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The Santa Fe Trail and the Chihuahua Trail in the 1830s

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The Santa Fe Trail and the Chihuahua Trail in the 1830’s

Summary

Map Shows The Santa Fe and Chihuahua Trails in 1830’s, in addition to the Gila and the Taos Trails and the Cimarron Cutoff. An imprinted map shows the Chihuahua Trail in Colonial Times.

Source

To the Ends of the Earth: The Great Travel and Trade Routes of Human History (p. 362)

Facts on File Publications, New York and Oxford, 1984.

Copyright

Irene M. Franck and David M. Brownstone.

This is a copyrighted work. Its use on QED is under the “Fair Use” rule.

Europes Railway Network in 1840 and 1870

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Europe’s Railway Network in 1840 and 1870

Summary

Map shows the extension of the railroads from and within Europe.

Source

The Great Trade Routes, by Jean Duche. International Library, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, St. Louis, San Francisco, 1983, (Page 90).

Cooperating Publishers:

  • Collins–Great Britain
  • Flammarion–France
  • McGraw-Hill–United States
  • Schreiber–Germany

Copyright status

©Jean Duche, 1983

World Time and Foreign Exchange, 1986

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World Time and Foreign Exchange, 1986

Summary

The main map shows time zones, currency units, and foreign exchange rates as of 11th December, 1985 per US$1.

The inset map shows Foreign Exchange Dealing Centers and their opening and closing hours.

Source

Produced by: ESR Ltd.

Primary source:

Euromoney Publications Ltd.

This map is Map Number 1403 in the collection of copyrighted maps of the Geosciences and Map Library, Fine Hall (B level), Princeton University.

Copyright

© 1986 Euromoney Publications Ltd.

World War II in the Pacific

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World War II in the Pacific

Summary

“As in Europe, the Pacific war involved Allied recapture of areas that had been quickly taken earlier by the enemy. The enormous area represented by the map shows the initial expansion of Japanese holdings to cover half the Pacific and its islands, as well as huge sections of eastern Asia, and the long struggle to push the Japanese back to their homeland and defeat them by the summer of 1945.” [book] A map of the progression of World War II in the Pacific.

Source

Donald Kagan et al. The Western Heritage Since 1300. (p. 1017)

Prentice Hall [Pearson]

Copyright

© 2004 Prentice Hall [Pearson]

World Soil Resources, 1993

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World Soil Resources, 1993

Summary

This multilingual map uses color-coding to show soil resources as follows:

  • Fluvisols, Gleysols, Cambisols
  • Gleysols, Histosols, Fluvisols
  • Regosols, Cambisols
  • Leptosols
  • Arenosols
  • Andosols
  • Vertisols
  • Cambisols
  • Calcisols, Cambisols, Luvisols
  • Gypsisols, Calcisols
  • Solonchaks, Solonetz
  • Kastanozems, Solonetz
  • Chernozems, Phaeozems, Greyzems
  • Luvisols, Cambisols
  • Planosols
  • Podzoluvisols, Luvisols
  • Podzols, Histosols
  • Lixisols
  • Acrisols, Alisols, Plinthosols
  • Nitisols, Andosols
  • Ferralsols, Acrisols, Nitisols
  • Plinthosols
  • Histosols, Gleysols
  • Shifting Sands

For terminology, see wikipedia:Soil
and wikipedia:World Reference Base for Soil Resources.

Source

Produced by FAO, 1993. Compiled and Published by FAO.

“Reduced and simplified from the FAO-UNESCO Soil Map of the World (FAO, 1971-1981) using the Revised Legend (FAO, 1988) with amendments based on additional information.”

This map is in the collection of copyrighted maps of the Geosciences and Map Library, Fine Hall (B level), Princeton University.

Call number: G3201.J3.1993.F6

Copyright

© FAO, 1993

World Risk Map, 1999

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World Risk Map, 1999

Summary

The main map shows the level of security risk around the world as of August 1, 1999, as calculated by Pinkerton Government Services. There is an inset map of the Balkan Region. Countries are color-keyed according to their classification into four categories:

  • Low Risk
  • Moderate Risk
  • High Risk
  • Extreme Risk

Under the heading of “Worldwide Health Risks”, there are six smaller world maps showing
risks for specific infectious diseases:

  • Typhoid Fever
  • Malaria
  • Yellow Fever
  • Meningitis
  • Hepatitis A
  • Hepatitis B

There is an extended description of “Common Threats to Travelers”:
theft; scams; demonstrations, protests, and strikes;
violent crimes against tourists; bombings; kidnapping and hostage
situations; insurgency, tribal conflict, and war.

