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Map Auswanderer-Karte und Wegweiser nach Nordamerika.

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Title

  • Auswanderer-Karte und Wegweiser nach Nordamerika.

Summary

  • "This map by Gotthelf Zimmermann reflects the importance of German immigration to North America in the mid-19th century. When the Revolution of 1848 failed to produce desired reforms within the German confederation, droves of disillusioned Germans turned their sights abroad. Maps such as this helped show them the way. At the time, land in the United States was cheap, fertile, and plentiful, making it an ideal choice for immigrants eager to establish new settlements and to begin new lives. German communities in the United States became so prevalent that on the eve of World War I, some six percent of American children spoke only German in primary school. War with Germany hastened the decline in the use of German in the United States. Nonetheless, in Pennsylvania official state documents remained available in German until as late as 1950." World Digital Library.

Names

  • Zimmermann, Gotthelf.

Created / Published

  • Stuttgart : J.B. Metzler'schen Buchh., 1853.

Headings

  • -  Europe--Emigration and immigration--Maps
  • -  United States--Emigration and immigration--Maps
  • -  Europe
  • -  United States

Notes

  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

Medium

  • 1 map : col. ; 49 x 65 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3701.E27 1853 .Z5

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 98687132

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Zimmermann, Gotthelf. Auswanderer-Karte und Wegweiser nach Nordamerika. Stuttgart: J.B. Metzler'schen Buchh, 1853. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/98687132/.

APA citation style:

Zimmermann, G. (1853) Auswanderer-Karte und Wegweiser nach Nordamerika. Stuttgart: J.B. Metzler'schen Buchh. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/98687132/.

MLA citation style:

Zimmermann, Gotthelf. Auswanderer-Karte und Wegweiser nach Nordamerika. Stuttgart: J.B. Metzler'schen Buchh, 1853. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/98687132/>.