Description: A geo-political map of the United States that shows state and territory boundaries, major cities, railroad lines, canals and navigational rivers. Physical features such as mountain ranges with elevation measured in feet, major rivers and watersheds, and continental shelf boundaries are also shown. An interesting feature is the latitude for prominent cities of the world are shown along the east/west border of the map.
Source: Geo. G. Chisholm and C.H. Leete, eds., Longmans' New School Atlas (New York, NY: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1904) 11
Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman |
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