A note on “Passports & Visas” is also included.

The reverse side of the map lists the locations of all foreign embassies in the USA, their
country’s risk level, and any special passport or visa requirements.

Source

Pinkerton Global Intelligence Service & Maplink, 1999.

This map is in the collection of copyrighted maps of the Geosciences and Map Library, Fine Hall (B level), Princeton University.

Call number: LF G3201.E635.1999.P5

Copyright

© Pinkerton Global Intelligence Service & Maplink, 1999

World Oil and Gas Activity Map, 1984

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World Oil and Gas Activity Map

Summary

This map shows the general oil and gas activity in the world.

Legend shows capital cities, important cities, towns or bases, pipeline terminals, refineries, oilfields, gasfields, oil pipelines and proposed pipelines, gas pipelines and proposed pipelines, continental margin of water depth over and under 200 meters.

Source

Produced by: Oilfield Publications Ltd

This map is Map Number 1419 in the collection of copyrighted maps of the Geosciences and Map Library, Fine Hall (B level), Princeton University.

Princeton Map Library Metadata

Copyright

Oilfield Publications Ltd (no date specified)

World Religions c. 1970

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World: Religions

Summary

Color-coded map shows major religions of the world by region/territory covered and by proportion of world population, c. 1970. It also offers a color-shaded table with percentages of devotees for each religion.
This is a copyrighted work. Its use on QED is under the “Fair Use” rule..

Source

Atlas of Man and Religion (pp. 102-103)

By Gordon K. Hawes, The Religious Education Press, a member of the Pergamon Group, Oxford, 1970. Layout and maps by Stanley Knight R. R. G. S.

Copyright

© 1970 Gordon K. Hawes & Stanley Knight

World Gas Map, 2001

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World Gas Map, 2003 edition

Summary

The main map shows gas fields and pipelines of the world,
and uses color to show elevations above or below sea level.

There are also inset maps giving details for the Caspian Sea, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Kingdom, the Southern Cone, South America, Egypt, India and the Western Region.

Other inset elements:

  • World Gas Production – 2001 (by country and by region)
  • World Gas Reserves – 2001 (by country and by region)

Legend: Symbols for gas fields; gas pipelines; gas pipelines under construction; gas pipelines planned or proposed; LNG Export plant; LNG Export plant, planned, proposed or under construction with project start dates; LNG Import terminals; LNG Import terminals planned, proposed or under construction with projected start dates.

Source

Produced by Petroleum Economist Ltd

Primary Sources:

BG Group
BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2002
Cedigaz, Paris
Energy Information Administration
International Energy Agency
Wood Mackenzie

This map is Map Number 1413 in the collection of copyrighted maps of the Geosciences and Map Library, Fine Hall (B level), Princeton University.

Princeton Map Library Metadata

Copyright

© May-03 The Petroleum Economist Limited

World Grains, 2005

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World Grains

Summary

This map shows the major grain producing areas of the world and provides statistics for them.

In addition, an explanation of the historical and contemporary importance of grains for human survival is provided.

Legend:

  • Areas colored in Golden: Corn
  • Areas colored in Pear: Rice
  • Areas colored in Lavender: Wheat

Source

National Geographic Atlas of the World, Eigth Edition. Published by the National Geographic Society. Prepared by National Geographic Maps for The Book Division, 2005.

Copyright

© 2005 National Geographic Society. All rights reserved.

Series

This map is one in a series:

 

World Flights Map, 1939

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World Flights Map

Summary

Chart shows around the world flights by famous pilots with a detail of flights, dates, times and distances. Each pilot’s path is indicated with a different color on the map below. World map is laid out in an oval projection.

The Pacific Geographic Society

Copyright

The Pacific Geographic Society, Los Angeles, CA, 1939

World Forests, 2005

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Forest Cover and Harvest of Selected Forest Products

Summary

This map shows forest coverage and percentage of harvest of forest products for each region of the world.

