Muriel H. Parry map collection (Library of Congress Finding Aid)

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	Series XII: South America (continued)
		Carte Touristique de la Yisse de Rio de Janeiro (continued)
			55 x 70 cm
			Sao Paulo: Comp. Lith. Ypiranga Tourist map labelling the major tourist centers. On verso, a road map of the areas surrounding Rio.
FOLDER 792		Carte Touristique de Rio de Janeiro, circa 1955
FOLDER 792			46.5 x 55 cm
			Rio de Janeiro: Graficos Block, S.A. Menescal, Ricardo Map shows a general overview of the city marking buildings of interest. On verso, "Mapa do Centro da Cidade."
FOLDER 793		November 1945. Chile, circa 1945
FOLDER 793			54.5 x 36.5 cm
			Pan American Airways, Inc. Resource/product map of Chile. Travel information on verso. From a PAA calendar 1945.
FOLDER 794		Mapa Economico Y Turistico De Chile
FOLDER 794			44 x 27 cm
			Map shows the location of the major towns, ports, and resources of Chile. Inset map of "Territorio Antartico Chileno."
FOLDER 795		Columbia Population 1945
FOLDER 795			1:3,000 Parry, Muriel Map shows the population through the use of blocks for total, urban, and rural population. There is also an inset map "Density."
FOLDER 796		[May, 1945. Columbia], circa 1945
FOLDER 796			54.5 x 36.5 cm
			Pan American Airways, Inc. Calendar. From a PAA calendar, 1945. Shows Columbia, scenes from everyday life, her resources, and her products.
FOLDER 797		Mapa de Rutas Areas de Aerovias Nacionales de Colombia Avianca en Colubia [?], Ecuador, Estados Unidos y Panama
FOLDER 797			97 x 66.5 cm
			Bogota: [Editorial Retina] The map shows the resources and products of Columbia, rivers topography, and airline routes in and outside the country.
FOLDER 798		Sonas de Trafico de los Ferrocarriles de Antioquia y Troncal de Occidente en el Departmento de Antioquia, 1962
FOLDER 798			82 x 72 cm
			1:310,800 Medellin Shows map of Anitquia Province in Colombia, areas where iron is mined. Map is badly ripped.
FOLDER 799		[August, 1945. Ecuador], circa 1945
FOLDER 799			54.5 x 36.5 cm
			Pan American Airways, Inc. From a PAA calendar, 1945. Outlines of Ecuador shows products and resources of the country plus a couple scenes from everday life.
FOLDER 800		Civdad de Quito
FOLDER 800			29.5 x 42 cm
			280 oaxas Castellanes to the inch Servicio Geografico Militar Map of red-roofed old Quito.
FOLDER 801		Disco Geografico La Republicae de Guatemala, circa 1939
FOLDER 801			33 cm. in diameter cm
			Guatemala: Lito B. Zadik and Co. Bonilla, Capt. Santos M. Lima Disk "Star-gazer" disk of Guatemala with information on the various states within the country.
FOLDER 802		Peru - Mapa Sinoptico 'Bems', circa 1940
FOLDER 802			94.5 x 66.5 cm
			Lima Map shows the products, resources, animals, and people of Peru.
FOLDER 803		Peru Pictorico
FOLDER 803			71.5 x 49 cm
			Empresa Grafica T. Seheuch SA. Map shows the products, resources, and sights of Peru, highways are marked. On verso, smaller, more detailed conventional road maps of regions of Peru. For Goodyear.
FOLDER 804		Peru
FOLDER 804			[xxxx] cm
			Map of xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx products and native dress of the people. The wildlife of the country and its topography is drawn as well.
FOLDER 805		[September, 194?. Peru], circa 1945
FOLDER 805			54.5 x 36.5 cm
			Pan American Airways, Inc. Map shows outline of country, the products and resources of the country with some photographs showing scenes from everyday life. From a PAA calendar, 1945.
FOLDER 806		Republica Oriental Del Uruguay
FOLDER 806			53 x 71.5 cm
			[Montevido]: Oficina Nacional De Turismo Pictorial map shows the regions of Uruguay and the products and resources associated with each. On verso, photographs from different areas of the country.
FOLDER 807		La Ribera Uruguaya
FOLDER 807			22.5 x 64.5 cm
			Pictorial map of the coast of Uruguay showing the main beaches and towns. Drawings of cultural, recreation, and historic sites are included. Photographs of the region surround the map.
FOLDER 808		[June, 1945. Venezuela], circa 1945
FOLDER 808			54.5 x 36.5 cm
			Pan American Airways, Inc. Map shows the outline of Brazil, drainage network, the resources, and products of the nation. Some scenes of everyday life. From a PAA calendar.
FOLDER 809		January 1946. West Indies, circa 1946
FOLDER 809			54.5 x 36.5 cm
			Pan American Airways, Inc. Map shows the West Indies with symbols representing their products, and resources as well as photographs showing scenes of daily life. From a PAA calendar.
	Series XIII: Miscellaneous
		31 items
FOLDER 810		Automatic Mapping Machine Mounted on a Jeep, 1944
FOLDER 810			New York Herald Tribune Article with photograph discusses the advances in "robot surveying."
FOLDER 811		A Better World
FOLDER 811			Popular Science An article about a self-righting globe due to a weight held within the base of the globe.
