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Bird's Eye Views of Maine
Urban Maps
English County Maps
WWI & II Maps and Case List
School Geographies
a How Geography was Taught
b Illustration Methods
c Astronomy in the 19th Century Classroom
d Races and Societies
e National and Regional Identity
f Climatic Zones
g Globes in the Classroom
Road Maps
a New England Regional Imagery
b The Ideal Family
c Gas Station Experience
d War Maps
Wall Map

Illustration Methods

Illustration from: Roswell C. SmithSmith’s First Book in Geography: An Introductory Geography, Designed for Children, 7th edition

Illustration from: Roswell C. Smith
Smith’s First Book in Geography: An Introductory Geography, Designed for Children, 7th edition
New York: Cady & Burgess, 1848
Gift of Bevinn O’Brien

Illustration from: Matthew Fontaine MauryMaury’s Geographical Series: The World We Live In

Illustration from: Matthew Fontaine Maury
Maury’s Geographical Series: The World We Live In
New York: University Publishing Company, 1872
OML Collection

Illustration from: Matthew Fontaine MauryMaury’s Geographical Series: The World We Live In

Illustration from: Alexis Everett FryePrimary Geography

Illustration from: Alexis Everett Frye
Primary Geography, New England edition
Boston: Ginn and Company Publishers, 1899
OML Collection

Roswell C. Smith Smith’s First Book in Geography: An Introductory Geography, Designed for Children, 7th edition

Roswell C. Smith
Smith’s First Book in Geography: An Introductory
Geography, Designed for Children, 7th edition
New York: Cady & Burgess, 1848
Gift of Bevinn O’Brien

Jedidiah MorseGeography Made Easy: Being an Abridgement of the American Universal Geography

Jedidiah Morse
Geography Made Easy: Being an Abridgement of the American Universal Geography, 14th edition
Boston: Thomas & Andrews, 1811
Osher Collection

Rev. J. L. Blake A Geography for Children with Eight Copperplate Maps and Thirty Wood Cuts

Rev. J. L. Blake
A Geography for Children with Eight Copperplate Maps and Thirty Wood Cuts
Boston: Richardson, Lord and Holbrook, 1831
Smith Collection