Legend for forest cover indicates:

  • Sea Green: Evergreen needleleaf
  • Olive Drab: Evergreen broadleaf
  • Black: Deciduous needleleaf
  • Kelly Green: Deciduous broadleaf
  • British Racing Green: Mixed
  • Lime Green: Woodland
  • Pear: Wooded grassland

Legend for harvest of selected forest products indicates:

  • Falu Red: Wood fuel
  • Goldenrod: Wood-based panels and sawn wood
  • Pale Brown: Paper and paperboard

In addition, an explanation on the importance of world forests is provided.

Source

National Geographic Atlas of the World, Eigth Edition. Published by the National Geographic Society. Prepared by National Geographic Maps for The Book Division, 2005.

Copyright

© 2005 National Geographic Society. All rights reserved.

Series

This map is one in a series:

 

World Debt, 2005

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External Debt as a Percentage of Gross Domestic Product – Purchasing Power Parity

Summary

In this world map, countries are colored according to their external debt as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product and Purchasing Power Parity.

Legend indicates:

  • Maroon: (Countries in which external debt represents) more than 100% of their GDP and PPP.
  • Mahogany: between 30%-100%
  • Sandy brown: between 15%-29%
  • Beige: between 5%-14%
  • Light Khaki: less than 5%
  • Light Gray: No data

In addition, explanations of the meaning and historical creation of external debt are provided.

Source

National Geographic Atlas of the World, Eigth Edition. Published by the National Geographic Society. Prepared by National Geographic Maps for The Book Division, 2005.

Copyright

© 2005 National Geographic Society. All rights reserved.

Series

This map is one in a series:

 

World Deepwater Developments Map, 2001

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World Deepwater Developments Map, 2001

Summary

This map shows the deep-water fields of oil and gas in the different regions of the world.

Detailed inset maps of the Gulf of Mexico, Offshore Brazil (Campos Basin), Offshore Angola, and Offshore Nigeria are provided.

In addition, tables with information about deep-water fields are provided for North Africa (Egypt), Latin America (Brazil), North America (Gulf of Mexico), NWECS (UK), Southern Europe (Italy), Middle East, South East Asia, West Africa, and Australasia (Australia).

Finally, a “Water Depth Analysis” and a “Greenfield Reserves for Fields on Stream 2000-2004” are added.

Legend indicates:

  • Offshore Gas or gas/condensate field/s
  • Offshore Gas Pipeline/s
  • Offshore Gas Pipeline/s under construction
  • Offshore Gas Pipeline/s planned or proposed
  • Offshore Oil Field/s
  • Offshore Oil Pipeline/s
  • Offshore Oil Pipeline/s under construction
  • Offshore Oil Pipeline/s planned or proposed
  • Deepwater fields
  • 500m marker (inset maps)
  • Total Area incorporating all potential deepwater zones

 

Source

The Petroleum Economist; Petrobras; Cedigaz, Paris; Oil and Gas Journal, Petroconsultants, Geneva, Ruhrgas AG, Essen, Wood Mackenzie.

Designed by K. Fuller and P. Bush.

ISBN: 1 86186 186 9

“Digital Map Data © Bartholomew 1997. Generated from Bartholomew’s 1:20M World digital database. Reproduced with permission of Harper Collins Cartographic (MM-0797-08). Website: http://www.harper-collins.co.uk

This map is in the collection of copyrighted maps of the Geosciences and Map Library, Fine Hall (B level), Princeton University.

Call number: LF G3201.H8.2001.P4

Copyright

© The Petroleum Economist Limited, London, May 2001.

World Air Transportation – Principal Routes of Scheduled Commercial Airlines, 1951

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World Air Transportation – Principal Routes of Scheduled Commercial Airlines

Summary

Map shows Commercial Airline Routes worldwide. Additionally, a note on the coverage of commercial air transportation over the globe is provided. Map was designed for general reference. Map is laid out as a cylindrical projection. Compiled by G. Etzel Pearcy; Cartography by Anton B. Fabotz.

National Council of Geography Teachers

Copyright

This work may still be under copyright and therefore care is required in its use. Its use on QED is under the “Fair Use” rule.

World Climates, 1984

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World Climates (Climats mondiaux; Climas mundiales)

Summary

This world map in English, French and Spanish, uses colors to distinguish ten types of climates.
Prevailing winds are also indicated.

