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Map Map of the Alaskan gold fields.

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Title

  • Map of the Alaskan gold fields.

Summary

  • "Beginning in the mid-19th century, gold was discovered in a succession of strikes along the western coast of the United States in an ascending arc from California to Alaska. The great California Gold Rush of 1849 was followed by many other "rushes" in succeeding decades, culminating in the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897 and the Nome Gold Rush of 1899, both in Alaska. This map was published in 1897, soon after gold was discovered in Bonanza Creek alongside the Klondike River, itself a tributary of the mighty Yukon River. The rush to the Klondike proved to be one of the largest in history, and was captured in the legendary poetry and prose of Robert W. Service (1874-1958) and Jack London (1876-1916). As this map shows, there were many other gold strikes in Alaska: along the Yukon River, in Juneau and other parts of Southeast Alaska, and in the Cook Inlet region (near present-day Anchorage). The map shows the most significant gold fields up to this time, highlighted in red, as well as the names of mountain chains, rivers, and other prominent geographical features in Alaska, Yukon, and British Columbia. Not shown, of course, are later famous gold strikes in Nome, Fairbanks, and Livengood. News of these discoveries, transmitted to the nation and the world by telegraph and newspaper, spurred tens of thousands of prospectors to sacrifice all in the feverish and often ill-advised search for fortune." World Digital Library.

Names

  • Lee, T. S.

Created / Published

  • [S.l.], 1897.

Headings

  • -  Gold mines and mining--Alaska--Maps
  • -  United States--Alaska

Notes

  • -  Text in pocket.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image.

Medium

  • 1 map : col. ; 23 x 30 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G4371.H2 1897 .L4 TIL

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 99446192

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Lee, T. S. Map of the Alaskan gold fields. [S.l, 1897] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/99446192/.

APA citation style:

Lee, T. S. (1897) Map of the Alaskan gold fields. [S.l] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/99446192/.

MLA citation style:

Lee, T. S. Map of the Alaskan gold fields. [S.l, 1897] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/99446192/>.