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Since the late 19th century, map makers have experimented with various graphic techniques for displaying Presidential election results. One of the earliest and most complex attempts was published in anticipation of the 1888 election between Republican Benjamin Harrison and Democrat Grover Cleveland. Each state was overlaid by five rectangular bars. The first four bars were colored either black for a Republican majority or red for a Democratic majority, signifying the results of the four previous elections. The fifth bar was left blank for recording the 1888 results. A series of colored dots also signified the party affiliation of governors, senators, and representatives.
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Document identity
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3f4635390
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Political map of the United States and territories. 1888
core
obj
dtoType
map
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1
Source metadata
id
3f4635390
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Political map of the United States and territories. 1888
description
Since the late 19th century, map makers have experimented with various graphic techniques for displaying Presidential election results. One of the earliest and most complex attempts was published in anticipation of the 1888 election between Republican Benjamin Harrison and Democrat Grover Cleveland. Each state was overlaid by five rectangular bars. The first four bars were colored either black for a Republican majority or red for a Democratic majority, signifying the results of the four previous elections. The fifth bar was left blank for recording the 1888 results. A series of colored dots also signified the party affiliation of governors, senators, and representatives.
date
["1888"]
year
1888
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_008258
creators
Campbell-Copeland, T. (Thomas)
Harper & Brothers
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Voting--United States--Maps
subjectsGeographic
North and Central America
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
New York
publisher
Harper & Brothers
Source extras
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sf268508b
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41688024w
schema:latitude
38
schema:longitude
-98
extent
1 map : color ; 24 x 34 cm, on sheet 30 x 42 cm
notes
From the "Battle-ground of the presidential election" in the October 6, 1888 issue of Harper's Weekly.
Voting results represented by color-coded bars for the years 1872, 1876, 1880, 1884, and 1888. 1888 bars are blank, to be filled in after the election.
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no
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3f4635390
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map
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1
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0
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photo
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