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Amerique Meridionale (1812): South America (1812)
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Map showing the whole South American Continent. The map is filled with a lot of geographic details concerning place names, rivers, lakes, mountains, and islands. The title is engraved inside a volcano. Cities on this map include: Natal, Paraiba (Paraíba), N. S. de Conceicao, Olinda de Fernambue, Peneda (Penedo), Sergipe del Rey, St. Salvador ou Bahia (Salvador), Villa do Ice, Joazeiro, Rio das Contas, Rio Grande, Ipoeira, St. George de Ilheos (Ilhéus), S. Antoine, S. Anna, Tapiracaba, Porto Seguro, Villa Boa, Arayal de Parucatu, S. Mathieu (São Mateus), Minas Novas, Villa do Principe (Serro), Espiritu Santo, Pitang, Sabara (Sabará), Guyate, Garipari, St. Joao del Rey (São João del Rei), Rio Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro), S. Paul (São Paulo), Paragua, S. Miguel (São Miguel), Villanova, Os Conventos, Taramandi, Viamao (Viamão), Bujuru, S. Pedro de R. Grande (Rio Grande), S. Borja (São Borja), S. Angelo (Santo Ângelo), S. Ignacio, Santa Anna, Cubacao, Villa Bella (Matto Grosso), Cuyaba (Cuiabá), Amarante, Resisto da Insua, S. Patricio (São Patrício), Crisa (Crixás), Lopes, Guarine, Villanova, Arcay, S. Felix (São Félix do Araguaia), Oeiras, S. Pedro, Aldeas Atlas (Aldeias Altas), Urubin, Natividade, Matanca (Matança), Casa Forte, S. Lorenco, Almeida, Anauhirahi, Cabexis, Des Incamento das Pedras, Fortalezza, Real ou Arrayal, Poyocao Nova, Olivenca (São Paulo de Olivença), Ega, Thomar, Barcellos (Barcelos), Moura, Forter. de Rio Negro (Manaus), Serpa (Itacoatiara), Ovidos (Óbidos), Santarem (Santarém), Almeirim, Pombal, Camota, Fragoso, Gurupa (Gurupá), Macapa (Macapá ), Mondim, Belem ou Gram Para (Belém), Ouren, Jozelea, Branganca (Bragança), Tapitapera, Joze, Aldea G., Piracunica (Piracuruca), Villa Vicosa (Viçosa do Ceará), Parnaiba (Parnaíba), Camosin (Camocim), Seara ou S. Joze de Ribamar (Fortaleza), Est Mayez, and Aracati, Brazil, Mangrullo, F. S. Therese (Fortaleza de Santa Teresa), Monte Video (Montevideo), and El Sacramento (Colonia del Sacramento), Uruguay, Yapeyn (Yapeyú), S. Baromben (Samborombon), Buenos Ayres (Buenos Aires), Areco (San Antonio de Areco), S. Sebastien (San Sebastián), Pergamino, S. Louis (San Luis), Mendosa (Mendoza), S. Juan (San Juan), Mercedes (Villa Mercedes), S. Augustin, Cordoue (Córdoba), Barada, Sta. Fe (Santa Fe), S. Lucie (Santa Lucía), Andrade, Zumampa, Santiago del Estero, S. F. de Catamarca (San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca), Vagna, St. Juan, Rioja la nueva Simbolan (La Rioja), S. Miguel de Tucaman (San Miguel de Tucumán), S. Joseph de Petacas, Corrientes, Candeturia, Paleipas, Malayas, Tala (El Tala), S. Felipe el Real de Salta (Salta), S. Sumen, S. S. Jujuy (San Salvador de Jujuy), and Calchaqui (Calchaquí), Argentina, Castro, S. Xavier, Osorno, Villarica (Villarrica), La Mocha (Valle de la Mocha), Valdivia, Sta. Fe, P. Rumena, La Concepcion (Concepción), Chillan (Chillán), St. Fernando (San Fernando), Astillero, Santiago, Legrone, Valparyso (Valparaíso), Quillota, S. Felipe Real (San Felipe), Mincha, La Serena, Huasco, Copiapo (Copiapó), Bas Chaco, Peine, Tarapaca (Tarapacá), Arica, and S. F. de la Selva, Chile, Ncembuen (Ñeembucú), S. Ignacio aband, Conception (Concepción), and Assomption (Asunción), Paraguay, Potosi (Potosí), La Plata (Sucre), Temina (Tomina), Pilaya, Cinti, Cotagayta (Santiago de Cotagaita), S. J. Baptiste, Plaine, S. Ana (Santa Ana de Velasco), S. Xavier (San Javier), Santa Cruz de la Sierra, S. Ignacio (San Ignacio de