Map of the United States

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This sheet contains three different maps showing the United States and portions of Canada. The first page shows the entire United States with surrounding areas. The states are labeled and shaded in various colors. On the back, there are two maps: a map of the state of Maine in the left half and a map of Manitoba, Canada in the right. The counties and regions are labeled and shaded in various colors. Bodies of water and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures) as well as many cities. There are page numbers at the bottoms of the maps: … continued below

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3 maps on 1 sheet : both sides, col. ; 29 x 45 cm.

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Rand McNally and Company Creation Date: Unknown.

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  • Main Title: Map of the United States
  • Added Title: Maine: engraved for Standard Atlas of the World.
  • Added Title: Manitoba: engraved for Standard Atlas of the World.

Description

This sheet contains three different maps showing the United States and portions of Canada. The first page shows the entire United States with surrounding areas. The states are labeled and shaded in various colors. On the back, there are two maps: a map of the state of Maine in the left half and a map of Manitoba, Canada in the right. The counties and regions are labeled and shaded in various colors. Bodies of water and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures) as well as many cities. There are page numbers at the bottoms of the maps: Manitoba (page 109), the United States (pages 110 and 111), and Maine (page 112).

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3 maps on 1 sheet : both sides, col. ; 29 x 45 cm.

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From the Virginia Garrett Cartographic Collections.

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  • Appears in Rand McNally’s Standard Atlas of the World.

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  • Call Number: 125/18 00221
  • Accession or Local Control No: UTA_969702
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth50259

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Map Collections from the University of Texas at Arlington

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  • Oct. 11, 2009, 12:06 a.m.

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Rand McNally and Company. Map of the United States, map, Date Unknown; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth50259/: accessed May 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting University of Texas at Arlington Library.

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