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1869 map of North Carolina

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North Carolina Land Co. A Guide to Capitalists and Emigrants: Being a Statistical and Descriptive Account of the Several Counties of the State of North Carolina, United States of America; Together with Letters of Prominent Citizens of the State in Relation to the Soil, Climate, Productions, Minerals, &C., and an Account of the Swamp Lands of the State. Raleigh, N.C.: Nichols & Gorman, 1869.

Date created
1869
Location
North Carolina
License
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Source
Original image housed by Documenting the American South / UNC Libraries

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1869 color map of North Carolina shaded according to type of forestation.

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An 1869 color map of North Carolina. The map is shaded in three colors according to the forestation in different areas of the state: “Region of Coast Growth,” “Long Leaf Pines,” and “Oaks.” Additional markings show the locations of mineral resources, including coal, iron, copper, and gold.