Velasco), Cochabamba, Oruro, Cicacica (Sica Sica), S. Nicolas (San Nicolás), Conception (Concepción), and La Paz, Bolivia, Tacna, Ililo (Ilo), Ica, Palpu (Palpa), Pausa, Camana (Camaná), Arequipa, Chucuyto (Chucuito), Sandia, Apolobamba, Challuanca (Chalhuanca), Chinchero (Chincheros), Abancay, Cuzco (Cusco), Xaura, Guancabelica (Huancavelica), Pisco, Canete (San Vicente de Cañete), Lima, Chancay, Huaillano, Guanuca, Truxillo (Trujillo), Caxamarquilla (Cajamarquilla), Caxamarca (Cajamarca), Sana, St. Antoine, Jaen (Jaén), Payta (Paita), S. Yago, Omagua, and Uraninas, Peru, Loja, Cuenca, Guayaquil, Macas ou Seville del Oro, Quito, S. Joseph de Huates, and S. Miguel, Ecuador, Ste. Foi, S. Paul, Pt. S. Louis, Casari, and Cayenne, French Guyana, Paramribo, Suriname, Stabrook (Georgetown) and Nle. Amsterdam (New Amsterdam) Guyana, Caroni, Thoina, Real Corona, Esmerelda, Cabiula, S. Carlos, Il d'Atureo, S. Fernando, M. de Carichama, Pampelune, Gibraltar, Truxillo (Trujillo), Maracaibo, Coro, Carora, Valence (Valencia), Leon (Caracas), Barcelone (Barcelona), and Cumana (Cumaná), Venezuela, Hiendo, Sta. Fe de Bogota (Bogotá), Girone, M. de Maypuri, Mira, Barbacoas, S. Juan de Pasta (Pasto), Popayan (Popayán), Carthago (Cartago), Sta. Fe de Antioquia (Santa Fe de Antioquia), Lorica (Santa Cruz de Lorica), Sta. Marta (Santa Marta), Cathagene (Cartagena), El Hacha, and Les Palme, Colombia, and Santiago (Santiago de Veraguas) and Panama (Panama City) Panama and the unknown locations of S. Tecta, S. Aria, Candeturia, and Fort. Source publication: Atlas Complet Du Precis De la Geographie Universelle De M. Malte Brun dressee par M. Lapie Capitaine Ingenieur Geographie Pierre M. Lapie (1779-1850) and his son Alexandre Emile Lapie (1809-1850) were French cartographers and engravers active in the early part of the 19th Century. The Lapies were commissioned officers in the French army holding the ranks of Colonel and Caipitan, respectively. Alexander enjoyed the title of "First Geographer to the King", and this title appears on several of his atlases. Both father and son were exceptional engraversand fastidious cartographers. Working separately and jointly they published four important atlases, an 1811 Atlas of the French Empire (Alexander), the 1812 Atlas Classique et Universel (Pierre), the Atlas Universel de Geographie Ancienne et Modern (joint issue), and the 1848 Atlas Militaire (Alexander). They also issued many smaller maps and independent issues. All of these are products of exceptional beauty and detail. Conrad Malte-Brun (1755-1826) was an important late 18th and early 19th Century Danish/French cartographer and revolutionary. Conrad was born in Thisted, Denmark. His parents encouraged him to a career in the Church, but he instead enrolled in the University of Copenhagen. In the liberal hall of academia Conrad became an ardent supporter of the French Revolution and the ideals of a free press. Despite the harsh censorship laws of crown prince Frederick VI, Malte-Brun published numerous pamphlets criticizing the Danish government. He was finally charged with defying censorship laws in 1799 and forced to flee to Sweden and ultimately France. Along with colleague Edme Mentelle, Malte-Brun published his first cartographic work, the Geographie mathematique, physique et politique de toutes les parties du monde (6 volumes published between 1803 and 1807). Conrad went on to found Les Annales des Voyages (in 1807) and Les Annales des Voyages, de la Geographie et de l'Histoire (in 1819). He also founded the Paris Societe de Geographie. In time, Conrad became known as one of the finest French cartographers of his time.
