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Map Showing Geographical and Central Position of United States for Distribution of Products

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Title:
Map Showing Geographical and Central Position of United States for Distribution of Products
Alternate Title:
Central Position of United States
Collection:
Persuasive Maps: PJ Mode Collection
Creator:
Hill, Thomas E.
Date:
1915
Posted Date:
2017-04-14
ID Number:
1181.01
Collection Number:
8548
File Name:
PJM_1181_01.jpg
Style/Period:
1900 - 1919
Subject:
Ethnocentrism
Not So Persuasive
Measurement:
6.5 x 13 (centimeters, height x width)
Notes:
This book, encouraging Americans to take up farming, emphasizes the "Central Position" of the U.S. for distributing farm products to other countries - using a map centered on the U.S. Had the same map been centered, say, on Australia or India, the position of the U.S. would have been peripheral.

For a similar map, see ID #1168, Berkeley's Strategic Position (1910).

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Source:
Hill, Thomas E. 1915. The Open Door to Independence: Making Money From the Soil. What to Do - How to Do on City Lots, Suburban Grounds, Country Farms. Chicago: Hill Standard Book Company. P. 5.
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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