FOLDER 812		New U.I. Map Librarian, 1944
FOLDER 812			Urbana, Illinois:The Evening Courier Headline reads "Nazi Seize Hungary as Reds Surge On." On page 3 a photo and a story concerning Muriel Parry's new appointment as map librarian at the University of Illinois.
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FOLDER 814		Geographical Names Folder
FOLDER 814			Folder Eight clippings and newspaper articles related to geographical names, their humour, the process of choosing them, and the problems associated with name changes.
FOLDER 815		Joke Folder
FOLDER 815			Folder Seven geographical and related jokes.
FOLDER 816		JRO Bildatlas Der Welt, 1953
FOLDER 816			Munchen: JRO-Verlag Book 219 pages.
FOLDER 817		Life Presents R. Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion World
FOLDER 817			Life Magazine Article discusses the use of globes for political maps, and then use of temperature zones and climate as determining the success of civilizations. Includes 2 color pages and instructions for assembly.
FOLDER 818		The Map as a Radio Tuning Dial
FOLDER 818			Everyday Science
FOLDER 819		Library Maps Folder
FOLDER 819			Folder Two articles and a report of the University of Illinois Library map collection.
FOLDER 820		Maps Global War Teaches Global Geography
FOLDER 820			36 x 52.5 cm
			Magazine Article deals with the eternal problems that cartographers face -- translating three dimensional information onto a two dimentional surface. Pages 57-65.
FOLDER 821		Maps Make News
FOLDER 821			Article on using maps to track the news, as wall decorations.
FOLDER 822		Miscellaneous Folder -- Postcard and Greeting Card Maps
FOLDER 822			Sixteen postcard maps of various states of the U.S. 12 postcard maps of regions of the U.S. 28 maps of the world. 11 maps of foreign lands. 9 miscellaneous maps many of ficticious places. 3 matchbook cover maps. 1 drink coaster map. 80 maps total.
FOLDER 823		Miscellaneous Map Info.
FOLDER 823			[Folder?] 17 items -- clippings, reports, memos, letters, etc. relating to maps, geography, and map librarianship. Some items of Parry's personal correspondence.
FOLDER 824		[xxxxxxxxxx]
FOLDER 824			[xxxxxxxx] In magazine article.
FOLDER 825		Portrait die Hoga Porsso Mostrueux, 1575
FOLDER 825			13.5 x 16 cm
			From La Cosmographie Universale D'Andre Thevet, Cosmagraphe du Roy Tome Second, 1575, p. 992. Portrait of a "foxfish" within French text.
FOLDER 826		Insert Sheet Accompanying the Picture Map of Mexico
FOLDER 826			56 x 86.5 cm
			New York: Friendship Press Thomas, Margaret Losing
FOLDER 827		A Meticulous Maker of Maps
FOLDER 827			Thrift, Tim 11 page pamphlet advertising the work of Ernest Dudley Chase and his excellent pictorial maps.
FOLDER 828		Zwischen Alpen und Meer ein Beiheft zur Deutschen Bildkarte, circa 1954
FOLDER 828			Darmstadt: Verlag Karl-Otto Gasforf Book 48 page index to maps of Germany. Includes text describing the landscape and culture of the country.
FOLDER 829		Les Provinces de France Illsutrees, circa 1927
FOLDER 829			Paris: Blondel la Rougery Pinchon: J.P. Book Pictorial maps of France highlighting the products, people, and landmarks of various regions of the country.
FOLDER 830		Maps and How to Understand Them, circa 1943
FOLDER 830			Second ed. New York: consolodated Voltee Aircraft Corporation 32 pages.
FOLDER 831		The Story of Maps
FOLDER 831			New York: ESSO Standard Oil Company Published as a classroom guide. 14 pages.
FOLDER 832		The Hamy Collection of Portolan Charts of the XVth, XVIth, and XVIIth Centuries, 1912
FOLDER 832			New York: Anderson Auction House Catalog Catalog compiled to show the Portolan charts auctioned. Contains facsimilies and fully described and annotated photographs.
FOLDER 833		Billiken la Revista de los Ninos, 1937
FOLDER 833			vol 17 no 919
FOLDER 834		Billiken la Revista de los Ninos, 1937
FOLDER 834			vol 17 no 918
FOLDER 835		Billiken la Revista de los Ninos, 1936
FOLDER 835			vol 17 no 886
FOLDER 836		[xxxxxxxxxxx]
FOLDER 836			8 x 20 cm
			[xxxxxxxx] Newspaper, 4 pages. Engraving of the view panorama of the [masthead] city of York. Shows Yorkminster and a number of other churches.
FOLDER 837		Insert Sheet Accompanying the Picture Map of the United States
FOLDER 837			56 x 86.5 cm
			New York: Friendship Press Gives examples of things to do with and to the blank map.
FOLDER 838		Pagent of the States, circa 1938
FOLDER 838			New York: Random House Bates, Ernest Sutherland, Dr. Herman Schiff Pictorial maps of the U.S. 105 pages.
FOLDER 839		What's Happening to Our Population
FOLDER 839			33.5 x 12.5 cm
			Bethers, Ray Newspaper Shows the U.S. at three different dates with the site of the house and Uncle Sam corresponding to the increase in population.
FOLDER 840		An Atlas of the U.S.S.R., circa 1945
FOLDER 840			New York: Penguin Books Horrabin, J.F. and James Gregory Atlas 62 pages.
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