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KSC-98PC-246 (January 30, 1998) --- KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Senior government officials from 15 countries participating in the International Space Station (ISS) signed agreements in Washington D.C. on Jan. 29 to establish the framework of cooperation among the partners on the design, development, operation and utilization of the Space Station. Acting Secretary of State Strobe Talbott signed the 1998 Intergovernmental Agreement on Space Station Cooperation with representatives of Russia, Japan, Canada, and participating countries of the European Space Agency (ESA), including Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Some of these officials then toured KSC's Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF) with NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin, at front, sixth from the left. They are, left to right, front to back: Hidetoshi Murayama, National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA); Louis Laurent, Embassy of France; Haakon Blankenborg, Norwegian Parliament Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs; His Excellency Joris Vos, ambassador of the Netherlands; His Excellency Tom Vraalsen, ambassador of Norway; Daniel Goldin; Luigi Berlinguer, Italian minister for education, scientific, and technological research; Antonio Rodota, director general, European Space Agency (ESA); Yvan Ylieff, Belgian minister of science and chairman of the ESA Ministerial Council; Jacqueline Ylieff; Masaaki Komatsu, KSC local NASDA representative and interpreter; Serge Ivanets, space attache, Embassy of Russia; Hiroshi Fujita, Science and Technology Agency of Japan; Akira Mizutani, Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Peter Grognard, science attache, Royal Embassy of Belgium; Michelangelo Pipan, Italian diplomatic counselor to the minister; His Excellency Gerhard Fulda, German Federal Foreign Office; Jorg Feustel-Buechl, ESA director of manned space flight and microgravity; A. Yakovenko, Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs; JoAnn Morgan, KSC associate director for Advanced Development and Shuttle Upgrades; Steve Francois, director, International Space Station and Shuttle Processing; Roy Tharpe, Boeing launch site manager; Jon Cowart, ISS elements manager; John Schumacher, NASA associate administrator for external relations; Didier Kechemair, space advisor to the French minister for education, research, and technology; Yoshinori Yoshimura, NASDA; and Loren Shriver, KSC deputy director for launch and payload processing. Node 1 of the ISS is in the background.
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ISS013-E-77377 (5 Sept. 2006) --- Bernese Alps, Switzerland is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 13 crewmember onboard the International Space Station. The formidable mountain system of the Alps stretches across much of central Europe, with seven countries claiming portions of the mountains within their borders (Germany, France, Switzerland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Austria, and Slovenia). The glacial landscape of the Bernese Alps, located in southwestern Switzerland, is well illustrated by this view. The image was taken by a crewmember looking north-northwest while the station was located over the Mediterranean Sea between Corsica and Italy -- this oblique viewing angle imparts a sense of perspective to the image. This type of viewing angle complements more nadir (downward)--viewing imagery of the region. Three of the higher peaks of the central Alps are visible--Jungfrau (4,158 meters), Moench (4,089 meters), and Eiger (3,970 meters). To the east and south of the Jungfrau is the Aletsch Glacier, clearly marked by dark medial moraines extending along the glacier's length parallel to the valley axis. The moraines are formed from rock and soil debris collected along the sides of three mountain glaciers located near the Jungfrau and Moench peaks -- as these flowing ice masses merge to form the Aletsch Glacier, the debris accumulates in the middle of the glacier and is carried along the flow direction. According to geologists, Lake Brienz to the northwest was formed by the actions of both glacial ice and the flowing waters of the Aare and Lutschine rivers, and has a maximum depth of 261 meters. The lake has a particularly fragile ecosystem, as demonstrated by the almost total collapse of the whitefish population in 1999. Possible causes for the collapse, according to the scientists, include increased water turbidity associated with upstream hydropower plant operations, and reduction of phosphorus (a key nutrient for lake algae, a basic element of the local food web) due to water quality concerns.
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Mayr, Johann Georg, 1800-1864
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Sheet five of eleven-sheet topographic atlas, representing the countries of the Alps. This sheet includes southeastern Switzerland, Southern Tyrol, Lombardy and Verona (Italy). Shows cities, railroads, topography, lakes and drainage. Relief illustrated with hachures. Black and white engraving, with hand-colored outlines. Includes two bar scales, with scale statements. Sectioned and backed with linen, folded, and housed in a box together with set. Front cover (of folded map) includes a thumbnail image of this sheet, numbered 5. Map is 41 x 63 cm, on sheet 47 x 68 cm, folded to 24 x 17 cm.
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Jouvet et Cie.
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Full color. Relief shown by stippling.
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Jouvet et Cie.
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Full color. Relief shown by stippling.
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[Homann, Johann Baptist, 1663-1724, Hubner, Johann, 1688-1731]
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Four hand col. engraved outline maps. Show provincial boundaries and major and cities and rivers. Numbered 12-15.
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[Brue, Adrien Hubert, 1786-1832, Picquet, C.]
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Digital composite of 2 hand colored engraved maps. Contents: [Partie nord] -- Partie sud. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Paris. In embossed seal: Propriete acquise en 1835.
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[Brue, Adrien Hubert, 1786-1832, Picquet, C.]
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Hand colored engraved map. North sheet (1 of 2). Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Paris. In embossed seal: Propriete acquise en 1835.
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[Fremin, A.R., Monin, C.V., Montemont, A.]
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Uncolored engraved map. Relief shown by hachures. Rivers shown.
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Brue, Adrien Hubert, 1786-1832
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Digital composite of 2 hand colored engraved maps. Contents: [Partie nord] -- Partie sud. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Paris.
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Brue, Adrien Hubert, 1786-1832
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Hand colored engraved map. North sheet (1 of 2). Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Paris.
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Arrowsmith, John
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Engraved map. Hand colored boundaries. Relief shown by hachures.
