Sketch map of Alaska
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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
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
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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