Legend:

  • Forest green: Tropical rainforest climate
  • Pear green: Tropical savanna climate
  • orange: Steppe climate
  • Lemon yellow: Desert climate
  • Brown: Warm temperate rainy climate with dry winter
  • Pale brown: Warm temperate rainy climate with dry summer
  • Sepia: Warm temperate rainy climate, moist in all seasons
  • Dark pink: Cold snow-forest climate with dry winter
  • Purple: Cold snow-forest climate, moist in all seasons
  • Dodge blue: Ice climates (tundra and permafrost)
  • Thick arrow: Prevailing westerly winds
  • Thin arrow: Trade-winds all seasons
  • Dashed arrow: Trade-winds in summer

Source

Lehrmittelverlag Wilhelm Hagemann, Duesseldorf, Germany, 1984

Call number: G3201.C813.1984.L4

Copyright

© World Copyright reserved by Lehrmittelverlag Wilhelm Hagemann, Duesseldorf, Germany, 1984

Western Pacific Rim, 1989

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Economic Engine – Western Pacific Rim, 1989

Summary

This poster about the development and economic growth of the Western Pacific Rim
includes four maps, as well as graphs and extended narratives.

The main map shows:

  • average gross national product (GNP) per capita (late 1980s)
  • population (1950, mid-1989 estimate, projected for 2000)
  • adult literacy
  • average energy consumption per capita (1985-87)
  • manufacturing regions
  • the location of major banking firms
  • specialized ports (Container, Fertilizer, Bauxite, Petroleum, Iron ore, Bituminous coal, Grain)
  • Mineral Resources (Bauxite, Lead, Iron Ore, Tin, Bituminous coal, Uranium)
  • Petroleum production area
  • Potential offshore production area
  • Special Center of Foreign Investment
  • Intraregional trade partners (primary)
  • Railroad
  • Selected regional associations
    • ASEAN member
    • COLOMBO PLAN member
    • United Nations ESCAP member
  • Principal trade commodities (by country) (Import/Export)
    • Manufactured Goods
    • Agricultural Products
    • Minerals and fuels
    • Raw materials (rubber, wood, copra, natural fibers)

One inset map labeled “Where the People Are” shows population density, metropolitan areas, major intraregional migration, and refugee camps. Another shows trade relations between the western Pacific region as a whole and other regions of the world.

A fourth map is color-coded according to the type of government
(Democratic, Communist, Other), and shows exclusive economic zones,
the Treaty of Rarotonga Nuclear Free Zone (1985),
military facilities, communication routes, and territorial disputes. This map’s legend is as follows:

  • Star: Oceanic nuclear test site
  • Red Circle: Strategic waterway
  • Military facility:
    • Blue: U.S.
    • Red: Soviet
    • Gray: Chinese
    • Yellow: Communication facility
  • Western Pacific Rim Disputes (Territorial, Fishing, Boundary)
  • Red airplane: Pacific Rim air hub
  • Blue line: Major sea-lane
  • Intermittent black line: Fiber optic communication cable
  • Government:

The poster was published as a supplement to four articles including
“Hanoi: The Capital Today” and the Asia-Pacific map in the November
1989 issue of National Geographic.

See [1].

Source

Produced by the Cartographic Division of the National Geographic Society, National Geographic Magazine, 1989.

This map is in the collection of copyrighted maps of the Geosciences and Map Library, Fine Hall (B level), Princeton University.

Call number: G3201.Q42.1989.N3

Copyright

© National Geographic Society, 1989

World Air Routes for United States Flag Carriers, 1946

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World Around the United States: World Air Routes for United States Flag Carriers

Summary

Map shows routes of American Airlines system, other airline routes and connecting services certificated and proposed. It also provides a chronological history of the progress of aviation, and an airline time-distance chart. The scale used is statute miles/air hours. Given that the purpose of the map is to show air routes from the United States to other places in the world, the United States is the focal point of this map. According to the map, the American Airlines System is deemed to serve the Center of the World. Additionally, a statement on air transportation as educational to experience the Air-Age world is provided.

Source

Developed by Air-Age Education Research. H. A. Bauer, Cartographer.

Copyright

©American Airlines, Inc.

War Map of American Trade Opportunities, 1914

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War Map of American Trade Opportunities

Summary

Economic map of the world shows where foreign trade is suspended or reduced, and where opportunities for increased trade exist. The map is the result of statistical analysis of the domestic trade of the United States and Canada and of the import and export trade of all the leading countries of the world. It provides no reference to the trade that was established before the war. It was designed to show new or enlarged opportunities of trade, which will help to make the United States and Canada leading suppliers of the world’s manufactured goods.

