith (1809-1890), George E. Sherman (born in 1810 or 1811), and Samuel Stiles (1796-1861). They were specialists in cartographic engraving and mainly did work for government publications., On verso: Blank

: Middlesex; Appeared in The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure and later in Lauire & Whittle’s New and Improved English Atlas (1807)., On verso: Blank

: New Map of Indostan or East Indies; Appeared in Millar’s New and Universal System of Geography (1782-1785), On verso: Blank

: New Map of Persia; Appeared in Millar’s New and Universal System of Geography (1782-1785), On verso: Blank

: Nieuwe Kaart van Asia; On verso: Blank

: Nobilis Hannoniae Comitatus Descrip.; Based on an unpublished 1548 map by Jacques Surhon; included in Theatrum Orbis Terrarum., On verso: Text: Hannonia

: Northumberland; Appeared in The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure and later in Lauire & Whittle’s New and Improved English Atlas (1807)., On verso: Handwritten note

: Nottinghamshire; Appeared in The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure and later in Lauire & Whittle’s New and Improved English Atlas (1807)., On verso: Handwritten note

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