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Sketch map of Alaska

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57513257


Item data

Title

Sketch map of Alaska

Collection

Maps of North America
Countries
United States (except New York)
States
Alaska

Names

U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (Creator)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1893
Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-5410

Subjects

Reindeer herding -- Alaska
Missions -- Alaska -- Geography
Alaska

Genres

Maps

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: Prepared for the U.S. Bureau of Education by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.
Citation/Reference: Congressional information service. CIS U.S. serial set index. Pt. 14, Index and carto-bibliography of maps, entry 3064 ( 52- 2) H.Misdoc. 22, map 1
Citation/Reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 1, page 127, column 2, no. 6
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map ; 37 x 56 cm, on sheet 42 x 59 cm

Abstract

Shows religious denominations assigned sponsorship of mission schools in Alaska locations, areas of good reindeer pasturage in Alaska, and locations of existing herds of domesticated reindeer in eastern Siberia. "To accompany Reindeer Report by Sheldon Jackson, D.D., U.S. General Agent of Education in Alaska." "S. Mis.--22.---- 52 2"--lower right margin.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 1021883348
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20644217
Folder number: US033.3.04
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6e401da0-ed9d-0135-022f-0cdf8db66330

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1893

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MLA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Sketch map of Alaska" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1893. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6e401da0-ed9d-0135-022f-0cdf8db66330

APA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1893). Sketch map of Alaska Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6e401da0-ed9d-0135-022f-0cdf8db66330

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Sketch map of Alaska" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 18, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6e401da0-ed9d-0135-022f-0cdf8db66330

Wikipedia citation

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