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By the 1830s and 1840s, numerous eastern states throughout the country had established formal geological surveys to investigate their mineral resources. Edward Hitchcock became Massachusetts’ first state geologist in 1830, and two years later produced this map while serving in that role. Hitchcock not only used color to differentiate between rock formations and minerals, but also used symbols within major rock groups to illustrate finer levels of detail. Hitchcock taught natural sciences at Amherst College, and focused much of his research on the Connecticut River Valley, as evidenced by the thorough execution of geologic information in that area on the map.
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wd376556x
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Geological map of Massachusetts
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map
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1
Source metadata
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wd376556x
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map
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normalized
title
Geological map of Massachusetts
description
By the 1830s and 1840s, numerous eastern states throughout the country had established formal geological surveys to investigate their mineral resources. Edward Hitchcock became Massachusetts’ first state geologist in 1830, and two years later produced this map while serving in that role. Hitchcock not only used color to differentiate between rock formations and minerals, but also used symbols within major rock groups to illustrate finer levels of detail. Hitchcock taught natural sciences at Amherst College, and focused much of his research on the Connecticut River Valley, as evidenced by the thorough execution of geologic information in that area on the map.
date
["[1832]"]
year
1832
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_002582
creators
Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Boston and New England Maps
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Geology--Massachusetts--Maps
Massachusetts--Maps
subjectsGeographic
Massachusetts
North and Central America
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
state
Massachusetts
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1
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import
pubPlace
New Haven, Conn
publisher
Hezekiah Howe & Co. ; A.H. Maltby
Source extras
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sf268508b
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dn39z223t
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42.25
schema:longitude
-71.8333
extent
1 map : hand col. ; 46 x 71 cm.
notes
Appears in: Prof. Hitchcock's Report to the Government of Massachusetts on the geology of that state; issued in: The American Journal of Science and Arts (New Haven, Conn.), v. 22 (1832).
"Pendleton's Lithog[raph]y Boston."
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wd376556x
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map
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1
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photo
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