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Atlantic Ocean &c. shewing [sic.] the communication between Europe, North America and the Pacific.

Description: Map shows major existing and proposed railroads in the United States and Canada, Chagres Railway across Panama, transatlantic cables, steam and sailing routes, currents, and the Sargaso Sea. Includes travel times and distances for various routes, dates of cables. Scale [ca. 1:27,500,000].
Date: [1874..1889]
Creator: Adam and Charles Black (Firm)
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Mappemonde en deux hémisphéres.

Description: Map shows major cities, continents, coastal ports, islands, and some political divisions, including Russian and Chinese empires. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1875
Creator: Brué, Adrien Hubert, 1786-1832
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Physical map of the world showing the directions of mountain-chains, the ocean-basins and principal river-systems, trade-wind & monsoon-regions, &c.

Description: Map shows direction of trade winds, placement of major mountain ranges on the major continents and New Zealand, the Southern Hemisphere, Northern Hemisphere, and "The World on the plane of the Horizon of London." Includes color key to watershed for major rivers and two tables of "Comparative lengths of 12 principal Rivers" [twenty-four rivers total]. Imaginary section in lower margin shows a comparison of the greatest elevations of the land, and the greatest ascertained depression of the sea wh… more
Date: [1875..1895]
Creator: Mackenzie, William
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Planisphère.

Description: Map shows major cities, major land and ocean travel routes; notes and dates of explorations and discoveries throughout the known late nineteenth century Eastern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere. Includes legend to routes of exploration, a key to abbreviations used, a graphic representation of comparative mountain heights, and illustrations. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1874~
Creator: Desbuissons, Léon
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

The world (on Mercators projection) showing both the eastern & western maritime route to Australia and the difference of time at successive hour-circles east and west of Greenwich

Description: Map shows geography and major cities in Europe, North America, South America, Asia, and Africa. Shows time divisions and routes to Australia. Scale [ca. 1:176 000 000].
Date: 1870
Creator: Hughes, William, 1817-1876
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library
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