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(Maclure's geological map of the United States)

Relief shown by hachures. Annotated in pencil at head of base map title: William Maclure's geological map of the United States, overprinted upon. Base map: A map of the United States of America / by Samuel G. Lewis. Prime meridian: Philadelphia. Annotated in pencil: From Transcactions of the American Philosophical Society, vol. VI, pt. 2, 1809, Maclure's geological map of the United States. Accompanied by typed label: Maclure's map of eastern United States is considered to be the earliest attempt at mapping the geology of America. 1 sheet; 6 cm. Vault

Date
1809
Mapmaker / publisher
Maclure, William; Tanner, Henry Schenck; Lewis, Samuel; American Philosophical Society
Place
the United States
Archive
Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
Type
map
Original size
6,749 × 5,441 pixels

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Reason: its maker died more than 100 years ago.

Read from: Commons licence category: PD-old-100-expired; no CC BY, CC BY-SA, GFDL or deletion tag on the file page.

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"(Maclure's geological map of the United States)" (1809). Maclure, William; Tanner, Henry Schenck; Lewis, Samuel; American Philosophical Society. Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:(Maclure%27s_geological_map_of_the_United_States)_LOC_85694780.jpg

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