Antique Chart of the US Adult Male Illiteracy in 1870, '1874'

1870 · Maps

Antique Chart of the US Adult Male Illiteracy in 1870, '1874'

Name: Antique Chart of the US Adult Male Illiteracy in 1870, '1874'
Brand: American Maps and Prints
SKU: BG-11875-17
Price: 505 USD
Availability: InStock

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Date: 1870
Kind: Maps
Size: 55 × 41 cm (21.7 × 16.1 in)
Condition: Good. General age-related toning, minor wear. Blank verso, please study image carefully.
Period: The Gilded Age
Reference: BG-11875-17

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Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

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About this piece

Illiteracy among adult white men in the United States in 1870, an original color lithograph (Plate XXX) from the Statistical Atlas of the United States based on the results of the ninth census 1870, compiled by Francis A. Walker and published in 1874. The title reads "Map showing the illiteracy of the adult white male population", compiled from the returns of population at the ninth census.

The map covers the United States east of the 100th meridian, with the Great Lakes, the Gulf of Mexico, Florida, Cuba and the Bahamas outlined and the Indian Territory at the left edge. Counties are shaded in gray tones graded by a scale at the right, and small figures are printed in many of them. Blue lines mark selected districts across the plains and the border of the area covered. An explanation beneath the title describes the method.

It is the companion to the map of illiteracy for the whole population, drawn from the same census.

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