Atlases and Geographical Works – Reference Sources

Johannes Antonius Manilius. Detail, Oration to Pope Alexander VI. Ayer 107.56 .1493 1493a.

Atlas of Early American History: The Revolutionary Era, 1760-1790. Princeton, N.J: Published for The Newberry Library and the Institute of Early American History and Culture by Princeton University Press, 1976. Call Number: Ref G 1201 .S3 A8 1976. Organized into three groups: 1) Colonial Years Before 1776 2) The War of the American Revolution 3) The Postwar Years of Confederation Period. Shelved on Atlas Stand.

The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World. Morningside Heights, NY: Columbia University Press, 1970. Call Number: Ref G 103 .L7 1962. Shelved in middle of R&B Center.

Geological Survey. (US). The National Atlas of the United States of America. Washington, DC: Department of the Interior, 1970. Call Number: Ref G 1200 U57 1970. Notes: Shelved on Atlas Stand.

Grim, Ronald E. Historical Geography of the United States: A Guide to Information Sources. Detroit: Gale Research, 1982. Call Number: Ref Z 1247 .G74 1982. Shelved on Atlas Stand.

Hellmann, Paul T. Historical Gazetteer of the United States. New York: Routledge, 2005. Call Number: Ref E 154 .H45 2005. Shelved on Atlas Stand.

John Bartholomew and Son. The Times Atlas of the World. New York: Quadrangle/The New York Times Book Co., 1975. Call Number: Ref G 1019. B395 1975. Shelved on Atlas Stand.

Karrow, Robert W. Jr., comp. Bibliography of the History of Cartography: A Selected, Annotated List of Works on Old Maps and Their Makers, and on Their Collection, Cataloging, Care and Use. Chicago: The Newberry Library, 1977. Shelved on Atlas Stand and in Map Reading Room Ready Reference.

Morris, Patrick, comp. Checklist of Chicago Maps Through 1917 in The Newberry Library. Chicago: The Newberry Library, 2005. Call Number: Ref Z 6028 .N48 2005b. Shelved on Atlas Stand, in Map Reading Room Ready Reference, and in Local History Reference.

New Historical Atlas of Religion in America. New York: Oxford University Press, 2001. Call Number: Ref G 1201 .E4 N4 2001. Shelved on Atlas Stand.

Omni Gazetteer of the United States of America. Detroit: Omnigraphics, 1991. Call Number: Ref E 154. O45 1991. Shelved on Atlas Stand.

Oxford Atlas of World History. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. Call Number: Ref G 1030 .O95 2002. Shelved on Atlas Stand.

Paullin, Charles Oscar. Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1975. Call Number: Ref G 1201 .S1 P3 1975. Shelved on Atlas Stand.

Rand McNally and Company. 1987 Rand McNally Commercial Atlas and Marketing Guide. Chicago: Rand McNally and Company, 1987. Call Number: Ref G 1201 .Q4 R36 1987. Shelved on Atlas Stand.

Shepherd, William R. Historical Atlas. New York: Barnes and Noble, 1970. Call Number: Ref G 1030 .S4 1970. Shelved on Atlas Stand.

Stewart, George. American Place-Names: A Concise and Selective Dictionary for the Continental United States of America. New York: Oxford University Press, 1970. Call Number: Ref E 155 .S79. Shelved on Atlas Stand.

The Times Atlas of World History. Maplewood, NJ: Hammond, 1989. Call Number: Ref G 1030 .T54 1989. 

Walsh, Jim. Maps Contained in the Publications of the American Bibliography, 1639-1819: An Index and Checklist. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1988. Call Number: Ref Z 6027 .U5 W35 1988. Shelved on Atlas Stand.