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Geological map of Alabama

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57172302


Item data

Title

Geological map of Alabama

Collection

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

Names

Geological Survey of Alabama (Publisher)
Smith, Eugene Allen, 1841-1927 (Creator)
McCalley, Henry, 1852-1904 (Creator)
Squire, Joseph (Creator)
Gibson, A. M. (Creator)
Langdon, Daniel W., Jr. (Creator)
Johnson, Lawrence C. (Creator)
Julius Bien & Co. (Lithographer)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1894 (Inferred)
Place: Montgomery, Ala.
Publisher: Geological Survey of Alabama

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-5383

Subjects

Mines and mineral resources -- Alabama
Geology -- Alabama
Public lands -- Alabama
Railroads -- Alabama
Roads -- Alabama
Counties -- Alabama
Counties
Geology
Mines and mineral resources
Public lands
Railroads
Roads
Alabama

Genres

Maps
Geological Maps

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: Geological Survey of Alabama.
Content: Shows roads, railroads, towns, township grid, and counties.
Content: Includes "explanation" key to colors used.
Statement Of Responsibility: "Eugene Allen Smith, state geologist ; Henry McCalley, chief assistant ; assistants: Joseph Squire, A.M. Gibson, Daniel W. Langdon, Jr., Lawrence C. Johnson, 1894."
Content: "Base compiled from the records of the U.S. Land Office. Free use has also been made of the Atlas sheets of the U.S. Geological Survey."
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map :color ;89 x 55 cm

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 768870733
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20644190
Folder number: US031.4.02
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): fc65f310-dffb-0134-8e48-0f69a9493464

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1894

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MLA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Geological map of Alabama" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1894. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fc65f310-dffb-0134-8e48-0f69a9493464

APA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1894). Geological map of Alabama Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fc65f310-dffb-0134-8e48-0f69a9493464

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Geological map of Alabama" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 11, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fc65f310-dffb-0134-8e48-0f69a9493464

Wikipedia citation

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