The Washington Map of the United States

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A large wall map of the United States in 1862 printed in black ink and hand colored with the major borders in red. There are many inset views, portraits of the Presidents in the borders, and thematic inset maps and charts including: Table of air-line distance, major crops, zoological distribution, weather patterns, geological, time differences, and church accommodations distinguished in varying pastel colors by state.

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