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Map Map of the United States : compiled from the most authentic sources

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Title

  • Map of the United States : compiled from the most authentic sources

Names

  • Peabody, M. M. (Moody Morse), 1789-1866

Created / Published

  • Utica : M.M. Peabody, 1831.

Headings

  • -  Indians of North America--Maps
  • -  United States--Maps
  • -  United States--Territorial expansion--Maps
  • -  United States

Genre

  • Maps

Notes

  • -  Relief shown by hachures.
  • -  Prime meridians: Washington, D.C. and London.
  • -  Includes notes and statistics table including population and distances.
  • -  Profile of the Erie Canal, notes, and illustration in lower margin.
  • -  Mounted on paper board.
  • -  In manuscript ink in lower left margin of backing board: "Originally owned by Rensselaer Stone, 1830-1909."
  • -  Shows the Blackfoot, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Chopunnish (Nez Perce), Fox, Iowa, Kalapuya Kickapoo, Mandan, Menominee, Minnetaree (Hidatsa), Osage, Potowatomi, Ricaree (Arikara), Shoshone, Sioux, Smackshop, and Winnebago tribes. Population numbers for the Cherokee, Chickasaw, and Choctaw tribes are included. Describes Missouri territory as "a vast Wilderness, consisting chiefly of immense Plains, almost destitute of wood, except in the neighborhood of Streams -- It is traversed by numerous herds of Buffaloes & wild Horses, and by a few roving tribes of Indians."

Medium

  • 1 map : hand colored ; 49 x 66 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3700 1831 .P4

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2011594841

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Peabody, M. M. Map of the United States: compiled from the most authentic sources. Utica: M.M. Peabody, 1831. Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2011594841/.

APA citation style:

Peabody, M. M. (1831) Map of the United States: compiled from the most authentic sources. Utica: M.M. Peabody. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2011594841/.

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Peabody, M. M. Map of the United States: compiled from the most authentic sources. Utica: M.M. Peabody, 1831. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2011594841/>.