The United States of America

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This sheet has a map of the United States on the front and accompanying text on the back. On the map, states and territories are shaded in various colors and labeled. Some cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked on the map (with relief shown by hachures). The accompanying text includes information about different regions of the United States (Atlantic Highland and Plain and The Mississippi Valley) as well as exercises regarding geographic and political features. Additionally, there is a physical map with purple coloring (which does not appear to be related to the map itself) and related … continued below

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1 map : col. ; 28 x 43 cm.

Creation Information

Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor & Co. 1875.

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Description

This sheet has a map of the United States on the front and accompanying text on the back. On the map, states and territories are shaded in various colors and labeled. Some cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked on the map (with relief shown by hachures).

The accompanying text includes information about different regions of the United States (Atlantic Highland and Plain and The Mississippi Valley) as well as exercises regarding geographic and political features. Additionally, there is a physical map with purple coloring (which does not appear to be related to the map itself) and related questions.

The textual pages have the number 25 and 28 in the upper corners; there appear to be page numbers above the map that are cut off but may be 26 and 27.

Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.

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1 map : col. ; 28 x 43 cm.

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From the Virginia Garrett Cartographic Collections.

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  • Call Number: 126/9 00269
  • Accession or Local Control No: UTA_1021203
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth50295

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Map Collections from the University of Texas at Arlington

Funded by a National Endowment for the Humanities "We the People" grant, this collection showcases maps from the Gulf Coast region and the greater Southwest.

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  • 1875

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  • Oct. 11, 2009, 12:06 a.m.

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Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor & Co. The United States of America, map, 1875; New York. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50295/: accessed May 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting University of Texas at Arlington Library.

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