Image: Julius Rubens Ames, Moral Map of U.S. 1847 Cornell CUL PJM 2051 01
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Description: This anti-slavery map was first published in 1837, before the annexation of Texas and republished several times up to 1857. It shows the slave states in black, with black-and-white shading representing the threatened spread of slavery into Texas and the western territories.
Title: Moral Map of U.S. 1847
Credit: Ames, Julius Rubens. 1847. The Legion of Liberty and Force of Truth, Containing the thoughts, words, and deeds, of some prominent Apostles, Champions and Martyrs. New York: American Anti-Slavery Society, 10th ed. Cornell University: Persuasive Cartography: The PJ Mode Collection
Author: Julius Rubens Ames
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