A Handsome Atlas

Statistical Atlas of the United States (1870)

Nuts and Bolts

Published in 1874

Edited by Francis Walker

107 plates in total

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The Tale of the Statistical Atlas

It was time for the centennial! Let's make an awesome atlas to show how awesome we are, the Department of the Interior seemed to say.

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Chinese in America

In 1848, there were only 325 Chinese immigrants in America. By 1880, there were 300,000, making up ten percent of the population of California! read more

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You Can’t Lead a Swede to Water

Swedes and Norwegians, why no love for the coast? Industrial jobs and the prairie just wouldn’t have done it for me. read more

1870’s-style Middle School Dance

Back in 1870 the western frontier was packed full of men, while the east coast was Lady City. Some things never change. read more

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Title page

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Table of contents

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Preface

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Preface (continued)

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Preface (continued)

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Preface (continued)

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Preface (continued)

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Physical features of the U.S.

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Physical features of the U.S. (continued)

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Physical features of the U.S. (continued)

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Physical features of the U.S. (continued)

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Woodlands and Forest sytems of the U.S.

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Woodlands and Forest sytems of the U.S. (continued)

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Woodlands and Forest sytems of the U.S. (continued)

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Woodlands and Forest sytems of the U.S. (continued)

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Woodlands and Forest sytems of the U.S. (continued)

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Geological map of the U.S. and territories

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Geological map of the U.S. and territories (continued)

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Geological map of the U.S. and territories (continued)

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Geological map of the U.S. and territories (continued)

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Gold and silver mines of the West

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Gold and silver mines of the West (continued)

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Coal measures of the U.S.

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Coal measures of the U.S. (continued)

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Coal measures of the U.S. (continued)

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Areas and political divisions of the U.S. 1776-1874

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Areas and political divisions of the U.S. 1776-1874 (continued)

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Areas and political divisions of the U.S. 1776-1874 (continued)

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Areas and political divisions of the U.S. 1776-1874 (continued)

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Areas and political divisions of the U.S. 1776-1874 (continued)

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Areas and political divisions of the U.S. 1776-1874 (continued)

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Area, population, and average density of settlement of each state or territory at each census

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Table showing the parcels of territory composing each political division at any year from 1776 to 1874

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Table showing the parcels of territory composing each political division at any year from 1776 to 1874 - concluded

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Minor political divisions of the U.S.

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Minor political divisions of the U.S. (continued)

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Minor political divisions of the U.S. (continued)

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Minor political divisions of the U.S. (continued)

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Progress of the nation - 1790-1870

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Progress of the nation - 1790-1870 (continued)

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Progress of the nation - 1790-1870 (continued)

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Progress of the nation - 1790-1870 (continued)

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Progress of the nation - 1790-1870 (continued)

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Progress of the nation - 1790-1870 (continued)

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Progress of the nation - 1790-1870 (continued)

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Progress of the nation - 1790-1870 (continued)

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Approximate life-table for the U.S.

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Approximate life-table for the U.S. (continued)

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Approximate life-table for the U.S. (continued)

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Relations of race and nationality to Mortality

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Relations of race and nationality to Mortality (continued)

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Relations of race and nationality to Mortality (continued)

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Relations of race and nationality to Mortality (continued)

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River systems of the U.S.

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Distribution of woodland within the territory of the U.S.

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Rain chart of the U.S. (1872)

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Frequency of storm centres (Mar. 1871 - Feb. 1873)

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Temperature chard of the U.S. (Oct. 1872)

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U.S. Signal Service chart showing mean temperature

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U.S. Signal Service chart showing annual means of barometer

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Hypsometric sketch of the U.S.

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Coal fields of the U.S.

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Geological map of the U.S.

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Acquisition of territory and its distribution (political) 1776-1874

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Population of the U.S. (1790, 1800, 1810, 1820)

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Population of the U.S. by density (1830, 1840)

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Population of the U.S., from the 7th census

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Consitutional population, from the 8th census

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Consitutional population, from the 9th census

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Principal constituent elements, population of each state

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Colored population (1870)

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Colored aggregate population (1870)

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Foreign parentage (1870)

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Parents of foreign birth

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Foreign population (1870)

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Foreign aggregate population (1870)

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Foreign population (Irish, German)

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Foreign population (British, English & Welsh, Swedish & Norweigian)

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Illiteracy of the population (1870)

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Illiteracy of the population (adult male, 1870)

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Church accomodations (1870)

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Gainful occupations & attending school

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Distributed wealth (1870)

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Public indebtedness per capita (1870)

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Taxation per capita (1870)

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Fiscal chart

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Crops (wheat & rice, tobacco & hops, oats & cotton, hay & sugar)

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Improved land in farms; Total agricultural production; Corn; Dairy products

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Pacific coast

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Predominating sex (1870)

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Population distribution of U.S. by age and sex

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Native and foreign population 1870 (states & territories)

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Birth rate (1870)

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Death by consumption

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Malarial diseases

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Death by age and sex

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Death by race and nationality

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Death from intestinal diseases

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Death from enteric, cerebro-spinal and typhus fevers

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Blindness (1860 & 1870)

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Deaf mutism (1860 & 1870)

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Insanity (1860 & 1870)

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Idiocy (1860 & 1870)

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Blind (aggregate number)

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Deaf mutes (aggregate number)

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Insane (aggregate number)

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Idiots (aggregate number)

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