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  2. John Francon Williams - Wikipedia

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    Contour Map of the World by J. Francon Williams 1881. In 1881, Williams and his family moved to West Derby in Lancashire, where they lived at 52 Bonsall Road. [23] In 1882, George Philip & Son published Philip's Series of Map-Drawing Books by John Francon Williams. Each book (of which there were at least 22 in the series) contained: (I) A ...

  3. Rand McNally - Wikipedia

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    Rand McNally began publishing educational maps in 1880 with its first line of maps, globes, and geography textbooks, soon followed by a world atlas. The company began publishing general literature in 1884 with its first title, The Secret of Success , and the Textbook department was established in 1894 with The Rand McNally Primary School ...

  4. List of English inventions and discoveries - Wikipedia

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    British Raj period: the first definite map of India drawn by English cartographers. Mid-19th century: First noted journal club by English surgeon Sir James Paget (1814–1899); recalling in his memoirs time spent at St. Bartholomew's Hospital in London, Paget describes "a kind of club [. . .] a small room over a baker's shop near the Hospital ...

  5. Conquistador - Wikipedia

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    Príncipe island was settled in 1500 under a similar arrangement. Attracting settlers proved difficult; however, the Jewish settlement was a success and their descendants settled many parts of Brazil. [54] 1630 map of the Portuguese fort and the city of Malacca Portuguese in the Persian Gulf (1507–1750).

  6. Puerto Rico - Wikipedia

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    Puerto Rico [i] (Spanish for 'rich port'; abbreviated PR), [21] officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, [b] [j] is a self-governing Caribbean archipelago and island organized as an unincorporated territory of the United States under the designation of commonwealth.