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Manuscript map. Cartographer unknown. 1 visual scale [135 mm = 500 Toises]. The map includes an extensive legend identifying key buildings within the city as well as features of the fortifications. A Robert Clifford ownership label is affixed to the…

Manuscript map. Cartographer unknown. 1 visual scale [132 mm = 1000 Toises]. Extensive legend enumerating military buildings, parishes, and convents. A Robert Clifford ownership label is affixed to the verso. Acquired by McMaster University in 1969…

Manuscript map. Cartographer unknown. 1 visual scale, [77 mm = 200 toises]. Map shows details of the fortifications of the town and the surrounding countryside. Although some features on the map are numbered, the space for a legend running down the…

Printed map. "Dressée par Lapie, Ingr. Géographe." 3 visual scales [650 mm = 25 Spanish leagues]
Insets: CARTE PARTICULIERE / des Routes de Postes de Madrid aux Châteaux Royaux. Shows postal routes (by stage-coach [voitures], by horse, by foot [non…

Printed map. 1 visual scale "Echelle de dix mille toises". This is a pictorial, topographic map. On verso: a Robert Clifford bookplate. Acquired as part of the Lord Cholmondeley Collection.

Printed map. Three visual scales [270 mm = 12,000 Toises or 6 Lieues communes de France]. Pictorial relief and hachures. This sheet depicts the dedication of the map to Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor (1765-1790), ruler of the Hapsburg monarchy and…

Manuscript map. Visual scale of 3 inches to 1 mile. True north and magnetic north arrows pointing down to the lower-left corner of the map. "Compiled at Alexandria under the direction of Major Bryce, Commanding Engineer. N.B. The Western Harbour…

Printed map. 4 visual scales, 182 mm = 18 British Statute Miles, 115 mm = 10 Italian Miles. Includes note: "Retranchemens de Jules Cesar, depuis le Fort de L'Ecluse jusqu a Geneve. Territoire de la Republique de Geneve, Selon le dermier Traité." The…

North arrow pointing to the upper right corner of the map with magnetic variation listed. "Engraved by S.J. Nede 352 Strand." Described in The British Museum Catalogue of Printed Maps, Charts and Plans vol. 5, p.341. Although no ownership label is…

Manuscript map. True north arrow and magnetic north arrow pointing to the bottom of the map. A list of the names of officers responsible for data collection for the map is given. "Compiled & corrected from the Astronomical Observations of The French…