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Map of the Pamirs and adjacent territory
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Map of Uganda and adjoining territories : compiled for the Intelligence Division, War Office / by Captain J.R.L. Macdonald, R.E
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Kirkpatrick Catalogue entry: "2444 Macdonald, J.R.L. Map of Uganda and adjoining territories compiled for the Intelligence Division, War Office. London, Edward Stanford, 1895. 1 sheet. [see cabinet]." MS notes: Burton (map cabinet) Macdonald. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: shaded. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography.
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Railway map of India
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Kirkpatrick Catalogue entry: "2493 [India. Survey of India Dept.] Railway map of India. [Calcutta, 1885]. 6 sheets. [see cabinet]." Submap: Continuation of the Province of Nritish Rurmah (Tenasserim Division) MS notes: Burton (map cabinet) India Railway . Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Polyconic. Printing Process: Lithography. Other Features: Sub-maps.
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13 printed maps with Francis Beaufort's annotations intended for publication by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (SDUK). The Society formed the Map Committee in November 1828, and Beaufort undertook the editing and annotation of the series for the next 15 years. Maps depict various areas of Great Britain, Europe, India and the Caribbean. 8 maps are missing as of April 2016. Available maps are identified below.
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Kronstadt north and south channels : from Russian surveys to 1867
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Kirkpatrick Catalogue entry: "2513 [Great Britain. Admiralty.] Kronstadt north and south channels from Russian surveys to 1867. London, Admiralty, 1871. 1 sheet. At head of title: Gulf of Finland. [see cabinet]."At head of title: "Gulf of Finland." Several points marked with a red dot (lighthouses?). Submap: Kronstadt South Channel. MS notes: Burton Map cabinet Great -- Admiralty 2513. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Other Features: Sub-maps.
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The Goa's map genal transcribed and casticationed
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Kirkpatrick Catalogue entry: "2487 l Goa. The Goas's map gen[er]al transcribed. [n.p., n.d.] 1 sheet (manuscript). [see cabinet]."Manuscript map. MS notes on symbols, not Burton's hand. There is one note that could be by Burton, just above the label for Anchumalu. Art work: Armillary sphere MS notes: Burton (map cabinet) Goa. 2487 Goa, East Coast, India. 12. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Holographic. Other Features: Art Work.
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Map of the Oregon Territory
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This map, with the imprint "New York, J. H. Young & Sherman & Smith" also occurs in Wilkes' Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition. Atlas. Philadelphia, 1845. Inset map of the Columbia River. See 152702 for a copy of this map with the Young, Sherman & Smith imprint. Great Salt Lake is named Youta Lake. Sub map: Columbia River reduced from a survey made by the U. S. Ex.Ex. 1841. "By the U.S. Ex. Ex., Charles Wilkes, Esqr., Commander, 1841." Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Other Features: Sub-maps. Verso Text: MS note: 152701.
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