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Ten manuscript maps of regions of the United States at the same scale. In ink with pencil shading, showing state boundaries, rivers, lakes, mountains, capital cities, and some towns.

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Document identity
localId
4m90j313r
label
Manuscript map of the United States
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
4m90j313r
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Manuscript map of the United States
description
Ten manuscript maps of regions of the United States at the same scale. In ink with pencil shading, showing state boundaries, rivers, lakes, mountains, capital cities, and some towns.
date
["[ca. 1849–1851]"]
year
1849
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_018623
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
United States--Maps
subjectsGeographic
North and Central America
United States
genreBasic
Maps
genreSpecific
Manuscript maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
pageCount
1
source
import
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
38
schema:longitude
-98
extent
10 manuscript maps ; sheets 27 x 22 cm and 24 x 20 cm
notes
Relief shown pictorially.
Date of creation estimated from states, territories, and towns.
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no
dcId
4m90j313r
type
map
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