Monday, August 8, 2022

Scribner's 1883 USA statistical atlas

Scribner's statistical atlas of the United States, showing by graphic methods their present condition and their political, social and industrial development. Amazing maps, infographics, etc. from 1880!

A random sampling...

Presidential Election History
Image 36


Irish
Image 79

Insane and Idiotic 
Image 91

Illiteracy
Image 111


Interactive Atlas >
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division



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