Phoenician Colonization and Trade Routes
Map notes major cities in the Phoenician homeland (inset), as well as major colonies, and colonized areas. Also indicates sea and land trading routes.
Comments Off French Explorations in the West, 1673-1743 (1794)
“This map illustrates the chief explorations made by the French in the region of the Mississippi River and to the westward thereof during the years 1673-1743, and the exploration of Truteau in 1794.”–Paullin, p.18.
The exploration routes shown on this map include:
Jolliet and Marquette, 1673
Hennepin, 1679-1680
Duluth, 1680
La Salle, 1681-1682
La Salle, 1686
La Salle-Joutel, 1687
Tonty, 1689-1690
Le Sueur, 1700
Bienville, 1700
St. Denis, 1715
La Harpe, 1719
Du Tisne, 1719 (Wichita)
Du Tisne, 1719 (Osage)
La Harpe, 1722
Bourgmont, 1724
Mallet Brothers, 1739-1740
Fabry, 1741-1742
La Verendrye Brothers, 1742-1743
Truteau, 1794
Comments Off tags: Exploration, French Empire, Spanish Empire, United States
Spanish Explorations in the Southwest, 1535-1706
“This map is adapted from one compiled by Herbert E. Bolton, largely from original data, and published in 1916 in his Spanish Explorations in the Southwest, 1542-1706. … The legend has been added, and the routes of a few French explorers have been omitted.”–Paullin, p.18.
Explorers shown on this map include:
Cortés, 1535
Vaca, 1535-1536
Ulloa, 1539
Tovar, 1540
Cárdenas, 1540
Diaz, 1540
Alarcón, 1540
Coronado, 1540-1542
De Soto, 1541
Cabrillo, 1542
Moscoso, 1542-1543
Ferrelo, 1543
Ibarra, 1563-1567
Bazares, 1568
Rodríguez, 1581
Espejo, 1582
Carabajal, 1583
Sosa, 1590
Humaña, 1594
Vizcaino, 1596-1597
Oñate, 1596-1605
Farfán, 1598
Zaldivar, 1598
Vizcaino, 1602-1603
Iturbi, 1615
Castillo, 1650
Guadalajara, 1654
Azcué, 1655
Bosque, 1674-1675
Mendoza, 1684
Barroto, 1686
De León, 1686-1690
Pez and Gamarra, 1687
Rivas and Yriarte, 1687
Kino, 1687-1706
Llanos, 1690
Terán, 1691
Bernal, 1697
Uribarri, 1706
Comments Off tags: Exploration, Spanish Empire, United States
Selected Industrial and Mining Activity, 1988
Minerals shown for South Korea include: Tungsten — Iron ore — Copper — Tin — Graphite — Kaolin — Coal (anthracite). Numerous industrial activities shown, by city.
Comments Off tags: Economy, Industry, Natural Resources, South Korea
Average Annual Rainfall
Shows the average annual rainfall in South Korea using three classes. Units shown in millimeters.
Comments Off Topography and Drainage
Shaded relief map of South Korea, showing major physical features and mountainous terrain.
Comments Off Korea During the Three Kingdoms Period, Fifth to Sixth Centuries A.D.
Set of two maps that chronicle of the expansion of the Silla Kingdom in Korean history, and the territorial changes between kingdoms in this period.
Comments Off Primary Roads, 1992
General reference map showing expressways and roads in North Korea in 1992.
Comments Off Primary Railroads, Ports, and Airports, 1990
Airports, railroads, and sea ports are shown for North Korea, along with the demarcation line and demilitarized zone (DMZ).
Comments Off tags: Airports, North Korea, Railroads, Transportation
Selected Industrial and Mining Activity, 1990
Major economic activity for each selected major city in North Korea is indicated, with locations of actively mined mineral deposits also shown.
Comments Off tags: Economy, Industry, Natural Resources, North Korea
Distribution of Principal Ethnic Groups
Bantu Languages: Central, Coastal and Taita Groups — Luhya Group — South Nyanza Group. Nilotic Languages: Western Nilotic — Eastern Nilotic — Southern Nilotic (Kalenjin). Cushitic Languages: Sam Group — Oromo — Dahalo.
Comments Off Mean Annual Rainfall
Shows mean annual rainfall for Kenya in six classes, as well as regions indicating the part of the year where rain is the highest.
Comments Off Present-day Distribution of Natural Vegetation
Categories shown for Kenya include: Bushed grassland and thicket — Semidesert scrub and grass — Wooded tall grassland — Montane forest — Coastal forest — Freshwater swamp — Desert vegetation — Alpine vegetation — Mangrove.
Comments Off Geographic and Climatic Regions
Geographic regions are noted for Kenya, with rivers, and those areas receiving more than 400 millimeters of rain indicated.
Comments Off Kenya Colony and Protectorate, 1920-63
Map shows the land reserved in 1950 for Europeans, for Africans, and for forest reserves. Also shows land ceded to Italy in Somalia in 1924, and lands transferred from Uganda in 1926. International boundaries in 1984 shown for context.
Comments Off East Africa Protectorate, 1895-1920
Somewhat detailed map of British East Africa showing: Boundary, 1895 — Boundary, 1902 (with territory transferred from Uganda) — Boundary agreement with Ethiopia, 1907 — Uganda Railways, 1901 — Zanzibar Protectorate — Provincial boundaries, 1912.
Comments Off East Africa Coast and the Peopling of Kenya’s Interior, Thirteenth to Nineteenth Centuries
Shows the movements of various Bantu, Cushitic, and Nilotic speakers, and the domain of the “Sultan of Zanzibar” in the 19th Century, all in the context of 1984 international boundaries.
Comments Off Land Use and Other Economic Activities, 1989
Economic and land use activities of Jordan include: Cereals, olives and grapes as a group — Intensive agriculture (both irrigated and unirrigated) — Light industry — Cement — Steel mills — Petroleum refining — Oil fields — Oil pipelines — Phosphates — Potash.
Comments Off tags: Agriculture, Economy, Jordan, Land Use, Natural Resources
United Nations Relief and Works Agency Camps in Jordan, 1989
Locations and names of the UNRWA camps in Jordan, with major road network and cities. Also shows the 1949 Armistice Line and the 1967 cease-fire line.
Comments Off Mandate Allocations at the San Remo Conference, April 1920
British and French mandates emanating from the San Remo Conference in 1920, and showing the division of the British Mandate between Palestine and Trans-Jordan in 1921.
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