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Map of the United States Exhibiting the Grants of Land Made by the General Government To Aid in the Construction of Railroads and Wagon Roads To June 30, 1883.
- Title:
- Map of the United States Exhibiting the Grants of Land Made by the General Government To Aid in the Construction of Railroads and Wagon Roads To June 30, 1883.
- Alternate Title:
- Government Land Grants
- Collection:
- Persuasive Cartography: The PJ Mode Collection
- Creator:
- Donaldson, Thomas, 1843-1898
- Other Creators:
- Public Land Commission, Committee on Codification
- Date:
- 1883
- Posted Date:
- 2015-08-25
- ID Number:
- 2001.01
- Collection Number:
- 8548
- File Name:
- PJM_2001_01.jpg
- Style/Period:
- 1870 - 1899
- Subject:
- Railroads
Politics & Government
- Measurement:
- 55 x 75 (centimeters, height x width)
- Notes:
- A map originally prepared for the Ninth Census of the U.S. This map, and the information from which it was derived, provide the background for a major cartographic distortion (see Notes for ID #1088 "How the Public Domain Has Been Squandered").
For further information on the Collector’s Notes and a Feedback/Contact Link, see https://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/content/about-collection-personal-statement and https://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/content/feedback-and-contact
- Source:
- Donaldson, Thomas. 1884. The Public Domain. Its History, With Statistics. Washington: Government Printing Office.
- Cite As:
- P.J. Mode collection of persuasive cartography, #8548. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- P.J. Mode collection of persuasive cartography
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- For important information about copyright and use, see http://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/copyright.