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[Chatelain Henri, 1684-1743, Gueudeville, Nicolas]
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Engraved historical map of Savoye, the border region of France, Switzerland and Italy. Shows the organization of the various houses of Government. Includes text and tables. Relief shown pictorially. With 2 insets: Plan De La Ville De Turin. Le Palais De La Venerie. Vol. 2 called "Tome II, Premiere partie". Vol. 3 called "Tome II, seconde partie."
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[Chatelain Henri, 1684-1743, Gueudeville, Nicolas]
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Engraved genealogical tree of the house of Savoy, with its different branches, titles, weapons, and alliances. Includes coat of arms and text. Vol. 2 called "Tome II, Premiere partie". Vol. 3 called "Tome II, seconde partie."
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[Thiers, Adolphe, 1797-1877, Dyonnet, Charles, Duvotenay, Jean Theodore Thunot, Fremin, Antoine-Remy, Gillot]
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Uncolored map. Shows towns, roads, fortress, forests, landmarks, mountains and rivers. Relief shown by hachures.
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Dufour, Guillaume Henri, 1787-1875
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Sheet 20. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.
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Dufour, Guillaume Henri, 1787-1875
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Sheet 19. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.
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Touring club italiano
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Color map. Relief and depths shown by altitude and depth tints and spot heights. Includes 3 insets at 1:250,000 scale of the Jungfrau, Matterhorn-Monte Rosa and Mont Blanc areas.
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Touring club italiano
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Explanation to map.
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[Alison, Archibald, Sir, bart., 1792-1862, Johnston, Alexander Keith 1804-1871]
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Engraved hand colored in outline map, with inset map of Enlarged map of part of Switzerland marked A. In lower right margin: W. & A.K. Johnston, Edinr. Relief shown by hachures.
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Great Britain. War Office. General Staff. Geographical Section
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WWII silk escape topographic maps, the cloth copies of the Air Ministry GSGS 3982 paper series, as issued by the M19 to a US Airman of the 9th AAF. 1939-1944. Ten cloth maps were produced of the main Air Ministry series at a scale of approx. 1:2,500,000, while an additional 73 cloth maps were printed at a reduced size (13 in. x 15 in.) and with a scale of 1:500,000 scale. The latter are referred to as the miniatures maps or handkerchief maps. This is 15 sheets of the 1st and 2nd. edition of the 39 regions of Italy in the GSGS 3982 miniature series, produced in July 1942 and July 1944. They cover the northern most end of peninsula with borders against France, Switzerland and Austria. Maps in full color 28x39 or smaller, compiled and drawn in War Office 1939. Projection is Europe (Air) conical orthomorphic. "Fathom lines and low water marks are based on Admiralty charts." Showing multiple and single track railroads, three classes of roads, woods, towns, lakes. Three types of internal boundaries are shown. Aeronautical information includes landing facilities and hazards and lines of equal magnetic variation. Heights in meters. Relief shown by contours, altitude tints and spot heights. Depth shown by bathymetric tints. GSGS (Series), 3982. Prime meridian: Greenwich.
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[Diercke, Carl, 1842-1913, Gaebler, Eduard, 1842-1911]
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[Woerl, Joseph Edmund, Herder, Benjamin]
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[Woerl, Joseph Edmund, Herder, Benjamin]
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Homann, Johann Baptist, 1663-1724
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Mitchell, Samuel Augustus Jr., 1792-1868
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2 hand colored maps on 1 sheet. Relief shown by hachures. Showing political and administrative divisions, capitals, major cities, railroads, rivers and mountains. Prime meridians are Washington and Greenwich.
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[Stieler, Adolf, Scherrer, C., Habenicht, H.]
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[Briet, Philip, 1601-1668, Cramoisy, Sebastiani, Cramoisy, Gabrielis]
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[Ewald, Ludwig 1813-1881, Bauerkeller, Georg Leonhart]
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Seutter, Matthaeus, 1678-1756
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Date estimated.
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Verlag für Börsen- und Finanzliteratur Aktiengesellschaft
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Homann, Johann Baptist, 1663-1724
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Homann, Johann Baptist, 1663-1724
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[Malte-Brun, Conrad, 1775-1826, Lapie, Pierre]
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Prime meridian is Paris.
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[Malte-Brun, Conrad, 1775-1826, Lapie, Pierre]
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Prime meridian is Paris.
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[Malte-Brun, Conrad, 1775-1826, Lapie, Pierre]
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Prime meridian is Paris.
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[Malte-Brun, Conrad, 1775-1826, Lapie, Pierre]
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Prime meridian is Lutece.
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Chiattone, Gabriele
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Gorgeous pictorial map of the Gotthard tunnel, with the 1904 train schedule. Printed in stone-lithography enhanced with gold color. Shows major cities. The Gotthard tunnel was opened in 1891 and was one of the longest tunnrels in Europe for decades. The trains from the North of Europe were able to cross the Swiss Alps to the lakes of Ticino and Italy. The wheel and the Hermes wings were the symbols of the transportation company.
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[Dufour, Auguste-Henri (1798-1865), Dyonnet, Charles]
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Outline hand color map. Shows political boundaries and administrative divisions, railroads, roads, rivers, canals, etc. Relief shown by hachures.
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Andriveau-Goujon, J.
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Hand col. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Paris. "Atlas universel, no. 30."
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[Woerl, Joseph Edmund, Herder, Bartholomew]
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Composite of all 20 sheets. Red lithographic stone printing on map. Shows cities, roads, fortifications, canals, major public buildings, etc. Relief shown by Form lines and spot heights. <a href=http://www.davidrumsey.com/view/google-earth-browser#switzerland-1835 target=_blank>View in Google Earth</a>
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