Original
1912 antique color lithographed map of Alaska,
printed more than 110 years
ago.
- The legend key locates:
- Gold
placers
- Gold and silver lodes
- Coal
- Petroleum
- Other
details on the map include military cable and telegraph lines, the
partially completed railroad north of Seward, and a completed railroad
from Skagway to White Horse in the Yukon.
- There are dozens of place names, settlements, and natural
features, with topography drawn in relief.
- The map was published by L.L. Poates in Complete
Atlas of the World, New York,
1912. It is a revised edition of one issued in 1907 by Dodd, Mead
& Company.
- The image area measures 21.3
x
27 cm [8½" x 10¾"], and there are two distance scales:
statute miles
and kilometers.
- Condition: The map is in very good condition. It
had been printed on
two separate sheets, which are now joined together. Please see the
scans
and feel free to ask any questions.
- It would make a nice display, and we'll include our
helpful framing tips
for your reference, along with a photocopy of the dated title page from
the book in
which it was published.
- Buy with confidence! We are always happy to combine
shipping on the
purchase of multiple items — just make sure to pay for everything
at one time, not individually.
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