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Date: Tues. 26 Apr 2005
From: Joseph J Kerski <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: 1857 Map of the USA now available!

Folks:

Incredible new, yet old, map available through the USGS!  I will add it to
the Education Map Catalog at some point
(rockyweb.cr.usgs.gov/public/outreach/reports/mapcatalog/), but you don't
have to wait for that to happen:  It is available now for sale and use in
history and geography courses.

1857 Library of Congress Map of the United States
Number:  05-03 Map of the United States of America

Stock #       113632
Price:          $10.00 for the map plus $5.00 handling

The newest map from the U.S. Geological Survey has been digitally enhanced
and reproduced by the USGS from the original, which is held in the
collection of the Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division.  The
original map was drawn by George W. Colton and engraved by John M. Atwood,
with extensive border design and engraving by W.S. Barnard.   This is one
of several maps published in New York by J.H. Colton and Company in the
1800’s.

Displayed on the map are:  The United States of America, The British
Provinces, Mexico, The West Indies and Central America, with parts of New
Grenada and Venezuela, as they were in 1857.  There are two insets which
show a map of the Atlantic Ocean with both the American and European ports,
and a reproduction picture of the Isthmus of Panama.  The border around the
map also includes several insets such as Willamette Falls in Oregon, Valley
of the Connecticut, the Bunker Hill Monument in Boston Massachusetts and
the Cathedral in Mexico City.

This map measures approximately 36x46 inches and can be viewed through the
Map Collections Homepage of the Library of Congress, or online through the
USGS Store at:  http://store.usgs.gov .  Online orders can be placed
through the store.  For questions or to place an order by telephone, call
the Earth Science Information Center (ESIC) offices at 1-888-ASK-USGS.

Joseph Kerski
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Joseph J. Kerski, Ph.D.
Geographer:  Education/GIS
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Denver CO  80225-0046 USA
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