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The Washington Map of the United States
- Commissioned by
- United States Naval Observatory, American, founded 1930
- Created by
- Smith, Robert Pearsall, American, 1827 - 1898
- Published by
- S. Taintor & Co., American
- Date
- 1862
- Medium
- wood with ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 70 x 74 1/4 in. (177.8 x 188.6 cm)
- Description
- A large wall map of the United States in 1862 printed in black ink and hand colored with the major borders in red. There are many inset views, portraits of the Presidents in the borders, and thematic inset maps and charts including: Table of air-line distance, major crops, zoological distribution, weather patterns, geological, time differences, and church accommodations distinguished in varying pastel colors by state.
- Place depicted
- United States, North and Central America
- Place printed
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- historical maps
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Rachel Larner Jones
- Object number
- 2013.54
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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Map of the Hydrographical Basin of the Upper Mississippi River
- Created by
- Nicollet, J. N., French, 1786 - 1843
- Owned by
- Hoyt, David, American, 1821 - 1856
- Date
- 1843
- On ViewConcourse 3, C3 053
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 19 x 32 in. (48.3 x 81.3 cm)
- Title
- Bloodstained map from Bleeding Kansas-era
- Caption
- This bloodstained map depicting the Mississippi River Basin was owned by David Starr Hoyt, an abolitionist murdered by pro-slavery forces near Lawrence, Kansas, in August 1856.
- Description
- A bloodstained map, black ink on white paper, depicting the Mississippi River Basin, an area that includes contemporary Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, and Kansas. The map was reportedly owned by David Hoyt, an abolitionist who died supporting the cause.
- Place used
- Douglas County, Kansas, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Movement
- Anti-slavery movements
- Type
- maps
- Topic
- American West
- Antislavery
- Slavery
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.23.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain