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Journey to the Old Country
From Ireland to Italy, Portugal to Poland, Germany to Greece, and everywhere in between, explore your ancestors' European homelands through more than 200 gorgeous reproductions of 18th-century maps, 19th-century and early 20th-century maps. These full-color period maps—covering the peak years of European immigration to America—will help you understand changing boundaries in ancestral countries, and inform your...
From Ireland to Italy, Portugal to Poland, Germany to Greece, and everywhere in between, explore your ancestors' European homelands through more than 200 gorgeous reproductions of 18th-century maps, 19th-century and early 20th-century maps. These full-color period maps—covering the peak years of European immigration to America—will help you understand changing boundaries in ancestral countries, and inform your...
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Stroll the Magnificent Mile and more with fifty Chicago walking tours.
Explore Chicago like a native with this convenient ebook offering maps and information to guide you through numerous enjoyable and enlightening walks that highlight both the history of this Midwestern city and the shopping, dining, and nightlife it offers.
Discover landmarks like Millennium Park, the Loop, the Magnificent Mile, and Navy Pier—along with the many...
Explore Chicago like a native with this convenient ebook offering maps and information to guide you through numerous enjoyable and enlightening walks that highlight both the history of this Midwestern city and the shopping, dining, and nightlife it offers.
Discover landmarks like Millennium Park, the Loop, the Magnificent Mile, and Navy Pier—along with the many...
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Text, maps and illustrations focus primarily on Indians of North America from prehistory to the present. Organized according to the following seven categories: Ancient Indians. - Ancient civilizations. - Indian lifeways. - Indians and explorers. - Indian wars. - Indian land cessions. - Contemporary Indians.
11) The ivory key
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Ivory key duology volume 1
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Since the murder of the maharani of Ashoka--the country that controls all magic--the relationships between the royal siblings have fractured. At only 18, Vira has ascended to the throne, a role few in her council believe her capable of. Meanwhile, her twin brother, Ronak, is plotting to break free from a tactful marriage and taking their half-brother, Kaleb, (wrongfully imprisoned for the maharani's assassination) with him. The siblings' unease comes...
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"A fascinating look at twelve maps-from Ancient Greece to Google Earth-and how they changed our world In this masterful study, historian and cartography expert Jerry Brotton explores a dozen of history's most influential maps, from stone tablet to vibrant computer screen. Starting with Ptolemy, "father of modern geography," and ending with satellite cartography, A History of the World in 12 Maps brings maps from classical Greece, Renaissance Europe,...
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Created for all global citizens, this universally respected volume of world maps has been completely revised and updated with fascinating visualizations of international trends and global conditions. National Geographic's flagship Atlas of the World, now in its 11th edition, provides authoritative maps of every country, ocean, and region of the world, as well as thematic maps and accompanying graphics showing important population, environmental, and...
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The Island of Lost Maps tells the story of a curious crime spree: the theft of scores of valuable centuries-old maps from some of the most prominent research libraries in the United States and Canada. The perpetrator was Gilbert Joseph Bland, Jr., an enigmatic antiques dealer from South Florida, whose cross-country slash-and-dash operation had gone virtually undetected until he was caught in 1995–and was unmasked as the most prolific...
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Give road-weary eyes a break with the spiral-bound 2022 Large Scale Road Atlas, featuring all the accuracy you've come to expect from Rand McNally, only bigger. This updated North American atlas contains maps of every U.S. state that are 35% larger than our standard Road Atlas, plus more than 350 detailed city inset and national park maps and a comprehensive, unabridged index.
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