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

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Title
Map of Alaska and portions of the Northwest Territory : showing routes to the gold fields
Additional title: Alaska and the gold fields of the Yukon, the Klondike, Cook Inlet and other mining regions
Names
Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.) (Publisher)
Poole Brothers (Engraver)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Alaska

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1898 (Inferred)
Place: St. Paul, Minn.
Publisher: Great Northern Railway
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-5413
Topics
Gold mines and mining -- Alaska
Gold mines and mining -- Yukon
Alaska
Alaska -- Gold discoveries
Klondike River Valley (Yukon)
Yukon
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Poole Bros, engravers, Chicago.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : color ; 44 x 57 cm on sheet 47 x 83 cm folded to 24 x 11 cm
Description
Recto includes text and insets: Key map showing routes to Alaska -- Map of Great Northern Railway coast lines and connections for Alaska -- Great Northern Railway and connections. Verso includes travel information titled: Alaska and the gold fields of the Yukon, and an untitled ancillary map of North West Territory. Relief shown by shading and spot heights.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 78731840
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20644220
Folder number: US034.1.04
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d6481890-fae0-0135-b208-5fe3f01bd260
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1898: Issued
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of Alaska and portions of the Northwest Territory " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1898. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e5c74190-fae0-0135-2400-08b42b8e0da7

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of Alaska and portions of the Northwest Territory " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e5c74190-fae0-0135-2400-08b42b8e0da7

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1898). Map of Alaska and portions of the Northwest Territory Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e5c74190-fae0-0135-2400-08b42b8e0da7

Wikipedia Citation

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Map of Alaska and portions of the Northwest Territory