Abstract The E. G. Squier map collection contains 38 manuscript and print maps depicting Central and South America in the 19th century, including parts of Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, and Peru. The maps were made in the course of Squier's work as an archaeologist, journalist, diplomat, and entrepreneur; in particular, many maps show Squier's efforts to survey a suitable rail route across Honduras to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and, separately, to...

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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.

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Bruce Heezen and Marie Tharp worked for the Lamont-Doherty Earth Science Observatory of Columbia University and mapped the ocean floor from 1957 to 1977. Heezen was geologist and Tharp was a cartographer. The collection consists of the textual materials, photographs, and scientific data. Related maps and globes are held by the Geography and Map Division and cataloged separately.

Abstract This sub-collection of the Heezen-Tharp maps and papers collection contains some 5890 cartographic items and supporting materials that are related to Bruce Heezen and Marie Tharp's mapping of the ocean floor represented in worldwide depictions and also contains miscellaneous materials. The item types include manuscript and published maps, soundings, reports, and other scientific data. The materials are stored offsite at Ft. Meade and must be requested advance of visiting the Geography and...

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This sub-collection of the Heezen-Tharp maps and papers collection contains some 4162 cartographic items and supporting materials that are related to Bruce Heezen and Marie Tharp's mapping of the Pacific Ocean floor. The item types include manuscript and published maps, soundings, reports, and other scientific data. The materials are stored offsite at Ft. Meade and must be requested advance of visiting the Geography and Map Reading Room.

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This sub-collection of the Heezen-Tharp maps and papers collection contains some 370 cartographic items and supporting materials that are related to Bruce Heezen and Marie Tharp's mapping of the Arctic Ocean floor. The item types include manuscript and published maps, soundings, reports, and other scientific data. The materials are stored offsite at Ft. Meade and must be requested advance of visiting the Geography and Map Reading Room.

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This sub-collection of the Heezen-Tharp maps and papers collection contains some 716 cartographic items and supporting materials that are related to Bruce Heezen and Marie Tharp's mapping of the Antarctic Ocean floor. The item types include manuscript and published maps, soundings, reports, and other scientific data. The materials are stored offsite at Ft. Meade and must be requested advance of visiting the Geography and Map Reading Room.

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This sub-collection of the Heezen-Tharp maps and papers collection contains some 1311 cartographic items and supporting materials that are related to Bruce Heezen and Marie Tharp's mapping of the Indian Ocean floor. The item types include manuscript and published maps, soundings, reports, and other scientific data. The materials are stored offsite at Ft. Meade and must be requested advance of visiting the Geography and Map Reading Room.

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The collection consists of 5 nautical charts depict coastal waters and harbors in Palestine and Lebanon.

Abstract The Transatlantic submarine cable chart collection contains 71 nautical charts, 2 diagrams, and 2 blueprints showing the routes of telecommunication cables spanning the Atlantic Ocean between Newfoundland and Ireland. The charts feature printed base maps with the paths of submarine cables drawn in detailed manuscript, with extensive annotations and labels showing the names of cables, the dates they were laid or repaired, locations of repairs to cables, depths, notes about tides and...