Where the European Members of our National Family Locate Their Homes
- Title:
- Where the European Members of our National Family Locate Their Homes
- Alternate Title:
- Where the European Members of our National Family Locate Their Homes
- Collection:
- Persuasive Maps: PJ Mode Collection
- Creator:
- King, William C.
- Date:
- 1906
- Posted Date:
- 2017-04-14
- ID Number:
- 2106.03
- Collection Number:
- 8548
- File Name:
- PJM_2106_03.jpg
- Style/Period:
- 1900 - 1919
- Subject:
- Unusual Graphics/Text
Ethnocentrism - Measurement:
- 41 x 44 sheet (centimeters, height x width)
- Notes:
- As a "nation of immigrants," Americans have produced persuasive maps addressing the issues of immigration and nationality over most of the country's lifetime. The collection includes a number of these maps published since the 1840s. Some are welcoming, encouraging, and provide advice to immigrants. Some assert that the diversity of our nationalities is a source of strength for the country. And yet others attack immigrants in general, or specific ethnic or religious immigrant groups, particularly Asians, Catholics, and Jews. For the range of these maps, Search > "immigration.”
ID ##2106.03 and 2106.04 detail the history of U.S. immigration. This map uses bar graphs for each state to show "the flow of immigration to this country and distribution of the same among the various states." The details focus on three factors: nationality ("the percent of each nationality as compared with the whole foreign population entering each state during the past seven years"); occupations ("percent of each of various occupations" - e.g., professional, merchant, skilled & farm labor, none - "of the foreign arrivals during the past seven years"); and foreign arrivals ("the number of foreigners coming into each state per year during a period of years"). The overall impact communicates the integration of immigrants across the country.
See also ID #2106.01, which illustrates the territorial expansion of the U.S., along with a variety of political information in graphic format.
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:
- King, W. C. 1906. Descriptive Supplement of King's Illustrated Portfolio Of Our Country. Springfield, Mass.: W. C. King Co.
- 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.