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Central America and the West Indian Islands (1863)
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1863-01-01
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This is a highly detailed copper engraved map of Central America and the West Indies published in 1863. This was created by A. K. Johnston for his book entitled, School Atlas of General & Descriptive Geography which was published by William Blackwood & Sons. Alexander Keith Johnston was a Scottish Geographer who lived from 1804 to 1871. This map has a section along with the title which states: Central America and the West Indian Islands, A. K. Johnston, F. R. S. E., Scale: 200 miles to an inch, 14,000,000 of nature, Scale of English Miles, The West Indian Islands are sometimes denominated the "Columbian Archipelago" or "The Antilles." In some English Charts the term "Leeward Isles", is erroneously applied to those of the Caribbean Group extending from Porto Rico to Dominica, those from Martinique to Tobago, being styled the "Windward Isles.", Railways, (B.)-British, (Da.)-Danish, (DU.)-Dutch, (F.)-French, (S.)-Spanish, (Sw.)-Swedish. Around the edge of the map reads: General Geography, Plate 25, William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh & London. Countries appearing on the map: Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Martinique, Curaçao, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Montserrat, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Belize, Cuba, Mexico, The Bahamas, and the United States of America. Cities appearing on the map: Venezuela: Angostura or S. Thomas (Ciudad Bolívar), Corona (?), Cabruta, Merida (Mérida), Varinas (Barinas), Barcelona, Cumana (Cumaná), Cariaco, Assumption (La Asunción), Caracas, la Guayra (La Guaira), Coro (Santa Ana de Coro), Cariaco (?), and Maracaybo (Maracaibo). Colombia: Ocana (Ocaña), Tola (Tolú), Saragoza (Zaragoza Municipality), Antiquia (Santa Fe de Antioquia), Caceres (Cáceres), Uraba (?), Honda (Bahia Honda?), la Hacha (Riohacha), Sa. Marta (Santa Marta), and Cartagena. Panama: Yavisa (Yaviza), Carreto, Chame, Porto Bello (Portobelo), Aspinwall (Colón), Chagres (Now the World Heritage Site of Chagres and Fort San Lorenzo which was depopulated in 1916 and the residents were moved to Nuevo Chagres), Los Santos (La Villa de los Santos), Santiago (Santiago de Veraguas), S. Lorenzo (San Lorenzo), David, and Estrella (La Estrella). Costa Rica: Eredia (?), Cartago, S. Jose (San José), Alahuela (Alajuela), Nicoya, Bagases (Bagaces), and Guanacasto (Liberia). Trinidad and Tobago: Trinidad (British): P. of Spain/P. Espana (Port of Spain). Tobago (British): Scarborough. Grenada (British): S. George (St. George's). Barbadoes (Barbados) (British): Bridge Tn. (Bridgetown). S. Vincent (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) (British): Kingstown. S. Lucia (Saint Lucia) (British): Castries. Martinique (French): Pt. Royal (Fort-de-France). Curacao (Curaçao) (Dutch): Williamstadt (Willemstad). Nicaragua: S. Juan de Nicaragua or Grey Town (San Juan de Nicaragua), S. Carlos (San Carlos), Trinidad (?), Blewfields (Bluefields), Rivas or Nicaragua (Rivas), Masaya, Granada, Managua, Leon (León), Realejo (El Realejo), Comolapa (Comalapa?), Segovia (Ocotal), and Chinandega. Honduras: Juticalpa, Catacamas, Choluteca, Tegucigalpa, Comayagua, Copan (Copán ruins of ancient Mayan city), Poyais (Fake place created by Gregor MacGregor for a scheme), Truxillo (Trujillo), Lasal (?), and Omoa. S. Salvador (El Salvador): La Union (La Unión), S. Miguel (San Miguel), Concordia (?), S. Vicente (San Vicente), Tobasco (?), La Libertad, S. Salvador (San Salvador), and Sonsonate. Guatemala: Chiquimula, New Guatemala (Guatemala City), Istapa (Iztapa), Old Guatemala (Antigua Guatemala), Zacatepec (?), S. Thomas (Santo Tomás de Castilla), Livingston, S. Luis (San Luis), S. Andres (San Andrés), Coban (Cobán), Quesaltenango (Quetzaltenango), Solola (Sololá), and Tetonicapan (Totonicapán). Dominica (British): Roseau. Guadeloupe (French): Base Terre (Basse-Terre). Montserrat (British): Plymouth (Abandoned in 1997 after volcanic eruption and burying under pyroclastic flows). Antigua and Barbuda: Antigua (British): S. John (St. John's). Barbuda (British). Saint Kitts and Nevis: S. Christopher (Saint Kitts) (British): Basse Terre (Basseterre). Nevis (British). U.S. Virgin Islands: Sta. Cruz (Saint Croix) (Danish): Christianstadt (Christiansted). S. John (Saint John) (Danish). S. Thomas (Saint Thomas) (Danish). Porto Rico (Puerto Rico) (Spanish): San Juan and Ponce. Dominica (Dominican Republic): S. Domingo (Santo Domingo), Savanna (Sabana de la Mar), Samana (Samaná), Cotuy (Cotuí), La Vega, Santiago (Santiago de los Caballeros), Monte Christi (Monte Cristi), Bunica (?), and Nelva (Neiba). Haiti: Cape Haitien (Cap-Haïtien), S. Nicolas (Môle-Saint-Nicolas), Port au Prince (Port-au-Prince), Tiburon, Cayes (Les Cayes), and Jacmel. Jamaica (British): Kingston, P. Antonio (Port Antonio), Port Royal, Spanish Tn. (Spanish Town), Falmouth, and Savanna la Mar (Savanna-la-Mar). Brit. Honduras (Belize): Manati (?) and Balize (Belize City). Cuba: Baracoa, Cuba (Santiago de Cuba), Holguin (Holguín), Bayamo, S. Salvador (?), S. Miguel (San Miguel de Baga), Nuevitas, S. Maria de Pt. Principe (Camagüey), Pto. Principe (?), Trinidad, S. Clara (Santa Clara), S. Juan (?), Cienfuegos, Cardenas (Cárdenas), Matanzas, Batavano (Batabanó), Santiago (Santiago de las Vegas which is now a ward of Havana), Havana, Bahia Hoirda (?), and Pinar del Rio (Pinar del Río). Mexico: Yucatan: Arena (?), Bacalar, Campeachy (Campeche City), Seyba (Seybaplaya), Victoria, Balchaco (?), Cuyo (El Cuyo), Silan (?), Valladollid (Valladolid), Merida (Mérida), and Sisal. Chiapas: Tapachula, Palenque, Comitan (Comitán), and Ciudad Real (San Cristóbal de las Casas). Tabasco: Tabasco (?), Palasada (Palizada), Chiltepeque (Chiltepec), and S. Anna (Santana). Tehuantepec: Tehuantepec, Pilpa (?), and S. Pedro (?). Oaxaca: Tilapa (?), Oaxaca (Oaxaca City), and Alpisque (?). Vera Cruz (Veracruz): Alvarade (Alvarado), Vera Cruz (Veracruz), Cordova (Córdoba), Jalapa (Xalapa), Orizaba, Tuspan (Tuxpan), and Antonio (?). Puebla: Puebla (Puebla City) and Tehuacan (Tehuacán). Tamaulipas: Tampico, New Santander (Nuevo Santander was a region of Mexico before joining the Texas region in 1762), and Matamoros. The Bahamas: Nassau. United States of America: Florida: S. Augustine (St. Augustine) and Tampa. Louisiana: New Orleans. Texas: Austin and Galveston.
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Medicare, medicaid, and material and child health programs: An overview of major legislation enacted from 1980 through 1986
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1987
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This report traces the major Medicare amendments which have effected hospitals, physicians, and beneficiaries since 1980. It also reviews the major Medicaid amendments effecting Federal financial participation in program, coverage of pregnant mothers and children, as well as those amendments designed to give States increased flexibility in administering their programs. Lastly, the report describes the consolidation of Federal health service programs for mothers and children under a new block grant authority.
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The tax reform act of 1986 (h.r. 3838): Effective versus statutory marginal tax rates
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1986
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Under the Tax Reform Act of 1986 (H.R. 3838) there would be only two statutory marginal tax rates for individuals, 15 and 28 percent. In addition to reducing statutory marginal tax rates, H.R. 3838 would phase out certain tax provisions over various income ranges. These phaseout provisions would produce an effective marginal tax rate schedule considerably different from the statutory schedule. This paper describes the phaseout provisions contained in H.R. 3838 and analyzes their effects on marginal tax rates.
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An examination of farm commodity promotion programs
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1985
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Representatives of a number of commodity groups have asked Congress in recent years for statutory authority to establish national generic promotion programs for their products. A key feature is a mandatory assessment paid by all producers to support such activities. Federal legislation has authorized nine such national promotion programs, and lawmakers now are considering whether to create new initiatives for beef, pork, and watermelons. Critics believe that such programs represent unwarranted Government interference, pit one commodity group against another for limited consumer dollars, and lack adequate evidence of success. Proponents, on the other hand, contend that the programs do work, cost the Federal Government virtually nothing, and benefit producers and consumers alike. This report discusses programs that have already been enacted by Congress and examines their records to date.
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