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Title: Map of North America showing its political divisions and recent discoveries in the polar regions; constructed and engraved by W. Williams, Philadelphia.

Contributors:

Dates

  • Coverage: 1860
  • Coverage: 1860 to 1860

Summary

Relief shown by hachures. Shows major cities, political divisions including Russian America, Danish America, British America, and Central America. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1860 by S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the U.S. for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania". Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. From: Mitchell's New General Atlas, Containing Maps Of The Various Countries Of The World, Plans Of Cities, Etc. In right upper margin: 3. 1 map: col.; 31 x 26 cm.

Subjects

  • Discovery and exploration
  • Polar regions
  • Clark Library Map Collections
  • 2022-creator-sprint
  • North America
  • Maps

Geospatial coordinates

  • Bounding Box: BBOX (-167.7,-10.68,79.22,6.7)

Provider

University of Michigan

Rights

  • Access rights: Public
  • This map is in the public domain.

Citation

Williams, W. (Wellington). Map of North America showing its political divisions and recent discoveries in the polar regions; constructed and engraved by W. Williams, Philadelphia.. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clark1ic/x-012512400/39015095391143

Format

JPEG

Languages

  • eng