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THE

HISTORICAL ATLAS

VOL. I.

ATLAS AND INDEX.

VOL. II.

NOTES TO ACCOMPANY ATLAS AND ANALYTICAL INDEX. 148 pages.

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4. England (Saxon Period).

5. Scotland (Saxon Period).

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Ireland (Tudor Period).

7. England, and part of Scotland (Norman and Plantagenet Period).

8. Europe (Norman and Plantagenet Period).

9. Europe, during the time of the Crusades.

10. France (Norman to Tudor Period, illustrating the French and English Wars).

11. England, and part of Scotland (York and Lancaster Period).

12. England (Tudor Period).

14.) Europe, during the time of the

15. Scotland (Tudor Period).

Europe, from 1715 to 1830, illus-
trating the Wars of the French
Revolution, and Wars of Na-
poleon.

Scotland (Brunswick Period).
North America, illustrating the
Conquest of Canada and the War
of Independence.

27. Europe (Central), at the height of Napoleon's power, 1812.

28. Indian Empire, from its foundation in 1757 to 1870.

29. Part of Russia, to illustrate the Crimean War and the operations in the Baltic.

30. Central Europe, illustrating late Continental Wars, 1848-71, including recent changes on France.

31. World, showing British Possessions and Dependencies.

32. Turkish Empire (1877 to 1878).

Turkey in Europe, Cyprus, etc. (1878).

16. England (Stuart Period).

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17. Scotland (Stuart Period).

18. Ireland (Stuart and Brunswick Period).

34.

Europe in 1878.

Index to Geographical Names.

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