- 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
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Books and Published Materials
- 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
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




