<I>The Washington Map of the United States</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1862
name: label: Commissioned by
content: United States Naval Observatory, American, founded 1930
label: Created by
content: Robert Pearsall Smith, American, 1827 - 1898
label: Published by
content: S. Taintor & Co., American
notes: label: Description
content: 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.
place: label: Place depicted
content: United States, North and Central America
label: Place printed
content: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Rachel Larner Jones
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.54
objectType: label: Type
content: historical maps
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public Domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood with ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 70 x 74 1/4 in. (177.8 x 188.6 cm)