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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Rainfall in North America, 1898
A map from 1898 of North America, Central America, Greenland, and the Caribbean to Puerto Rico showing the general distribution of rainfall in the region. The map shows areas of little or no rainfall to areas of heavy rainfall. The map...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Heat Belts in North America, 1898
A map from 1898 showing the heat belts in North America. The map gives the boundary isotherms of the hot belt as a mean temperature of 70 degrees Fahrenheit and the cold belt as a mean temperature of 30 degrees Fahrenheit, indicating the...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Early Possessions in Eastern North America, 1740
A map of eastern North America, Gulf of Mexico, and western Caribbean showing the European possessions and territorial claims in the region in 1740. The map is color-coded to show the French, Spanish, and British possessions at the time....
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The United States, 1850
A map of the United States in 1850, showing the frontier line, indicate by the thick black line. The map shows the States added to the Union between 1840 and 1850, including Florida (1845), Texas (1845), Iowa (1846), Wisconsin (1848),...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Oregon Controversy, 1792 1846
A map of the Oregon Territory between the time of exploration by George Vancouver (1792) and the Oregon Treaty of 1846. The map is color-coded to show the disputed claims of the British and United States, the Russian American line of...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Mississippi Valley, 1682
A facsimile of a map by Jean Baptiste Louis Franquelin (1682) of the Mississippi River Valley from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico showing the explorations of Robert LaSalle (Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle) as far south as...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Indian Nations, 1775
An early map of the eastern North America from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico and east of the Mississippi River around 17765, showing the Indian Nations adjoining to the Mississippi, West and East Florida, Georgia, South and North...
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Etc: Maps Etc: French Explorations and Forts, 1600s
A map of North America showing the routes of early French exploration of the Mississippi Valley from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico in the 1600's. The map shows the routes of Father Jacques Marquette (with Louis Jolliet) and...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Presidential Election, 1860
A map of the United States showing the results of the presidential election of 1860. The map is color-coded to show the states carried by Lincoln (Republican), Breckinridge (Southern Democrat), Bell (Constitutional Union), and Douglas...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Presidential Election , 1860
A map of the United States showing the results of the presidential election of 1860. The map is color-coded to show the states carried by Lincoln (Republican), Breckinridge (Southern Democrat), Bell (Constitutional Union), and Douglas...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Winter Monsoon in India, 1910
A map from 1910 of the Indian subcontinent and the Central Asia region showing the typical rainfall distribution patterns during the winter monsoons, keyed to show areas of rainfall ranging from very light to heavy rainfall. The map...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Summer Monsoon in India, 1910
A map from 1910 of the Indian subcontinent and the Central Asia region showing the typical rainfall distribution patterns during the summer monsoons, keyed to show areas of rainfall ranging from very light to, according to this text, the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Vicinity of New Orleans, 1916
A map from 1916 of the Mississippi River Delta from New Orleans and Lake Pontchartrain to the mouth of the river on the Gulf of Mexico. The map shows railroads, swamp lands, navigation lights, and water depths in fathoms. The 3, 10, 20,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Yucatan, 1882
A map of the Yucatan Peninsula showing the explorations of Dr. Desire Charney in 1882. The map shows the Mayan sites visited, including Palenque, Uxmal, Kabah, Acanceh, Ake, Izamal, and Chichenitza, and the territories of the Lacandon...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: North America, 1783
A map of North America, Central America, and northern South America at the end of the American Revolutionary War (1783). The map is color-coded to show the territory of the United States at the time, British possessions in Canada,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Mexican War, 1803 1848
A map of northern and central Mexico and southern United states showing the area of conflict during the Mexican-American War (1846-1848). The map shows the Mexican boundary (under Spain) established by the Louisiana Purchase (1803)...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Population of North America, 1898
A map from 1898 showing the population distribution of North America, Central America, and Caribbean to Puerto Rico. The map shows areas of sparse to heavily populated concentrations at the time. "Many thousands of white men from western...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Distribution of American Indians, 1500
A map from 1920 of North America central Canada to northern Mexico showing the distribution and territories of the Native Americans around 1500. The boundaries are based on linguistic stock and not tribal territories. The map was...
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Etc: Maps Etc: United States and Neighboring Lands, 1920
A map from 1920 of southern Canada, the United States, and northern Mexico showing terrain features, lakes and river systems, and general vegetation types of the region. The map is keyed to show the submerged portion of the continental...
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Etc: Maps Etc: The Mississippi River Route of Hennepin, 1697
A facsimile of a portion of the map created in 1697 describing the exploration and discoveries of Father Louis Hennepin in New France and Along the Mississippi. The map shows the region from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico along...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The United States, 1900
A map from 1900 of the United States showing the territorial expansion from the original Thirteen Colonies to the states and territories of 1900. The map is color-coded to show the original states, states admitted between 1791 and 1860,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The United States, 1830
A map of the United States in 1830 showing the states and territories, the joint-occupation with Britain in Oregon Country, and the British and Spanish possessions at the time. The map shows the westward expansion of the United States,...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Reconstructed United States, 1870
A map of the United States and territories after the Civil War during reconstruction and readmission by 1870. The map is color-coded to show the 'Normal States’ (Union States), the 'Reconstructed States&’ (Confederate States), the...
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Etc: Maps Etc: From New Orleans to the Gulf, 1862
A map of the Mississippi River from New Orleans and Lake Pontchartrain to the mouth on the Gulf of Mexico. The map shows the location of Forts Jackson and St. Philip, two Confederate forts essential to the protection of New Orleans,...