@article{872136,
      recid = {872136},
      title = {Maps of the world : cartographic selections from the  American Antiquarian Society.},
      pages = {1 online resource (9 monographs, 734 maps) :},
      note = {Date range of documents: 1780-1927.},
      abstract = {The American Antiquarian Society holds more than 10,000  maps of the developing United States as well as smaller  collections depicting Europe and other parts of the globe.  The maps included in this NCCO collection are a sampling of  the Society's outstanding holdings, ranging in date from  the mid-eighteenth century to around 1910. Featured here  are maps produced in the United States before 1820,  including maps related to troop movement and border  disputes during the French and Indian War, the  Revolutionary War, and the War of 1812. Many of these maps  capture methods of transportation in this era, including  post roads, canals, and ship routes. Expansion of the new  nation is documented through historical maps relating to  each of today's American states. These maps provide  information on settlement, transportation, and urban  development. They include state and territorial maps,  county maps, and maps of specific urban areas, often to the  street level. Maps of Philadelphia show the city's growth  over time. Maps of counties often feature border  illustrations and data sets that expound on local economic  production, educational institutions, and religious  affiliations. Researchers will find maps showing missionary  activity in Hawaii, geographic interactions with native  people in the Dakota Territory, and the establishment of  the U.S.-Canadian border in the Pacific Northwest. North  American maps selected for this collection illustrate  important trade and political relationships between Canada,  the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean Islands and  show the fluidity of travel of people and goods through  these geographic spaces. Maps of selected European  countries are also featured; many of these maps were owned  by travelers and are annotated or marked with specific  routes or destinations.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/872136},
}