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Chart of Narraganset Bay: surveyed in 1832

Description:
  • by Alex. S. Wadsworth ... [et al.] of the U.S. Navy ; by order of the Honr. Levi Woodbury, Secretary of the Navy.
  • "W.J. Stone …
Year:
1832
Contributor:
Wadsworth, Alexander S. (Alexander Scammel), 1790-1851 (creator)
Woodbury, Levi, 1789-1851 (contributor)
Stone, William James, 1798-1865 (publisher)
Genre:
maps (documents)
Subject:
W0712800 W0710900 N0414400 N0412600
n-us-ri
(W 71°28′--W 71°09′/N 41°44′--N 41°26′)
1:24,000. 2000 ft. to the in.
Nautical charts > Rhode Island > Narragansett Bay
Narragansett Bay (R.I.) > Maps
Local ID:
G3772.N3 1832 .W24x
Collection:
Brown University Library
Brown Olio
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Colorado, Pikes Peak special map

Description:
  • U.S. Geological Survey ; E.M. Douglas and E.C. Barnard, geographers in charge ; topography by R.T. Evans, D.F.C. Moor, and H.R. Elliott ; control by …
Year:
1909
Contributor:
Geological Survey (U.S.) (creator)
Douglas, Edward Morehouse, 1855-1932 (contributor)
Barnard, E. C. (Edward Chester), 1863-1921 (contributor)
Evans, R. T. (Richard Tranter), b. 1881 (contributor)
Moor, D. F. C. (contributor)
Elliott, H. R. (contributor)
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (contributor)
Subject:
W1050545 W1044730 N0385400 N0384330
Scale 1:48,000 > (W 105°05´45"--W 104°47´30"/N 38°54´00"--N 38°43´30")
Colorado Springs Metropolitan Area (Colo.) > Maps, Topographic
Colorado Springs Metropolitan Area (Colo.) > Maps
Colorado Springs Region (Colo.) > Maps, Topographic
Pikes Peak Region (Colo.) > Maps, Topographic
Pikes Peak Region (Colo.) > Maps
Local ID:
BOX G4314.C5 1907 .G4x
Collection:
Brown University Library
Brown Olio
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Dining room in John Hay's house

Description:
Photograph of the dining room in John Hay's house at 800 16th Street, Washington, D.C.
Year:
1878
Contributor:
Howell (photographer)
Genre:
photographs
Subject:
Hay, John > 1838-1905 > Homes and haunts
Collection:
Brown University Library
Brown Olio
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Front hall: John Hay's house

Description:
Photograph of the front hall in John Hay's house at 800 16th Street, Washington, D.C.
Year:
1878
Contributor:
Howell (photographer)
Genre:
photographs
Subject:
Hay, John > 1838-1905 > Homes and haunts
Collection:
Brown University Library
Brown Olio
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The harbor of Annapolis

Description:
  • founded upon a trigonometrical survey under the direction of A. D. Bache, superintendent of the Survey of the Coast of the United States ; triangulation …
Year:
1846
Contributor:
United States Coast Survey (creator)
Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867 (contributor)
Ferguson, James, 1797-1867 (contributor)
Gerdes, F. H. (contributor)
Bache, G. M. (George M.) (contributor)
Humphreys, A. A. (Andrew Atkinson), 1810-1883 (contributor)
Cutts, R. D. (Richard Dominicus), 1817-1883 (contributor)
Young, J. H. (James Hamilton) (engraver)
Lawson, Oscar A., 1813-1854 (contributor)
Subject:
n-us-md
Scale [1:60,000]
Nautical charts > Maryland > Annapolis Harbor
Nautical charts > Maryland > Severn River
Nautical charts > Maryland > Annapolis Region
Nautical charts > Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)
Harbors > Maryland > Annapolis > Maps
Annapolis Harbor (Md.) > Maps
Severn River (Md.) > Maps
Annapolis Region (Md.) > Maps
Local ID:
BOX G3842.A55 1846 .U55x
Collection:
Brown University Library
Brown Olio
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The Hawaiian Islands: compiled from the latest information

