Description: "The Capitals of Countries are represented with a dot with a ring of dots around it. The figures attached to Cities and Towns indicate the number of thousands of the population thus Rio Janeiro 170 signifies 170,000 inhabitants. The figures attached to the Rivers indicate the number of hundreds of miles of their length of course, thus the Amazon River 36, signifies 3,600 miles long. Anchor symbols signify ship and sloop navigation, the distance of which from the sea in miles is pointed out by the attached figures. The words underscored are the names of Indian Tribes." —Mitchell's School Atlas, 1863
Source: , Mitchell's School Atlas (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: E. H. Butler & Co., 1863)
Map Credit: The Private Collection of Roy Winkelman |
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