Description: A geo-political map of the North Eastern section of United States from the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers that shows state 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. The capitals of States and Canadian Provinces are underlined.
Source: Geo. G. Chisholm and C.H. Leete, eds., Longmans' New School Atlas (New York, NY: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1904) 13
Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman |
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