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Unknown Population, United States, 1870

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09669 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: United States Type: Map Date: 1870 Pagination: 1 map ; 44 x 35 cm. Order a Copy

One map of the overrall population census in the United States date 1870. Map contains five quadrants analyzing different populations such as; "Density of Population," "Foreign Population," " Colored Populaion," "British American Population," and "Swedish and Norwegian Population." Reverse side of map is a fragmented study of the "Agricultural Productions Colored by Grades to Show" of corn and wheat.

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