Richfield news map of Europe
Publisher: Rand McNally and CompanyRichfield Oil Company
Date/Date Range Produced: 1939
Language: English
Region Depicted: Europe
Dimensions: 47 x 66 cm., folded to 25 x 23 cm
OCLC: 38763668
Accession Number: OML-1939-180
Donor: Howell
Donation Date: Oct 22nd, 2019
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945

Lowell Thomas' War Map of the World
Creator: Thomas, Lowell, 1892-1981
Publisher: Rand McNally and Company
Date/Date Range Produced: 1942
Language: English
Region Depicted: World
Dimensions: 47 x 48 cm. or smaller, folded to 23 x 13 cm
OCLC: 707925743
Accession Number: OML-1942-206
Donor: Howell
Donation Date: Oct 22nd, 2019
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945

Richmond, Va.
Printmaker: Magnus, Charles
Language: English
Map Type: Bird's-eye viewsHistorical maps
Dimensions: H 38 x W 47 cm
Printing Process: Lithograph
LC Call Number: E457.8 1865 R5
OCLC: 191117560
Accession Number: OML-1865-39

Le Comté le Brie
Creator: Hondius, Hendrik, 1597-1651
Language: French
Region Depicted: Brie, France
Dimensions: 37 x 49 cm on sheet 47 x 57 cm
LC Call Number: G5832.S5 1633 H6
OCLC: 1124855615
Accession Number: OML-1633-19

New - York Tribune. Vol. XXV...No. 7,591. New - York, Saturday, August 5, 1865. [An admirable and correct map of the Atlantic telegraph company]
Publisher: New York Tribune
Language: English
Region Depicted: Atlantic Ocean
Map Type: GeographicalHistorical maps
Dimensions: Map: H 18 x 45 cm. Newspaper page: H 53.5 x W 41 cm
Material Type: Newsprint
Historical Context: The USS Arctic was commissioned to make depth soundings to prepare for the laying of the first transatlantic telegraph cable. In July 1856 the Arctic began soundings at St. John in Newfoundland and then all the way to Queenstown in Ireland on August 23, 1856. More soundings were taken on the return trip to St. John in September. The first cable failed in 1858 after sending 732 messages. New cable was laid beginning in 1865.
LC Call Number: G9101.P92 1865 N4
OCLC: 1130062746
Accession Number: OML-1865-40

Indian Territory compiled from the official records of the General Land Office and other sources,N.C. McFarland, Commissioner
Printmaker: Bien, JuliusStrum, Gustave P.
Publisher: United States. Department of the Interior
Language: English
Map Type: GeographicalHistorical maps
Dimensions: 61 x 82 cm
Printing Process: Lithograph
LC Call Number: G4201.E1 1883 U5
OCLC: 1124924813
Accession Number: OML-1883-48

Bird's Eye Map of Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire
Publisher: Geo. H. Walker & Co.
Language: English
Region Depicted: New Hampshire
Map Type: GeographicalHistorical mapsViews
Dimensions: 41 x 70 cm on sheet 47 x 70 cm
LC Call Number: G3742.W7A3 1903 G4
OCLC: 957985354
Accession Number: OML-1903-120

A Food Map of the United States showing the part played by each of our states in supplying the nation's larder
Creator: Fancher, Louis D., 1884-1944
Publisher: Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.
Language: English
Map Type: Pictorial mapsThematic maps
Dimensions: 79 x 105 cm on sheet 89 x 114 cm
LC Call Number: G3701.J6 1932 F3
OCLC: 62288925
Accession Number: OML-1932-126

Models of Topography
Creator: Brown, Theophilus B., 1799?-1834
Date/Date Range Produced: 1831
Language: English
Map Type: Topographical maps
Dimensions: 2 maps; 17 x 20 cm on 29 x 24 cm AND 19 x 19 cm on sheet 29 x 24 cm
Printing Process: Lithograph
Historical Context: Two sheets sent by letter from Roswell Park (1808 - 1869) to Charlemagne Tower (1808-1889) . Park was a recent graduate of West Point, who went on to serve as an engineer for the military until his resignation. He published the first military history of West Point in 1840. He became an academic and Episcopal clergyman. He fought for the south as a captain with the 2nd Arkansas Infantry. Charlemagne Tower at the time of the letter was a recent graduate of Harvard. He went on to become a lawyer and businessman. He was active in acquiring land for mining anthracite in Schuylkill County , Pennsylvania. During the Civil War he was commissioned as a unit captain and worked to enforce conscription, in this way he was known in reference to the 'Molly Maguires'. Following the war he bought large tracts of land in the Dakotas and Minnesota. He is regarded as a leader in mining in Minnesota and there are several towns named after him.
LC Call Number: GA 125 1831 .B7
OCLC: 1130063092
Accession Number: OML-1831-45

Casco Bay Fort in the province of Maine in America, latitude 44--00
Creator: Redknap, John
Date/Date Range Produced: 1904
Language: English
Region Depicted: Casco Bay, MaineFalmouth, MainePortland, Maine
Dimensions: 58 x 47 cm
Printing Process: Blueprint
Historical Context: Fort New Casco was erected in 1700 after the destruction of Fort Loyal. Designed by Colonel Wolfgang Romer, it was constructed in what is now Falmouth by the mouth of the Presumscot River. In June of 1703 a council between the Abenaki Indians and governor Joseph Dudley agreed to a peace. However, the fort was attacked in August of 1703 by a group of Abenaki assembled under the Canadian governor. The fort held but was redesigned by engineer John Redknap in 1705. The design enclosed the original structure. Fort New Casco was never again attacked and was dismantled in 1716.
LC Call Number: G3732.C3 1904 R4
OCLC: 1130233320
Accession Number: OML-1904-96