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Sturges, Rosalind Howe (1907-1999)
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Bird's-eye view pictorial map of the Wellesley College campus in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Shows Campus buildings, views with trees, wooded areas and a portion of Lake Waban adjoining the campus, small figures going about activities on campus. The detailed border incorporates the words of the college's Alma Mater, areas of study with small symbols, and vignettes of campus life, buildings and of important people in the school's history. A small inset drawing upper left shows nine buildings with a lettered key. The cartouche is in the shape of a pediment decorated with the college seal and the year of Wellesley's founding, 1875, and containing the title and a Latin inscription taken from the first line of Psalm 127, "Nisi Dominus aedificaverit domum, in vanum laboraverunt qui aedificant eum": "Unless God builds the house, its builders work in vain."
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[Westcott, Linn, Trains Magazine]
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Color. Shaded relief. Includes numerous detailed map insets and a few vignettes.
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C.S. Hammond & Co.
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Date estimated. Includes 90 cut-out flags of combatant countries for marking battle scenes, military movements, and occupied areas. Shows major strategic product production areas. Has large ad for Standard Feed Milling Company.
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C.S. Hammond & Co.
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Date estimated. 3maps.
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Chase, Ernest Dudley
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Three maps.
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Thomas Forman and Sons Ltd.
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Pictorial map. Relief shown pictorially. Shows place names and descriptions of natural and industrial resources. The coat of arms of the Union of South Africa is positioned in the upper center. Important areas of industry, agriculture, mining and manufacturing are illustrated with small drawings. To the right is the South African flag and location map showing South Africa within Africa as a whole. As noted in the text: "Her natural and industrial resources: South Africa is to-day an arsenal and repair base for the Armies of the United Nations ... The industries which have developed under the stress of war will form the basis of peace-time manufacture when hostilities have ceased."
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Alf Cooke, Ltd.
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Pictorial map of India. Showing provinces and cities. Illustrating the locations of various industrial and natural resources. As noted in the text: India's Economic Future: Before the war India was already of the the eighth leading industrial countries of the world. In response to the demands of war Indian capital and Indian technical skill have helped to develop still future the country's industries ..."
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Gill, Leslie MacDonald, 1884-1947
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A decorative pictorial map of New Zealand. Relief shown pictorially. Illustrating the locations of various industrial and natural resource,, such as farmland, mines and forests. Includes New Zealand coat of arms, a compass and Key to symbols. Map has various texts. As noted in the text inset: "In War and Peace: When war broke out New Zealand industries were unprepared for munitions production. To-day New Zealand is not only manufacturing many kinds of munitions for her own defence but is making a valuable contribution to the defence of the other areas in the Pacific. When the war is over, New Zealand will convert her new industries for peace-time development".
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Burke, Howard
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Color pictorial map, mounted on Japanese paper. With inset at lower left corner. Showing East Asia with Military Bases and Japanese-Occupied Territory note. Text box at lower right describes Japan as a porcupine with "long and dangerous quills spreading across the Pacific. ... Every day it grows stronger. The barbs of invasion that threaten Australia, the Solomons, Alaska, and Pacific Coast are toughening." The inset map of Kusaie (now Kosrae) notes "Reliable Reports say Japs have made powerful base of this island." Relief shown pictorially. Includes informative text labels.
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Toronto Star
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Map of the world showing "the strategic position of the United Nations in a global war..." Main Naval Bases, Naval Battles, Capitals, and Cities marked. Arrows show the direction of attack on the Axis powers, and distances.
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Alcoa Map Department, Aluminum Company of America
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Map border has aircraft insignia for nations of the world, a table of air lines distances (worldwide), illustrations of the "flying boat" and a bomber, and map information. Map is the world as viewed from a north polar projection (Azimuthal Equidistant Projection). A pitch advocating "Freedom of the Air" and it benefits to mankind is given on the map.
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[Manning, F.E., Army Orientation Course, Special Service Division Army Service Forces]
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Includes status summaries of seven war fronts. Includes twelve photographs.
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[Manning, F.E., Army Orientation Course, Special Service Division Army Service Forces]
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Shaded relief map centered on Berlin, Germany. Has a cut-away scale for measuring distances from Tokyo or, alternatively one can use the concentric rings. Some flight routes and mileages shown. Hemispherical view.
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[Manning, F.E., Army Orientation Course, Special Service Division Army Service Forces]
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Includes status summaries of eight war fronts. Includes three photographs.
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[Manning, F.E., Army Orientation Course, Special Service Division Army Service Forces]
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Shaded relief map centered on Tokyo, Japan. Has a cut-away scale for measuring distances from Tokyo or, alternatively one can use the concentric rings. Some flight routes and mileages shown. Hemispherical view.
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Harrison, Richard Edes
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Includes notes on geopolitics and the projection.
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Rand McNally & Company
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Cover is a folder attached at corner of map. Color.
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Cheeseman, F.E.
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Date estimated.
