Collection Highlights
Terms of Surrender
Date:
April 9, 1865
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Grant
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Museum Collections
Historical Artifacts
Outline Map of United States.
Object Number:
1992.12.3a
Date:
1912-1935
Medium:
Wood, paper
Dimensions:
Overall (puzzle completed): 13 7/8 x 20 1/8 in. (35.2 x 51.1 cm)
Marks:
lithographed: on obverse: names of states and territories, with capitals and other geographical features
lithographed: on obverse: "OUTLINE MAP/OF/UNITED STATES./PUBLISHED BY MILTON BRADLEY CO./SPRINGFIELD, MASS."
lithographed: on reverse, under flags:
Description:
Dissected map puzzle in various colors of the United States, bounded by Canada and Mexico showing 48 states (also shows Alaska and Hawaiian Islands), along with Guam, the Philippine Islands, Cuba, and Puerto Rico; on reverse, five rows of flags, arranged horizontally, of 36 countries including Samoa, Denmark, Japan, and Persia; lithograph of Capitol building at center; head and torso of Uncle Sam holding atlas under arm repeated four times around center; 66 pieces total.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
