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Subject
Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Scope Note: The Thesaurus of Geographic Names\World\continents\North and Central America\nations\United States\states\
Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:
A Map of Louisiana and of the River Mississippi, 1721
Item — Drawer MC-3, Folder: Map 24
Identifier: 39.557
Scope and Contents
This map contains depictions of Louisiana territory and the surrounding areas, such as Florida, Carolina and as north as the Great Lakes. This map also depicts areas near Louisiana as inhabited by Indigenous peoples, such as the Apache and the Padoucas tribes. Inscribed in type, "The Landing Place of Fyrnand Soto in 1539" in middle on recto; Inscribed in type, "Explanation: [house] Habitations of the Indians [asterisk] Promiscuous Nations [plus sign] Nations destroyed [snake emblem] Course...
Dates:
1721
Article "Exhibition of Western Paintings by W. R. Leigh" at the Grand Central Art Galleries, early 20th century
Item — Folder 492: [Barcode: 127.492]
Identifier: 5327.277.6
Description
Folder 492 Transcript (DCI) [single page typed] EXHIBITION OF WESTERN PAINTINGS BY W. R. LEIGH On Tuesday, January 11, the Grand Central Art Galleries, 15 Vanderbilt Avenue, will open a large one-man show of recent works by William R. Leigh, who is the one living member of that trio of great American artists — the other two being of course Remington and Charles Russell — who have achieved fame as delineators of the...
Dates:
early 20th century
Baltimore Sun article with photo of William R. Leigh and his painting "A Fighting Cyclone", January 11, 1950
Item — Folder 479: [Barcode: 127.479]
Identifier: 5327.533.7
Description
Folder 479
Dates:
January 11, 1950
Map of North America with the settlements of Virginia and the course of Ohio, 1755
Item — Folder Unknown: [Barcode: 233.Unknown]
Identifier: 3976.579
Description
A map of North America from the French of Mr. D'Anville. Improved with the Back Settlements of Virginia and Course of Ohio.
Dates:
1755
Map of the country of the Five Nations, 1718
Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 29.1]
Identifier: 3926.41
Description
A map of the country of the Five Nations belonging to the province of New York and of the Lakes near which the Nations of Far Indians live with part of Canada taken from the map of the Louisiana. Folder 1
Dates:
1718
Map of the eastern United States, 1838
Item — Folder Unknown: [Barcode: 233.Unknown]
Identifier: 3926.115
Descriptive Title
Traveller's Guide- S. Augustus Mitchell
Dates:
1838
Map of the United States, Northern Mexico, and southern British America, 1850
Item — Folder Unknown: [Barcode: 233.Unknown]
Identifier: 3916.214
Collection Overview
From the Collection:
Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: The Gilcrease Cartographic Collection was initially created as a storage designation for maps found in the manuscript collections and for the few original maps purchased during the life of Thomas Gilcrease. From the collections initial humble beginnings, it has continued to grow into am official map collection through additional gifts and purchases. The collection includes atlases, hand drawn maps from the manuscript...
Dates:
1850
News release from Grand Central Art Galleries regarding Leigh's exhibition "Eight Decades in Review", early 20th century
Item — Folder 492: [Barcode: 127.492]
Identifier: 5327.276
Description
Folder 492 Transcript (DCI) [Single page document]
[printed red letterhead text:]NEWS
GRAND CENTRAL ART GALLERIES
15 VANDERBILT AVENUE, NEW YORK 17, N. Y.
Telephone: MUrray Hill 6-4737FOR INFORMATION - CALL:
[remainder of text is typed] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Photos on Request
Helen Shelley, Publicity
CO 5-2077
EIGHT DECADES IN REVIEW
(Paintings from 1872 to 1955 by William R. Leigh, A. N....
Dates:
early 20th century
Newspaper article "Roundup and Safari" with photo of "An African Episode", 1950
Item — Folder 479: [Barcode: 127.479]
Identifier: 5327.533.18
Description
Folder 479
Dates:
1950
Newspaper clipping of artist beside painting "A Fighting Cyclone", January 11, 1950
Item — Folder 479: [Barcode: 127.479]
Identifier: 5327.533.16
Description
Folder 479
Dates:
January 11, 1950