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1 [Map of Kujulik Bay, Chignik Bay, and Sutwik Island area] Scale not given. Relief shown by hill shading; depths shown by soundings. 5 irregularly sized sheets mounted on cardboard to form one map. Rendered in pencil and ink.
With, on verso: Chart shewing part of the coast of N.W. America, with the tracks of His Majesty's sloop Discovery and armed tender Chatham. / Map is from George Davidson's collection. Grid lines and circled x marks may have been added by Davidson.
[Undated]
2 The Arctic regions Scale 1:14,636,160; 231 English statute miles to 1 inch. Relief shown by hachures and one spot height in Greenland. "London atlas series." "171010" Overprinted in red with names and dates of various Arctic explorers and their expeditions.
Date of publication after 1909. The map at the North Pole reads: "Peary April 6&7 1909." / Acquired through Rasmuson Rare Books Endowment.
[Not specified]
3 Land of gold Scale approximately 1:11,000,000. Selective relief shown by hachures. Shows routes to Klondike via the Yukon River and via a proposed railroad beginning near the mouth of the Copper River. Includes text to left and right of map as well as on verso; the text flanking the map is a continuation of t...
On verso: promotional text and prospectus for New York and Alaska Gold Exploration and Trading Company. / Acquired through Rasmuson Rare Books Endowment.
[Not specified]
4 Totius Americae septentrionalis et meridionalis novissima repraesentatio, quam ex singulis recentium geographorum tabulis collecta luci publicae accommodavit Scale not given. Relief shown pictorially. Includes cartouche with text and title cartouche. "Iohannes Baptista Homann, Sac. Caes. Maj. Geog. et Reg Boruss. Societ Scientiarum Membro, Norimburgae, cum Privilegio Sac. Caes. Majestatis."
The Bibliotheque Nationale de France dates this state of the map simply as [avant 1724] (https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb40599224x). In this state, the California coast is much less detailed than in a state dated to 1707 by the Library of Congress (https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3290.ct00729...
Date not specified.
5 Carte generale des costes de l'Amerique, sur l'ocean, et les pays nouvellement decouvert Scale not given. Shows the Americas with California as an island and Greenland as part of a great polar continent.
Sheet 1 of a two-part set titled: Carte generale de toutes les costes du monde, et les pays nouvellement decouvert, dressé sur les relations les plus nouvelles et principalement sur la carte que Monsieur N. Witsen à donnée au public.
[1700s]
6 North America Scale [ca. 1:40,000,000], polyconic projection. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Washington. Includes two profiles. "Drawn by J. Wells, N.Y." "Eng. by Geo. E. Sherman, N.Y." At upper left: [Page] 12. At upper right: McNally's system of geography, map no. 3.
On verso: Exercises and questions relating to map of Eastern Hemisphere.
[1860s?]
7 A new & accurate map of North America including Nootka Sound Scale not given. Intaglio engraving. "Published as the Act directs, by C. Cooke No. 17 Paternoster Row." Northern Canada labeled, "Parts Unknown."
From: Thomas Bankes's A modern, authentic and complete system of universal geography, antient and modern ... vol. 2 ; London : C. Cooke, [1792?]. The addition of "including Nootka Sound" to the title, but the lack of "89H" and "4G" at bottom left and bottom right, respectively, indicate that this...
[1790s]
8 Chart of the N.W. coast of America, and N.E. coast of Asia Scale not given. Relief shown pictorially. Shows voyage routes of Captains Cook and Clerke. [1780s?]
9 A new & accurate map of North America including Nootka Sound Scale not given. "Published as the Act directs, by C. Cooke No. 17 Paternoster Row." At bottom left: "89 H." At bottom right: "4 G" North-central Canada labeled "Parts Unknown."
From: Thomas Bankes's A modern, authentic and complete system of universal geography, antient and modern ... vol. 2 ; London : C. Cooke, [1797?]. The inclusion of "89H" and "4G" at bottom left and bottom right, respectively, indicates that this is state 3 of the map (Source: Cartobibliography of...
[1790s]
10 Descriptiō du Pole Antarctique Scale approximately 1:200,000. At bottom left: "de Fer ; Excu avec privilege du Roy." At bottom right: "5." Hand colored.
Date of publication estimated by map dealer. From dealer's description (Barry Lawrence Ruderman): "The map provides a very early south polar projection, including the mythical Terre Australis Inconnuie, and an early look at the Straits of Magellan, shortly after Brouwer's discovery of the open ...
[circa 1650]
11 Imperii Russici et Tatariae universae tam majoris et Asiaticae, quam minoris et Europaeae tabula Scale [ca. 1:17,000,000]. Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridian: Paris. "Ex recentissimis et probatissimis monumentis et relationibus concinata, et ad legitimas projectionum geographic. regulas plane exacta opera Ioh Matthiae Hasii." In lower left margin: "Notati etiam in hac mappa extant limi...
Does not include legend. / Acquired through Rasmuson Rare Books Endowment.
[ca. 1739]
12 [Finish glaze work] Film contains close-up scenes of a 1976 Machetanz painting. 9/1976
13 An interview with Henry Swanson on October 31, 1980. Part 1 1980-10-31
14 An interview with Henry Swanson on October 31, 1980. Part 2 1980-10-31
15 Sketch map of claims Scale approximately 1:10,000. "Plate 5"--lower right corner. Map focuses on mining claims along Slate Creek, a tributary of the upper reaches of the Chistochina River.
Map forms part of the Elmer Family Papers, an archival collection. / Gift from the estate of Candace Waugaman.
1914-12-29
16 Henry Swanson at Unalaska City School Henry Swanson recorded during a video production at Unalaska City School. 1975-10-29
17 Clarence Page is interviewed by Susan McInnis on March 28, 1994 Clarence Page talks about his thoughts on journalism, race, and his life. Clarence Page is twice a Pulitzer columnist. Clarence Page is syndicated in newspapers throughout the U.S., is a regular commentator on National Public Radio, NBC, PBS and CNN 1994-03-28
18 Sophie Plentnikoff talks about Aleut place names in the Kashega area 1975-02-28
19 An interview with William "Bill" Tcheripanoff 1975-01-27
20 A map of the countries thirty degrees round the North Pole Scale not given. Relief shown pictorially. "Neele sculpt. Strand." Hand colored. Arctic coast of North America incomplete; Greenland shown as part of Canadian mainland. 1797-08-26