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America Transformed: During the first half of the 19th century, it was not easy to travel from the East to the West Coast. This map, published after the discovery of gold in California, displays several possibilities. One route was the lengthy ocean voyage from the East Coast, around the southern tip of South America, to San Francisco. Quicker alternatives, lasting one to three months, combined ocean travel with a short land passage across Central America. Travelers could also cross North America via the Oregon Trail, which took four to six months. While this map appears to emphasize ocean navigation, it also promoted a proposed railroad route from Saint Louis to San Francisco.
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0r96fn950
label
The world, on Mercator's projection
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obj
dtoType
map
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1
Source metadata
id
0r96fn950
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
The world, on Mercator's projection
description
America Transformed: During the first half of the 19th century, it was not easy to travel from the East to the West Coast. This map, published after the discovery of gold in California, displays several possibilities. One route was the lengthy ocean voyage from the East Coast, around the southern tip of South America, to San Francisco. Quicker alternatives, lasting one to three months, combined ocean travel with a short land passage across Central America. Travelers could also cross North America via the Oregon Trail, which took four to six months. While this map appears to emphasize ocean navigation, it also promoted a proposed railroad route from Saint Louis to San Francisco.
date
["1850"]
year
1850
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_016044
creators
Burr, David H., 1803-1875
Haven, John
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
World maps
Ocean travel--Maps
subjectsGeographic
World
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
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largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Boston
publisher
J. Haven
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
extent
1 map : hand col. ; 42 x 53 cm.
notes
Relief shown by abbreviated form lines.
Prime meridian: Washington and Greenwich.
"Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1850, by John Haven in the clerks office of the District Court of the state of Massachusetts."
Includes historical notes, illustrations of ships, tables of distances, "Nicaragua route" distances, and text on "Pacific Railroad."
Insets: Map of the Nicaragua route -- Map of the proposed rail road from St. Louis to the bay of St. Francisco.
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0r96fn950
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map
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1
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0
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photo
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