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Where the European Members of our National Family Locate Their Homes

Title:
Where the European Members of our National Family Locate Their Homes
Full Title:
Where the European Members of our National Family Locate Their Homes
Collection:
Persuasive Maps: PJ Mode Collection
Creator:
King, William C.
Date:
1906
Date posted:
2017-04-14
ID Number:
2106.03
Identifier:
PJM_2106_03.jpg
Subject:
Unusual Graphics/Text
Ethnocentrism
Extent:
(cm, H x W) 41 x 44 sheet
Collector's Notes:
ID ##2106.03 and 2106.04 detail the history of U.S. immigration. This map uses bar graphs for each state to show "the flow of immigration to this country and distribution of the same among the various states." The details focus on three factors: nationality ("the percent of each nationality as compared with the whole foreign population entering each state during the past seven years"); occupations ("percent of each of various occupations" - e.g., professional, merchant, skilled & farm labor, none - "of the foreign arrivals during the past seven years"); and foreign arrivals ("the number of foreigners coming into each state per year during a period of years"). The overall impact communicates the integration of immigrants across the country.
See also ID #2106.01, which illustrates the territorial expansion of the U.S., along with a variety of political information in graphic format.
Note:
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Source:
King, W. C. 1906. Descriptive Supplement of King's Illustrated Portfolio Of Our Country. Springfield, Mass.: W. C. King Co.
References:
For full details on references, see http://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/content/references.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Rights:
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About the collection

This is a collection of “persuasive” cartography: maps intended primarily to influence the opinion of the viewer -- to send a message -- rather than to communicate geographic information. The collection reflects a variety of persuasive tools: allegorical, satirical and pictorial mapping; selective inclusion or exclusion; unusual projections, graphics and text; and intentional deception. Maps in the collection address a wide range of messages: religious, political, military, commercial, moral and social.