Charles Walcott: The Gold and Coal Fields of Alaska
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Cartographer:
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Charles Walcott
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Title:
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The Gold and Coal Fields of Alaska
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Date:
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1898
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Published:
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London
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Width:
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29 inches / 74 cm
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Height:
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24 inches / 61 cm
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Map ref:
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USA9417
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Description:
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Large map of Alaska focusing on its natural resources, mainly coal and gold. Produced by the Charles Walcott, the director of the USGS.
Walcott was that rare combination of both an able administrator and an important scientist, particularly in the field of palaentology, who repurposed and refocused the USGS at a time when it had been transferred from the U.S. Department of the Interior to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. [USA9417] |