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Worker relocation assistance: Moving people to jobs
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1983
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One characteristic of the dislocated worker problem is that a mismatch exists between the number and kinds of jobs offered by employers and the number and kinds of skills possessed by workers in the same geographic area. At the same time, other geographic areas have unfilled job openings and relatively low unemployment rates. Government-assisted worker relocation is one tool of employment policy that might be used to reduce these regional imbalances in labor supply and demand. This report describes the U.S. experience with both unassisted and Government-assisted worker relocation. It examines the applicability of this experience to the current dislocated worker problem, as well. In addition, the report evaluates the feasibility of establishing a nationwide worker relocation program.
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Comparison of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's groundwater protection strategies
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1984
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Since 1979, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has expended considerable effort on developing an approach to protect groundwater from pollution. Because groundwater protection has traditionally been a right of the States, EPA sought to develop a groundwater protection strategy that would establish agency policy to protect groundwater under existing Federal statutes, but be sensitive to the rights and protection efforts of the States. EPA's efforts to prepare a groundwater strategy have been controversial and the strategy has been redrafted three times. This report compares and contrasts the three EPA groundwater strategies. EPA's executive summary of the proposed third version of the groundwater strategy is included in an appendix.
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Gross national product and basic manufacturing industries in the United States: Comparative analysis of growth rates, 1950-1982
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1984
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This report analyzes and compares trends in the growth of real GNP and real output in manufacturing and basic manufacturing in the Unites States between 1950 and 1982. As a corollary, the report also looks at trends in the real output growth of six basic manufacturing industries in the same period: primary metals, motor vehicles and equipment, textile mill products, paper and allied products, chemicals and allied products, and rubber and miscellaneous plastic products. The results indicate, among other things, that (1) manufacturing is not in imminent danger of disappearing, as some proponents of the "deindustrialization" thesis seem to believe, (2) since the mid-1970s, basic manufacturing at once is contributing less and less to national income and continues to be greatly influenced by changes in national income, and (3) it can be misleading to treat all basic American manufacturing industries as though they constitute a homogeneous sector facing the same competitive challenges and commercial opportunities.
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Historic preservation program: Structure, history and congressional policies
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1987
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This report reviews the current historic preservation partnership between the Federal/State/local government sectors, and the private sector; the partnership evolution from 1906 through 1976; the historic preservation legislation of the 95th through 99th Congresses; the congressional jurisdiction for historical preservation in the 100th Congress; and historic preservation issues which may be debated in the 100th Congress.
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Smokeless tobacco: Health concerns spark advertising and labeling controversy
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1986
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Prompted by growing concerns about the health effects associated with smokeless tobacco products - both chewing tobacco and snuff - several bills are being considered by the 99th Congress which are designed to warn consumers about the dangerous health consequences of such products and discourage their consumption. This report provides background information on these products, including usage, their advertising and promotion, and health concerns. It also discusses legislative proposals which include labeling requirements, advertising bans and restrictions, tax measures, and public education efforts.
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