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Source Description
Shows Indian tribal areas, roads, ship routes and distances, drainage, etc.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
cj82kw65q
label
Map of North America
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
cj82kw65q
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Map of North America
description
Shows Indian tribal areas, roads, ship routes and distances, drainage, etc.
date
["1849"]
year
1849
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_009886
creators
Smith, J. Calvin (John Calvin)
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
California--Gold discoveries--Maps
North America--Maps
subjectsGeographic
California
North America
North and Central America
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
New York
publisher
Sherman & Smith
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
58.166
schema:longitude
-104.466
extent
1 map : hand col. ; 53 x 48 cm.
notes
Shows Indian tribal areas, roads, ship routes and distances, drainage, etc.
Relief shown by hachures.
Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.
Includes tables of sea routes, overland routes, and "Population and area of North America and the West India islands."
Inset: Map of the gold region, California.
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no
dcId
cj82kw65q
type
map
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
553c78c21e13b54a