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3 finding aid(s) found containing the word(s) Boundaries--Maps.

  1. Engineering Societies Library map collection

    4,846 items. ca. 4,846 pieces (chiefly maps), some photocopies, some color; in folders sized 77 x 107 cm. -- Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    The Engineering Societies Library was formed in 1915 and became a world-renowned research center. It closed in 1998. The library's map collection consists of geologic and mineral resources maps, topographic surveys, city plans, railroad maps, nautical and aeronautical charts, lake surveys, and boundary studies.

  2. Sierra Leone map collection, 1764-1965

    4 drawers. 63 folders. 66 maps. -- Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    The collection consists of 66 maps of Sierra Leone at the whole country, region, and city level, covering a variety of subjects and uses. These maps make up a small part of the Geography and Map Division's uncataloged holdings of maps that were acquired before the advent of digital cataloging in the 1970s. The collection's strengths are in maps depicting administrative and tribal boundaries, locations of natural resources, transportation and telecommunication lines, and other related subjects. The materials date between 1764 and 1965. The maps in this collection came to the Library through a variety of means, including government transfer, purchase, donation, and government agency deposits.

  3. Guinea-Bissau map collection, 1827-1969

    2 drawers. 40 folders. 51 maps. -- Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    The collection consists of 51 maps of Guinea-Bissau at the whole country, region, and city level, covering a variety of subjects and uses. The materials date between 1827 and 1969. These maps make up a small part of the Geography and Map Division's uncataloged holdings of maps that were acquired before the advent of digital cataloging in the 1970s. This collection's strengths are maps of administrative boundaries, city plans, and hydrographic and river surveys. The maps in this collection came to the Library through a variety of means, including government transfer, purchase, donation, and government agency deposits.