Description:
  • Relief shown by landform drawings and spot heights. Depths shown by soundings.
  • At head of title: North Pacific Ocean.
  • "Compliments of John Murray Mitchell, M.C., …
Year:
1897
Contributor:
United States. Hydrographic Office (creator)
Mitchell, John Murray, 1858-1905 (contributor)
Norris Peters Co. (lithographer)
Subject:
W1603000 W1543500 N0222000 N0183000
n-us-hi
Scale [ca. 1:1,150,000]
Hawaii > Maps
Hawaii > Commerce > United States > Statistics
United States > Commerce > Hawaii > Statistics
Local ID:
BOX G4380 1897 .U6x
Collection:
Brown University Library
Brown Olio
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John Hay in office

Description:
Photographic portrait of John Hay in his office in Washington, D.C.
Year:
1898
Contributor:
Givens, J. D. (James David), b. 1863 (photographer)
Genre:
photographs
Subject:
Hay, John > 1838-1905 > Portraits
Hay, John > 1838-1905 > Homes and haunts
Collection:
Brown University Library
Brown Olio
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Map of a portion of the Military Dept. of the Cumberland: being parts of the states of Kentucky and Tennessee

Description:
  • compiled in the Bureau of Topographical Engineers, War Department, from the best and latest authorities, November 1861 ; Denis Callahan, delt.
  • Chiefly covers the eastern …
Year:
1861
Contributor:
United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers (creator)
Callahan, Denis (engraver)
United States. Army of the Cumberland (contributor)
Genre:
maps (documents)
Subject:
W0870000 W0820000 N0391000 N0344000
n-us-ky > n-us-tn
Scale 1:350,000, or 5.524 miles to an inch > (W 87°00′--W 82°00′/N 39°10′--N 34°40′)
Kentucky > Maps
Kentucky > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Maps
Tennessee > Maps
Tennessee > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Maps
Local ID:
G3950 1861 .U58x
Collection:
Brown University Library
Brown Olio
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Map of New-York Bay and Harbor and the environs

Description:
  • founded upon a trigonometrical survey under the direction of F.R. Hassler, superintendent of the Survey of the Coast of the United States ; triangulation by …
Year:
1844
Contributor:
United States Coast Survey (creator)
Hassler, F. R. (Ferdinand Rudolph), 1770-1843 (surveyor)
Ferguson, James, 1797-1867 (contributor)
Blunt, Edmund, 1799-1866 (contributor)
Gedney, Thomas R., d. 1857 (contributor)
Renard, C. (contributor)
Jenkins, Thornton A. (Thornton Alexander), 1811-1893 (contributor)
Eakin, C. M. (Constant M.) (contributor)
Genre:
maps (documents)
Subject:
W0741800 W0735400
W0741800 W0734400 N0404600 N0401900
n-us-ny > n-us-nj
Scale ca. 1:30,500 > (W 74°18′--W 73°44′/N 40°46′--N 40°19′)
Nautical charts > New York Bay (N.Y. and N.J.)
Nautical charts > New York Harbor (N.Y. and N.J.)
Nautical charts > New York (State) > New York
Nautical charts > New York Metropolitan Area
Harbors > New York (State) > New York > Maps
New York Bay (N.Y. and N.J.) > Maps
New York Harbor (N.Y. and N.J.) > Maps
New York (N.Y.) > Maps
New York Metropolitan Area > Maps
Local ID:
G3802.N4 1844 .U55x
Collection:
Brown University Library
Brown Olio
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Map of the United States and territories: showing the extent of public surveys and other details

Description:
  • constructed from the plats and official sources of the General Land Office, under the direction of Jos. S. Wilson, commissioner, by Joseph Gorlinski, draughtsman, 1867 …
Year:
1867
Contributor:
United States. General Land Office (creator)
Wilson, Joseph S. (contributor)
Gorlinski, Joseph (contributor)
Bowen & Co (printer)
The Office (publisher)
Genre:
maps (documents)
Subject:
W1250000 W0670000 N0490000 N0240000
n-us---
(W 125°--W 67°/N 49°--N 24°)
ca. 1:3,800,000
United States > Surveys > Maps
United States > Maps
Public lands > United States > Maps
Mines and mineral resources > United States > Maps
Local ID:
G3701.B5 1867 .U52
Collection:
Brown University Library
Brown Olio
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