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Ribbon map of the [Fa]ther of Waters.

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Summary

Shows distances, landings, and names of some landowners.

On label, pasted on: Dw'd P. Fe [remainder missing].

"This patent is for the 'IDEA' ... July 1866, Myron Coloney, Sidney B. Fairchild, inventors & pateniees [sic]."

"Coloney & Fairchild's patent ribbon maps."

Designed for a traveller aboard a steamship.

Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

Acquisitions control no. 14-82

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Date

01/01/1866
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Contributors

Coloney & Fairchild.
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Library of Congress
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http://www.loc.gov/
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Public Domain

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mississippi river maps united states little river ribbon map ribbon map waters transportation and communication county landownership maps cultural landscapes geography and map division coloney and fairchild ultra high resolution high resolution