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Sullivan, Ray
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Color pictorial map of San Francisco Bay Area. Showing recreational activities, agriculture, industry, residential areas, landmarks, light houses, etc. Relief shown pictorially. On verso 2 views of golden Gate and San Francisco Oakland Bridges, with explanation text. Date estimated. Includes decorative compass rose oriented with the north to the left margin.
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[Turner, Stanley, Petersen, C.C.]
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Date estimated based on text.
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Daito Shoji (Big East Commercial Company)
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View of map from the side showing the versos of the flags.
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Daito Shoji (Big East Commercial Company)
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View of map from the side showing the front of the flags.
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Daito Shoji (Big East Commercial Company)
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View of map from above.
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Turner, Stanley F.
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Fifth edition, World War Map in full color, with untitled map of the world on verso. 2 maps on both sides, 49x65, folded, placed in case 26x18. Mercator Projection. Relief shown pictorially. Shows cities, railroads, and naval bases, countries conquered by Axis, the Nazis, Unites Nation countries and Soviet Russia. Includes legend and notes: "This fifth edition of "dated events" World War map is designed to cover the European invasion wherever the forces of freedom strike..." Uncolored map on verso shows British, U.S. Russian and Japanese naval bases, dated exploration and events, world oil regions, etc. Cover shows a map of Africa.
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[Culbertson, Ely, Harrison, Richard Edes]
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Color map of the world, on sheet 39.5x40.5, folded into shelf wrapped cover 20x13.5 showing Ely Culbertson' color coded division of the world into eleven regional federations, shifting of existing political alignments, and the creation of an international police force. Azmuthal Equidistance projection. On verso: text: "The Quota force principal"; "The structure and relationship of American and Malaysian Federation", 3 views, and illustrations.
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[Westcott, Linn, Trains Magazine]
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[Westcott, Linn, Trains Magazine]
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Covers consist of two back panels of eight paneled folded map.
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Felber, Harold
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Color map and chart, on sheet 114.5x56.5. Includes text and "Latitude of the sun" chart." Below map: The harp scale. On verso: Tables to determine "Latitude by the duration of the day," " To find your longitude," and "How to recognize the stars" which also includes text on determining directions from the stars and sun. Table A for northern and southern latitudes includes, by date and latitude, time of sun rise and set, duration of the day, and the sun's noon height.
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[Felber, Harold, Gatty, Harold]
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Color map and chart, on sheet 114.5x56.5. Includes text and "Latitude of the sun" chart." Below map: The harp scale. On verso: Tables to determine "Latitude by the duration of the day," " To find your longitude," and "How to recognize the stars" which also includes text on determining directions from the stars and sun. Table A for northern and southern latitudes includes, by date and latitude, time of sun rise and set, duration of the day, and the sun's noon height.
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C.S. Hammond & Co.
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Date estimated. Back cover is an ad for chicken and hog feed.
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Chase, Ernest Dudley
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Double sided maps. Chase reissued the world map many times in different formats, see our 8531.000 and 8527.000
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Alcoa Map Department, Aluminum Company of America
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Alcoa Map Department, Aluminum Company of America
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Cover is one panel of folding map. Includes diagram showing the shrinking of the earth to show circumnavigation times in 1872, 1903, and 1938.
Author
[Turner, Stanley, Petersen, C.C.]
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World War Map in full color. Conic Projection. Relief shown pictorially. Title supplied by cataloger. Trimmed at the bottom, there might be additional map below in original. Legend includes naval bases; countries under Anglo-American control, Territory liberated by the United Nations, Countries the joined and conquered by the Axis, Lines of farthest Axis penetration 1941-42. Shows battle lines, capitals, major cities and towns, landmarks, list of "Dated events", "Air mileages to Tokyo", and numerous notes illustrating important events since the War began September 3, 1939 to 1943. Attached note on top left margin: Edward C. Nairn 411 Confederation Bldg., Montreal ... National distributor - Remembrance Advertising Co., Toronto, Canada.
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[Harrison, Richard Edes, Army Orientation Course, Special Service Division Army Service Forces]
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Birdseye view of shaded relief map with hypsometric elevations of Japan, Korea, and China from over Mongolia.
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[Los Angeles Examiner, Burke, Howard]
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Color map of the Asian Pacific region, by Howard Burke, centerfold from, issue of Los Angeles Examiner. Date estimated. Covers portion of Russia and China, Korea, East Indies, Japan, Thailand, Philippine Islands and Alaska at upper right. Shows major cities, roads, railroads, etc. Arrows and text pointing out the diversion of planes and warships to the strategic places in Pacific. Includes text. Inset map: "This beautiful coral atoll was awarded to Japan along with thousands of similar islands under League of Nations Mandate ..."
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[Los Angeles Examiner, Burke, Howard]
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Color map of eastern Asia with Alaska at upper right, by Howard Burke. Published in Monday 15, 1943 issue of Los Angeles Examiner. Covers portion of China, Mongolia, Russia, Japan, Burma, Thailand, India and French Indo-China. Includes United Nations, Japanese, and Russian air and naval bases. Shows major cities, roads, railroads and caravan routes. Arrows and text pointing out strategic places and events. Includes text. Inset map shows detail of Burma and surrounding countries.
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