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Source Description
This world map, published primarily for educational purposes, locates missionary activity in the United States and around the world. It also provides a global perspective for understanding the origins of the African slave trade, which had been banned in the United States since 1808, and the rising momentum of the anti-slavery cause. The map was prepared by Joseph Tracy who served as the secretary of the Massachusetts Colonization Society, an affiliate of the American Colonization Society. Reflecting his corresponding interest in foreign missions, he located an American mission in Liberia.
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Document identity
localId
ww72bp112
label
The World, on the globular projection with a graduation for the measurement of distances especially adapted for the use oe [sic] schools, geographical & historical lectures, and missionary meetings
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obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
ww72bp112
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
The World, on the globular projection with a graduation for the measurement of distances especially adapted for the use oe [sic] schools, geographical & historical lectures, and missionary meetings
description
This world map, published primarily for educational purposes, locates missionary activity in the United States and around the world. It also provides a global perspective for understanding the origins of the African slave trade, which had been banned in the United States since 1808, and the rising momentum of the anti-slavery cause. The map was prepared by Joseph Tracy who served as the secretary of the Massachusetts Colonization Society, an affiliate of the American Colonization Society. Reflecting his corresponding interest in foreign missions, he located an American mission in Liberia.
date
["1843"]
year
1843
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_007126
creators
Tracy, Joseph, 1793?-1874
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
World maps
Eastern Hemisphere--Maps
Western Hemisphere--Maps
subjectsGeographic
World
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Boston
publisher
Crocker & Brewster
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
extent
1 map : col. ; 2 hemispheres each 91 cm in diam., on sheet 94 x 188 cm.
notes
Double hemisphere projection.
Relief shown by hachures.
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no
dcId
ww72bp112
type
map
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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57a97dd36a516937