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A map of the world from the best authorities.

Description: Map shows the exploration routes of Captain James Cook through 1780; six continents [Australia as New Holland], political boundaries, and major cities; Arctic portion of North America and some South Pacific coastlines as vague or incomplete; notes in Antarctic vicinity. Includes explanation of Captain Cook's routes and notes. Relief shown pictorially. Scale not indicated.
Date: 1785
Creator: Guthrie, William, 1708-1770
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

British empire throughout the world exhibited in one view.

Description: Map shows mid-nineteenth century geography, political borders, major cities, and areas of British influence throughout six continents. Illustrations: "Australian Settlers and Natives," "North Americans white and copper colored," "Natives of British Asia and of East Indian Islands," "Natives [of] British Empire in Europe," and "Cape Colony and Southern Africa." Scale not given.
Date: 1846
Creator: Bartholomew, John, 1831-1893
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Carte Nouvelle d'Amerique

Description: Map shows geography, political boundaries, and cities in late eighteenth century North america and South America. Relief shown pictorially. No scale noted.
Date: 1779
Creator: Prétot, Philippe de
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Mappemonde ou description generale du globe terrestre.

Description: Map shows known extent of the world with six continents; partial coastline of "Nouvelle Hollande" [Australia] connected to coastline circling the lower globe; California as an island; political boundaries. Includes dates of discoveries and explorers voyages. Insets: "Le Soleil Salon le Pere Kircher" and "La Lune Selon Monsieur Cassini." Relief shown pictorially. Scale not given.
Date: [1705..1721]
Creator: Chatelain, Henri Abraham
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Mappe-monde dressé sur les observations de mrs. de l'Academie royale des Sciences et quelques autres et sur les memoires les plus recens à son Altesse Royale Monseigneur le Duc de Chartres.

Description: Map shows major cities, political boundaries, and physical features of six continents; incomplete coastlines of North America, Nouvelle Hollande [Australia], and northeast Asia; coastline of Nouvelle Guinee [New Guinea] and Nouvelle Hollande are shown to be contiguous. Includes dates and routes of exploration. Relief shown pictorially. No scale indicated.
Date: 1700
Creator: L'Isle, Guillaume de, 1675-1726
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Planiglobii terrestris cum utroq hemisphaerio caelesti generalis exhibitio, quam ex novissimis probatissimisque Gallorum & Batavorum tabulis concinnatam, multisq[ue] phaenomenis illustratam luci publicae.

Description: Map shows early eighteenth century known geography and place names in five continents. Includes text, two celestial insets, two insets of solstices, two panoramic views, and colored illustrations. Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:55,000,000].
Date: 1707
Creator: Homann, Johann Baptist, 1663-1724
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Carte d'Amerique : dressée pour l'usage du roy.

Description: Map shows geographical demarcation line declared by the Papal Bull of Pope Alexander VI, assigning new world territories to the Spanish and Portuguese; political divisions for North and South America, major cities, and areas of Native American habitation; western coasts of Europe and Africa to the east; California, French Louisiana, New Spain, New England, islands of the Caribbean. Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:31,000,000].
Date: 1722
Creator: L'Isle, Guillaume de, 1675-1726
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Planiglobii terrestris cum utroq hemisphærio cælesti generalis exhibitio: quam ex novissimis probatissinnisque recentium geographorum scriptis concinnatam, multisq phænomenis illustratam.

Description: Map shows the prevailing directions of the trade winds; five continents and a portion of "Nova Hollandia" [Australia], major cities, and exploration routes. Includes text, two celestial insets, two insets of solstices, two panoramic views, and illustrations. Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:75,000,000].
Date: 1712
Creator: Homann, Johann Baptist, 1663-1724
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

L'Ameriqve autrement le Novveav Monde et Indes Occidentales.

Description: Map shows known geography, political borders, settlements, and areas of Native American habitation in early seventeenth century North America, South America, and West Indies. "Californie Isle" [California] and "Terre de Iesso" [Japan] are depicted separate from, but near the western coast of North America. Relief shown pictorially. No scale noted.
Date: 1676
Creator: Duval, P. (Pierre), 1619-1682
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Map of the Western Hemisphere]

Description: Map shows major cities for North and South America, major islands in the Caribbean area, the Pacific Ocean, including New Zealand, and in the South Atlantic Ocean; the Kamchatka peninsula. Includes text notes and expeditionary routes of Capt. Cook with dates of travel and discoveries. Relief shown pictorially and by spot heights. Scale not determined.
Date: [1791..1811]
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

A new & correct map of the whole world : shewing ye situation of its principal parts. Viz the oceans, kingdoms, rivers, capes, ports, mountains, woods, trade-winds, monsoons, variation of ye compass, climats, &c. With the most remarkable tracks of the bold attempts which have been made to find out the North East & North West Passages.

Description: Map shows trade winds and monsoons with Australia as New Holland coast joined to N. Guinea and the east coast un-mapped; explorers routes in the North Atlantic, political boundaries, and ocean currents. Includes explanation, scale of English leagues, and text notes. Insets: "This chart is to shew ye degrees of the variation of ye compass as they were observed in ye year of 1700 in ye Atlantick and Indian Ocean" and "The North Pole." Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:34,000,000].
Date: 1719
Creator: Moll, Herman, d. 1732
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library
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[News Clip: Tennis stars]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about professional tennis players preparing to play at the Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum.
Date: February 21, 1958
Duration: 53 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Tennis stars]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about professional tennis players preparing to play at the Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum.
Date: February 21, 1958
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

The World

Description: Page from atlas includes maps of both hemispheres along with a description of navigators from 1482-1790: "Chronological account of the most celebrated modern navigators".
Date: unknown
Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

[Maps of the United States and Pacific Ocean]

Description: Map shows state boundaries, transportation routes, cities, towns, and military posts; Yellowstone National Park and Everrglades; International dateline, submarine cables and distances between points along shipping / sailing routes. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:9,200,000]. Scale of verso not known.
Date: [1907..1920]
Creator: George F. Cram Company
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Orbis descriptio.

Description: Map shows known and assumed mid-sixteenth century geographic outlines and place names of continents and islands in the eastern and western hemispheres. Relief shown pictorially. Scale not given.
Date: 1561
Creator: Ptolemy, active 2nd century
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library
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