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America Transformed: Published shortly after the American Civil War, this map depicts a reunited nation, but it also provides an inventory of land and mineral resources. While the General Land Office, the federal agency responsible for surveying and selling public lands, produced this map as a yearly update of its activities, it also promoted further expansion of western settlement. The square grid pattern appearing in most states west of the Appalachian Mountains indicates the extent of public land or township surveys. Color coding identifies the location of mineral resources. Reflecting the efforts to unify the nation after the Civil War, this map marks the route of the first transcontinental railroad.
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Document identity
localId
7h14b317f
label
Map of the United States and territories, showing the extent of public surveys and other details constructed from the plats and official sources of the General Land Office
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obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
7h14b317f
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Map of the United States and territories, showing the extent of public surveys and other details constructed from the plats and official sources of the General Land Office
description
America Transformed: Published shortly after the American Civil War, this map depicts a reunited nation, but it also provides an inventory of land and mineral resources. While the General Land Office, the federal agency responsible for surveying and selling public lands, produced this map as a yearly update of its activities, it also promoted further expansion of western settlement. The square grid pattern appearing in most states west of the Appalachian Mountains indicates the extent of public land or township surveys. Color coding identifies the location of mineral resources. Reflecting the efforts to unify the nation after the Civil War, this map marks the route of the first transcontinental railroad.
date
["1871"]
year
1871
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_008798
creators
United States. General Land Office
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Mines and mineral resources--United States--Maps
United States--Maps
subjectsGeographic
North and Central America
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
[Washington, D.C.]
publisher
General Land Office
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
38
schema:longitude
-98
extent
1 map on 2 sheets : hand col., assembled ; 69 x 138 cm.
notes
Relief shown by hachures.
Also shows mine and mineral resources, Land Office locations, and railroads.
"November 1st, 1871."
Includes notes.
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no
dcId
7h14b317f
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map
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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850b146519820c12