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Panoramic Maps, 1847–1929 <http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/pmhtml/panhome.html>.

Created and maintained by the Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Reviewed Dec. 25, 2000–Jan. 2, 2001. 1

Panoramic Maps is an archive site providing access to over 1,500 maps of cities and small towns in the United States (except for Mississippi) and, to a lesser extent, Canada for both the researcher and teacher. Most popular in post–Civil War America, panoramic maps allowed city politicos and merchants the opportunity to tout their community and its "up and coming" spirit. The maps reflect this buoyant optimism. In panoramic views, it always seems to be a midsummer day in a prosperous town. The factories operate at full capacity, smoke pouring from their stacks. Cargo vessels fill the harbors, and trains race along tracks. . . .

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