Map of the United States, showing by colors the area of freedom and slavery, and the territories whose destiny is yet to be decided

Published as a campaign poster supporting the Republican Party's first presidential bid in 1856, this broadside provides a commentary on the geographical sectionalism that was polarizing the nation. Using 1850 census data, it tabulated the demographic and economic differences...

Map

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xg94j1990
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map
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normalized
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1856
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No known copyright restrictions.
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English
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06_01_006539
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Boston Public Library
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1
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New York
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G.W. Elliott
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United States
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