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North America by Keith Johnston [c1861]

Description

A map of North America including Canada, the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean, produced around 1861. Cities, towns, rivers and other bodies of water are labelled. State, provincial and international boundaries are outlined, and state/provincial capitals are marked. Mountain ranges are marked with hachures.

Details
Title:

North America by Keith Johnston [c1861]

Creator(s):

Johnston, Alexander Keith, Producer, William Blackwood & Sons

Publisher(s):

William Blackwood & Sons

Language

eng

Type:

cartographic

Genre:

Early maps

Date:

c1861

Subject(s):

Cities and towns
Boundaries
Rivers
Bodies of water
Mountains
Capitals (Cities)
North America
Mexico
Canada
United States of America
Caribbean Area
1861

Extent:

1 map : black & white ; 56 x 43 cm, on sheet 62 x 49 cm.

Physical form:

Maps

Resolution:

600

Width (px):

12128

Height (px):

14937

Image orientation:

normal*

Colour space:

RGB

Scanning software:

ImageMill Imaging Library v3.000 2013

Note:

Additional scales noted in Italian Miles, Mexican Leagues, and English Statute Miles. Heights are in English Feet.

Note:

Scale is 1:14,782,000.

Identifier (local):

WMC0031

Identifier (MD5):

cd00349469eee50b621ca18d966ac4c3

Funding:

Material digitized as part of an Academic Innovation Fund (AIF), awarded in 2018. For more information see: http://avptl.info.yorku.ca/academic-innovation-fund/ .

Continent:

North America

Coordinates:

47.186501, -95.193149

Rights/Usage:

PUBLIC DOMAIN

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