WALKER, Francis A. Statistical atlas of the United States ba - Lot 35

WALKER, Francis A. Statistical atlas of the United States based on the results of the ninth census 1870 with contributions from many eminent men of science and several departments of the government. J. Bien, lith, [New York], 1874. Large folio. Half brown-violet leather with corners, gilt edges. Title, index, and plates numbered I–LIV. Spine and corners rubbed; lower corner of the front marbled endpaper cut ; small tear at foot of title-page. Dedication by Blake: “Presented to the Geographical Society of France, Nov. 10th, 1878.” A monumental visual and statistical record of the United States at the close of the Reconstruction era, the first national statistical atlas ever produced by the U.S. government. Compiled under the direction of Francis Amasa Walker, Superintendent of the Ninth Census, and published by the Department of the Interior’s Census Office in 1874, this impressive work synthesizes an extraordinary range of data on the nation’s geography, economy, demography, and resources. The Statistical Atlas stands as a milestone in American cartographic and statistical history, representing one of the first comprehensive attempts to visualize demographic and economic data through maps and graphics. It influenced subsequent U.S. census atlases and set the standard for data visualization in the late 19th century. Published by Department of the Interior - Census Office; Jules Bien, Lith, 1874 Preface and introduction, by the compiler.--Index to maps and charts.--The physical features of the United States, by Prof. J.D. Whitney.--The woodlands and forest systems of the United States, by Prof. William H. Brewer.--Geological map of the United States and territories, by Chas. H. Hitchcock and Wm. P. Blake.--The gold and silver mines of the West, by Prof. Rossiter W. Raymond, U.S. Commissioner of Mining Statistics.-- The coal measures of the United States, by Prof. C.H. Hitchcock.--Areas and political divisions of the United States, 1776-1874, by S.W. Stocking, United States Patent Office.--The minor political divisions of the United States, by S.A. Galpin.--The progress of the nation--1790-1870, by the compiler of the atlas.--An approximate life-table for the United States on thebasis of the ninth census, 1870, by E.B. Elliott, U.S. Bureau of Statistics.--The relations of race and nationality to mortality in the United States, by the compiler of the atlas