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explores surveying, cartography, and geographic information systems. Learn how surveying has evolved since 1760, as shown in maps of George Washington's farm (1760 - 1999). See 40 items that show recent advances in cartographic interpretation, design, and production. See maps showing countries of the world, California's population and ethnic distribution, North America's natural gas system, the Middle East, and Iran. (Library of Congress)
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George Washington, the first president of the United States, was trained as a surveyor and practiced in western Virginia in the early years of his career. In 1760 and 1766, he prepared two manuscript plats of land he had recently purchased, later known as the River Farm, adjacent to his ancestral home of Mount Vernon. |
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Hurricanes of the North Atlantic, 1886-1993 |
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