Subject: Geography

A geography textbook titled "A Geography of the Bible" compiled for the ASSU by J.W. & J.A. Alexander. Published in 1830. Includes two fold-out maps.

This book, published in Hartford, Connecticut in 1833 by D.F. Robinson & Co., provides a simplified view of the world's geography, tailored for young learners. It includes numerous tables detailing the divisions, settlements, populations, extents, lakes, canals, and various institutions of the United States and Europe. The book also covers different forms of government, prevailing religions, and the latitude and longitude of principal places globally. It's embellished with engravings depicting manners and customs, and is accompanied by an atlas.

This is an 1872 map of Wisconsin from an Asher & Adams Atlas. The map is notably one of the earliest to depict Schleisingerville, Wisconsin (now known as Slinger), a town founded by Baruch Schleisinger Weil. The map shows various geographical features, counties, and railroad lines, with Schleisingerville located northwest of Milwaukee in Washington County along a railroad. The map uses different colors to delineate areas, indicating an attention to detail typical of cartography from the period. A legend in the bottom left corner identifies "ASHER & ADAMS WISCONSIN." **3.

This map, surveyed by Samuel Lewis and published by Matthew Carey for Carey's American Edition of Guthrie's General Atlas, depicts the state of Pennsylvania. It details distinctive geography and topography, including the Appalachian and Allegheny Mountains, major rivers (Ohio, Allegheny, Susquehanna, Delaware), and the all-important sliver of land connecting the state to Lake Erie. The map delineates Pennsylvania's county structure, towns, cities, creeks, roads, and mineral deposits, forming a basis for civil administration. It is significant as the first map to show the full extent of Pennsylvania after independence, based on Reading Howell's 1792 survey. The map features an ornate compass rose in the top right corner, typical of period cartography, and was engraved by Smither. It notably includes Aaronsburg, the first town in the U.S. named after a Jew, Aaron Levy, who founded it in 1786.

This colored map of Kansas, removed from Gaskell's Atlas of the World, depicts county boundaries, towns, rivers, and other geographical features. The map includes the area of Lasker, an extinct Jewish settlement in Ford County, Kansas, founded around 1884 and dissolved by 1891. The map features numerical grids along its borders and uses various pastel colors to differentiate regions.

An 1859 "Colton's New Map of the State of Texas," compiled from Jacob De Cordova's map. The map depicts Texas in its largest configuration prior to the Compromise of 1850, extending north to Wyoming, with various counties highlighted in different colors. Decorative elements include an ornate, elaborate border framing the map and inset maps for "Plan of Galveston Bay" and "Plan of Sabine Lake." The reverse side features text titled "The State of Arkansas and the Indian Territory." This map served as a promotional tool for land speculation.