Description: An early map of Kentucky and Tennessee showing state lines, county lines, state capitals and county seats, and major railroad routes current to 1845. Square miles, population figures and population densities are given (Tennessee: Square miles, 41,752; Population, 829,210; Population per sq. m., 20) (Kentucky: Square miles, 40,023; Population, 779,828; Population per sq. m., 20). Per text, Tennessee ranks in population as the fifth, and Kentucky as sixth state in the Union. Longitude West from Greenwich is shown at top of map, Longitude West from Washington is shown at bottom of map.
Source: Sidney E. Morse, A System of Geography for the Use of Schools (New York, NY: Harper & Brothers, 1845) 32
Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman |
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