Cornell University Library Digital Collections

Map of the United States Exhibiting the Grants of Land Made by the General Government To Aid in the Construction of Railroads and Wagon Roads To June 30, 1883.

Download
Title:
Map of the United States Exhibiting the Grants of Land Made by the General Government To Aid in the Construction of Railroads and Wagon Roads To June 30, 1883.
Alternate Title:
Government Land Grants
Collection:
Persuasive Maps: PJ Mode Collection
Creator:
Donaldson, Thomas, 1843-1898
Other Creators:
Public Land Commission, Committee on Codification
Date:
1883
Posted Date:
2015-08-25
ID Number:
2001.01
Collection Number:
8548
File Name:
PJM_2001_01.jpg
Style/Period:
1870 - 1899
Subject:
Railroads
Politics & Government
Measurement:
55 x 75 (centimeters, height x width)
Notes:
A map originally prepared for the Ninth Census of the U.S. This map, and the information from which it was derived, provide the background for a major cartographic distortion (see Notes for ID #1088 "How the Public Domain Has Been Squandered").

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:
Donaldson, Thomas. 1884. The Public Domain. Its History, With Statistics. Washington: Government Printing Office.
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.

About the collection