Collection of photostatic reproductions of manuscript, traced, and printed maps showing California and the Pacific Coast : based on sources from the 16th through 19th centuries [not after 1911].

Newberry Library

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The Newberry was founded on July 1, 1887 and opened for business on September 6 of that year. The Newberry’s establishment came about because of a contingent provision in the will of Chicago businessman Walter L. Newberry (1804-68), which left what later amounted to approximately $2.2 million for the foundation of a “free, public” library on the north side of the Chicago River, if his two children died without issue. After the deaths of Mr. Newberry’s daughters and then, in 1885, of his widow, t...

Irving B. Richman Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)

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Irving B. Richman Manuscript Map Collection (Newberry Library)

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Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)

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Library of Congress. Geography and Map Division

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Maps and atlases were among the first items acquired when the Library of Congress was established in 1800. It was not until 1897, however, when the Library of Congress moved into its own building, that a separate Hall of Maps and Charts was created to house the growing collection of 47,000 maps and 1,200 atlases. The division now occupies an area of 90,000 square feet in the Library's James Madison Memorial Building. The area is specifically designed and constructed to accommodate a variety of c...

Álvarez Barreiro, Francisco

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Costansó, Miguel

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Engineer, cartographer, and historian. Costansó came to New Spain in 1764 and worked in the Corps of Engineers, during which time he produced important drawings of the Port of San Blas for the viceroy. His extensive knowledge of the Mexican coastline made him a valuable member of numerous expeditions to explore and occupy Alta California between 1768 and 1770. He also advised the viceroy on population and defense matters of California, designed presidios and government ...

Edward E. Ayer Mansucript Map Collection (Newberry Library)

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Urrutia, José de, 1728-1800

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Dourado, Fernando Vaz, 16th century

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Briggs, Henry, 1561-1630

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Epithet: Yorkshire coal proprietor British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000629.0x0000f7 Epithet: Professor of Geometry at Gresham College British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000629.0x0000f6 ...

Kunstmann, Friedrich, 1811-1867

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Jode, Corneille ˜deœ 1568

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Arteaga y Bazán, Ignacio de, 1731-1783

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Comacho, Josef.

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Freire, Juan

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Mourelle de la Rúa, Francisco Antonio, 1750-1820

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Francisco Antonio Mourelle de la Rua was born in 1750 at San Adrian de Corme. As a Spanish naval officer and explorer, he served in his country's Navy in the Guyanas, Trinidad, and the Antilles. He was known for his voyage in 1775 around the northcoast of North America. He later returned on another expedition further north in 1779 to the head of the Gulf of Alaska. In addition to his North American voyages, Mourelle also explored parts of Asia in the Phillippines and Canton, China. In his memory...

San Blas (Mexico)

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Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598

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Epithet: cartographer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000442.0x0001be Flemish geographer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Antwerp, to his nephew, Jacob Cole in London, 1587 Jan. 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270609746 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Antwerp, to his cousin, Emmanuel van Meteren in London, 1557 Oct. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 2...

Vizcaíno, Sebastián, 1550?-1615

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Archivo General de Indias.

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[No Administrative History is currently available.] From the guide to the Documents from the Archivo General de Indias de Sevilla N/A. N/A., 1562-1749, (Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin) ...

Mascaró, Manuel Augustin.

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L'Isle, Joseph-Nicolas de, 1688-1768

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Kohl, J. G. (Johann Georg), 1808-1878

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Johann Georg Kohl (1808-1878) was born and died in Bremen, Germany. He was a well-known cartographer who came to the United States in 1854, at the request of the U.S. government, to write a geographical history of the continent. Kohl returned to Germany in 1857. In 1863, he was appointed city librarian of Bremen. From the description of Papers, 1854?-1857? (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat record id: 191259480 Johann Georg Kohl was a German traveler in America. ...

Francisco, Diego.

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Serra, Junípero, 1713-1784

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Fray Junípero Serra (1713-1784), of the College of San Fernando in Mexico, became president of the missions of Lower California in 1768 and in 1769 joined an overland expedition to San Diego. From the description of Letter: to Governor Felipe de Neve /by Junípero Serra, 1779 Sep17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702689206 From the description of Diary. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702689137 Franciscan missionary. From the description of Junípero Ser...

Ezeta y Dudagoitia, Bruno de.

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Bodega y Cuadra, Juan de la, 1743-1794

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Spanish explorer. Full name: Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Cuadra. Variant spelling: Bodega y Quadra. From the description of Juan de la Bodega y Cuadra journal, 1792-1793. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71071877 Juan Francisco de La Bodega y Cuadra was born on May 22, 1774 in Peru. During his lifetime as a Spanish navigator, Bodega y Cuadra was was promoted in ranks from Spanish naval officer to Ship Lieutenant. A couple of his significant explorations were in 1775 and 1779...

Richman, Irving Berdine, 1861-1938

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Fer, Nicolas ˜deœ 1646-1720

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