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Source Description
Relief shown pictorially.
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Document identity
localId
1257b806p
label
An improved map of the United States
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
1257b806p
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
An improved map of the United States
description
Relief shown pictorially.
date
["1813"]
year
1813
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_006224
creators
Shelton & Kensett
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
United States--Maps
United States--History--War of 1812--Maps
subjectsGeographic
North and Central America
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Cheshire, Conn
publisher
Shelton & Kensett
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
38
schema:longitude
-98
extent
1 map : col. ; 51 x 62 cm.
notes
Relief shown pictorially.
Includes 10 vignettes of naval battles of the War of 1812.
"Copyright secured & entered according to Act of Congress July 6th, 1813."
"Engraved by A. Doolittle New Haven AE 60", partially obliterated in the plate.
Longitude in degrees east and west from Washington, D.C.; latitude in degrees north from the equator.
States and territories outlined in color.
Includes tables of distances, populations and products of states in margins.
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no
dcId
1257b806p
type
map
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
847ac0d88fe4f601