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Finley, Anthony (fl. 1826) A New American atlas... [fifteen copper-plate engraved maps]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04173 Author/Creator: Finley, Anthony (fl. 1826) Place Written: Philadelphia Type: Map Date: 1826 Pagination: 15 maps 49.5 x 34 cm

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04173 Author/Creator: Finley, Anthony (fl. 1826) Place Written: Philadelphia Type: Map Date: 1826 Pagination: 15 maps 49.5 x 34 cm

Summary of Content: Anthony Finley publisher and putative compiler. Folio volume. Includes maps of the United States ("Map of the United States Constructed," New York, Ohio, Missouri, and the different regions of America. Period hand-color.

People: Finley, Anthony, fl. 1826

Historical Era: National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860

Subjects: Geography and Natural HistorySurveying

Sub Era: The First Age of Reform

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