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Map of Alaska and portions of the Northwest Territory, showing routes to the gold fields

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Title
Map of Alaska and portions of the Northwest Territory, showing routes to the gold fields
Alternative Title
Alaska and the gold fields of the Yukon, the Klondike Cook Inlet and other mining regions
Creator
Poole Brothers  
Scale
Scale approximately 1:4,450,000  
Coordinates
(W 180°--W 118°/N 072°--N 053°)
Place of Publication
Chicago (Ill.)
Publisher
  • Poole Brothers  
  • Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)  
Date of Publication
1897  
Extent
1 map : color
Dimensions
44 x 57 cm, folded to 24 x 11 cm
Notes
  • Relief shown by shading and spot heights.
  • Gold, coal, and oil fields indicated; Klondike District labeled; and trails and steamship lines marked in red.
  • Includes list of addresses of general, travelling, passenger, ticket and freight agents and inset map: Key map showing routes to Alaska.
  • "Alaska points shown in black type are United States post offices."
  • Includes ancillary descriptive text (panel number 11) and maps: Map of Great Northern Railway Coast Lines and connections for Alaska / copyrighted, 1896, by F.I. Whitney -- Great Northern Railway and connections.
  • Verso includes 8 numbered panels of text and statistical information and map of the Yukon River from British Columbia to Fort Yukon.
  • "2682"--lower left corner of map.
  • 2901--lower left corner of map on verso.
Coverage-Spatial
  • Klondike River Valley (Yukon)  
  • Northwest Territories  
  • Alaska  
  • Yukon  
Subject
Gold mines and mining  
Associated Entities
  • Whitney, F. I.(Frank I.)  
  • Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)  
Genre
Maps  
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Type
Cartographic material  
Repository
Map Library
Local Bib ID
99955483980605899
Collection Title
American Empire Maps
Collection
American Empire Maps
TitleMap of Alaska and portions of the Northwest Territory, showing routes to the gold fields
Alternative TitleAlaska and the gold fields of the Yukon, the Klondike Cook Inlet and other mining regions
CreatorPoole Brothers  
ScaleScale approximately 1:4,450,000  
Coordinates(W 180°--W 118°/N 072°--N 053°)
Place of PublicationChicago (Ill.)
Publisher
  • Poole Brothers  
  • Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)  
Date of Publication1897  
Extent1 map : color
Dimensions44 x 57 cm, folded to 24 x 11 cm
Notes
  • Relief shown by shading and spot heights.
  • Gold, coal, and oil fields indicated; Klondike District labeled; and trails and steamship lines marked in red.
  • Includes list of addresses of general, travelling, passenger, ticket and freight agents and inset map: Key map showing routes to Alaska.
  • "Alaska points shown in black type are United States post offices."
  • Includes ancillary descriptive text (panel number 11) and maps: Map of Great Northern Railway Coast Lines and connections for Alaska / copyrighted, 1896, by F.I. Whitney -- Great Northern Railway and connections.
  • Verso includes 8 numbered panels of text and statistical information and map of the Yukon River from British Columbia to Fort Yukon.
  • "2682"--lower left corner of map.
  • 2901--lower left corner of map on verso.
Coverage-Spatial
  • Klondike River Valley (Yukon)  
  • Northwest Territories  
  • Alaska  
  • Yukon  
SubjectGold mines and mining  
Associated Entities
  • Whitney, F. I.(Frank I.)  
  • Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)  
GenreMaps  
RightsNo Copyright - United States
TypeCartographic material  
RepositoryMap Library
Local Bib ID99955483980605899
Collection TitleAmerican Empire Maps
CollectionAmerican Empire Maps

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