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Distance & Direction of Various Places From New York As Measured Upon the Surface of the Artificial Globe

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Title:
Distance & Direction of Various Places From New York As Measured Upon the Surface of the Artificial Globe
Alternate Title:
Distance & Direction of Various Places From New York
Collection:
Persuasive Maps: PJ Mode Collection
Creator:
Bradford, Thomas G.
Date:
1835
Posted Date:
2017-04-14
ID Number:
1046.01
Collection Number:
8548
File Name:
PJM_1046_01.jpg
Style/Period:
1800 - 1869
Subject:
New York City
Ethnocentrism
Measurement:
21 dia (centimeters, height x width)
Notes:
At first glance, this unusual map might be regarded as the ultimate expression of the New-York-centric world, more than a century before Steinberg's famous View of the World From Ninth Avenue, ID #1387. In fact, Bradford was a Bostonian, and he likely included this map in his 1835 Atlas with an eye to its commercial usefulness. (On the other hand, one struggles to find commercial need for the distance and mileage to the North and South Poles.)

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Source:
Bradford, Thomas G. 1835. Comprehensive Atlas Geographical, Historical and Commercial. Boston: William D. Tickner. Plate 180.
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:
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