Alexander Hamilton Institute, Research Department, Astor Place

Copyright

Apparently out of copyright. Originally © Alexander Hamilton Institute, New York

Viceroyalties in Latin America in 1780

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Viceroyalties in Latin America in 1780

Summary

“The late-eighteenth-century viceroyalties in Latin America display the effort of the Spanish Bourbon monarchy to establish more direct control of the colonies. They sought this control through the introduction of more royal officials and by establishing more governmental districts.” [book].

Source

Donald Kagan et al. The Western Heritage Since 1300. (p. 559)

Prentice Hall [Pearson]

Copyright

© 2004 Prentice Hall [Pearson]

USA and USSR – the two Major Powers, c. 1960

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USA and USSR: the two Major Powers, c. 1960

Summary

The Cold War Conflict between the United States (and NATO) and the USSR (and Warsaw Pact). Map shows military bases, weapons testing sites, military allies and enemies, and missile ranges in 1960.

Source

The Penguin Atlas of World History Vol. 2 (p. 240)

Copyright

© 2003 Penguin

Two Trading Empires – Venice and the Hansa

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Two Trading Empires in the later Middle Ages – Venice and the Hansa

Summary

This map shows the trading between the Venetian empire and Hanseatic League, with trade routes, trade fairs, and specific Hanseatic trading networks.

Source

Geoffrey Barraclough. Times Atlas of World History (p. 142).

Times Books Division of Harper Collins Publishers, London. 4th edition, 1993.

GIS Library. Scanned at 400dpi, digitized at 300dpi.

Copyright

Geoffrey Barraclough.

This is a copyrighted work. Its use on QED is under the “Fair Use” rule.

Urban Population Growth, 1950-2000

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Urban Population Growth, 1950-2000

Summary

This map shows the trend of urban population growth in the world. Countries are colored according to the absolute growth in their urban populations. The population growth is also indicated for the largest cities in 1950, 2000, and 2015 (projected).

Legend indicates:

  • Falu red: More than 100 million
  • Carmine: 50 million-100 million
  • Copper: 10 million-50 million
  • Khaki: Fewer than 10 million

This map is part of a larger map: Image:MG©Cultures, 1999.djvu

Copyright status

©1999 National Geographic Society, Washington D.C. All rights reserved

Source

Millennium in Maps: Cultures, National Geographic Supplement, 1999.

Data source: United Nations

Trade, Slavery and Warfare in Africa 1450 – 1870

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Trade, Slavery, and Warfare in Africa, 1450 – 1870

Summary

This map shows various movements in the African continent from 1450 to 1870, including slave trade, movement of local empires, spread of Islam, military offensives, trade, and colonial settlements.

Source

Geoffrey Barraclough. Times Atlas of World History (p. 163).

Times Books Division of Harper Collins Publishers, London. 4th edition, 1993.

GIS Library. Scanned at 400dpi, digitized at 300dpi.

Copyright

Geoffrey Barraclough.

This is a copyrighted work. Its use on QED is under the “Fair Use” rule.

Transport of Indian Workers in the Nineteenth Century

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Transport of Indian Workers in the Nineteenth Century

Summary

Map shows the modern migration of Indian (from India) workers -both Hindus and Muslims- to various regions in the world.

Source

The Penguin Atlas of Diasporas. By Gerard Chaliand and Jean-Pierre Rageau. Maps by Catherine Petit. Penguin Books U.S.A. Inc., 1995. (p. 146)

Copyright

© 1995 Gerard Chaliand and Jean-Pierre Rageau

Trade Routes and Empires, 1500

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Trade Routes and Empires, 1500

Summary

This map shows the trade routes between the Asian, African, and European continents circa 1500. Routes for general trade, gold trade and the Silk Road are all indicated. Regions are color-coded to indicate whether they are under control of the Spanish, the Portuguese, an independent state society, or another imperial power.

Source

Historical Atlas of the Islamic World (p. 55)

Copyright

Copyright © Oxford University Press, 2004

License

This map is used on this website by permission of Oxford University Press.

The license only allows it to be used in connection with SOC284 and WWS572B at Princeton University during the 2008-9 academic year.

The map appears in Malise Ruthven and Azim Nanji, Historical Atlas of the Islamic World (Oxford University Press, 2004).