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 collection consists of 17 maps transferred from the G.E. Mueller papers, 1876-2012. Mueller collected tourist, road, and air route maps published between 1952 and 1983. Most maps show locations in Central America; other maps depict places in the United States and Europe. Mueller was an engineer, administrator of U.S. manned space flight program, and corporate executive.

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Americanist and linguist. Chiefly files comprised of copies of documents from various repositories, original manuscripts, and notes based on Schuller's linguistic research in Mexico and Central and South America, including archaeological and ethnographic material, clippings, maps, and photographs.