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Title A Map of the cotton kingdom and its dependencies in America

Creator Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903

Publisher Mason Brothers ; D. McLellan, lith.

Date 1861

Language English

Subjects Cotton growing, Slavery, Southern States, United States

Description Shows dominant and subordinate cotton districts and subsidiary slave districts.
"The data for this map are mainly derived from the United States Census of 1850."
Scale [ca. 1:6,400,000].
Relief shown by hachures.
In: Olmsted, Frederick Law. The Cotton kingdom : a traveller's observations on cotton and slavery in the American slave states (New York : Mason Brothers, 1861). [H 583 .644].
Digital image of another copy available on the website of the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library (accessed October 2011): http://maps.bpl.org/id/14677
References: Schulten, Susan. "Mapping the cotton kingdom" in the New York Times Opinionator web log dated Sept. 28, 2011 (accessed October 2011): http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/28/mapping-the-cotton-kingdom/
Printout of Schulten's article filed as Vert 801, no. 3 (PrCt)

Extent 1 map : hand col. ; 28 x 42 cm

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

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Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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BibID 999415418805867

Size 16227px × 11144px 517.39 MB

IIIF Resource Type Canvas

File Created 04/11/2024

Filename 999415418805867_ord_h_583_644_map.tif

Unique Identifier NL129DSQ

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