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HANDY ATLAS
THE WORLD
CONTENTS.
United States Standard Time 2
The World in Hemispheres 3
North America 4
Dominion of Canada 5
Arctic Regions 5
United States 6, 7
New England States 8
Middle Atlantic States 9
New York City and Vicinity 10
Philadelphia and Vicinity
Boston and Vicinity .
Washington and Vicinity
South-eastern States 12
East Central States 13
West Central States 14
Chicago and Vicinity 15
St. Louis and Vicinity 15
Pacific States and Territories 16
South-western States 17
Mexico and the West Indies 17
United States — Commercial Map . . . . 18, ig
South America 20
Europe 21
Great Britain and Ireland 22
France and Switzerland . . .... 23
Germany, Netherlands, and Belgium .... 24
Austro-Hungarian Monarchy 25
Turkish Empire, etc 26
Asia 27
Bible Lands of Western Asia 27
Africa 28
Northern Africa 28
Southern Africa 28
Central Africa 29
Australia and Pacific Islands 30
Heights of the Principal Mountains of the World . 31
Lengths of the Principal Rivers of the World . . 31
Population of the Principal Cities of the World . 31
Population of Chief Cities ai.d Towns of United States, 32
General Tables of Area and Population ... 32
Co['VRir;nT, 1883, by
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PRINCIPAL RAILROADS IN THE
UNITED STATES.
1. Grand Trunk.
2. Eastekn.
3. Shore Line.
4. Vermont Central.
5. Bo.sTON AND Albany.
6. Hudson River.
7. New York Central.
8. New York, Lake Erie, and Western.
g. A'-LANTic and Great Western.
Pennsylvania.
Baltimore and Oh
Pittsburg, Fort V
Chicago and North-Western.
Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific.
St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba.
Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul.
Chicago. Burlington, and Quincy.
Hannibal and St. Joseph.
Chicago and Alton.
Illinois Central (Iowa Division).
23. Wabash, Toledo,
24. Ohio and Mississ
25. Pittsburg, CiNcr
26. Cleveland, Coli
27. Washington Cn
Southern.
28. RrcHMOND, Fred
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( Wilmington, Co-
31. South Carolina.
32. Georgia.
33- Piedmont Air Line.
34. Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line.
35- Central Railroad of Georgia.
36. Western and Atlantic.
37. East Tennessee, Virginia, and Georgia.
38. Atlantic, Mississippi, and Ohio.
39. Cincinnati Southern.
40. Atlantic and Gulp.
41. Western Railroad op Alabama, and Atlanta
West Point.
42. I.niiisvii.LE AND Great Southern.
43. Memihis anu Char
44. Mobile and Ohio.
45. Chicago, St. Louis and New Orleans.
46 St. Louis, Iron Mountain, and Southern.
47. International and Great Northern.
48. Houston and Texas Central.
49. M1S.SOURI, Kansas, and Texas.
50. St. Louis and San Krancisco.
51. Texas and Pacific.
52. Atchison, Topkka, and Santa Ft
53. Union Pacific.
54. Central Pacific.
55. Northern Pacific. •
56. Southern Pacific.
57. Oregon and California.
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SOUTH
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POPULATION, IN EVEN THOUSANDS, OF SOME OF THE PRINCIPAL CITIES OF THE
[For the Population of the Principal Cities of the United States, sec next page.}
Chili.
NORTH AMERICA.
Canada and Newf'd.
Quebec .... 62.000
Halifax .... 34,000
St. John . . . 26,000
St. John's . . . 23.000
Ottawa .... 27,000
Mexico.
Mexico .... 225,000
Leon 100,000
Oiiadala\ara . . 93,000
Puebia .... 77,000
Guanaxuato . . 63,000
Queretaro . . 48,000
Central America.
New Guateniaht . 56,000
Argentine Confeder'i
Buenos .-^yres . .
j Cordova. . . .
San balvador . .
West Indie
Havana ....
Santiago
Kingston . . .
Port-auPrince .
San Juan . . .
San Domingo . .
SOUTH AMERICA.
Venezuela.
Caracas .... 55,00c
Cartagena . . .
Popayan . . .
Panama. . . .
Ecuador.
Quito ....
Guayaquil . . .
Peru.
Calls : : : :
Bolivia.
La Paz . . . . 26,0
Cochabamba . . 15,0
Sucre .... x2,o<
NORTH AMERICA.
18,0
Riga ....
.Astrakhan . .
Cronstadt . .
Archangel . .
48,0c
Great Britain and
Ireland.
London . . .
4,764,0c
Svlf^i : ;
Manchester .
Birmingham .
Dublin . . .
552,0c
393 .oc
400,0c
338,0c
Cadiz . !
Portugal.
I Lisbon .... 246,
' Oporto .... 106,
HEIGHTS OF THE PRINCIPAL MOUNTAINS IN THE WORLD.
2. Sierra Nevada and Cascade
Range.
Mount Whitney 14,887
Mount Rainier 14. 444
Mount Shasta >4.44o
Mount Tyndall 14,386
Mount Dana 13.277
Mount Hood 11,225
3. Rocky Mountains.
Mexican Plateau, feet.
Orizaba 17,897
Popocatepetl 17,784
Izlaccihu,itl 15,700
CENTRAL AMERICA.
SOUTH AMERICA.
Mount Harvard
Gray's Peak .
Mount Lincoln
Long's Peak .
Pike's Peak .
Illampu*
lUimani* .
Aconcagua*
Chitnborazo " . .
Nevada de Sorata .
Nevada de Cayambe
Antisana ....
Cotopaxi ....
Tunguaragua . .
Elburz (on Asiatic boundary) . 18,572
Blanc (Alps) 15,784
Rosa (Alps) 15,223
Matterhorn (Alps) 14,835
Finster-aar-hom (Alps) . . . 14,039
Jungfrau (Alps) 13,718
Mulhacen (Spain) 11,65^
Maladetta (Spain) . . .
Mount Etna (Sicily) . .
Mount Olympus (Greece) . ^^ 9,754
ASIA. "^
Everest, Himalaya Mountains
(highest in the world) . . . 29,002
Dapsang, Karakorum Mis. . . 28,278
Kintchinjunga, Himalaya Mts., 28,156
Dhawalagiri, Himalaya Mts. . 26,826
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Nanda Devi, Himalaya Mts.
Hindoo Koosh Mountains (higl
est peak) .
Ararat (Armenia
AFRICA.
limaiya/o (Central Africa) .
ia (Central Africa) . . .
riffe (Canary Islands) . ,
Atlas'Mts. (highest ijeak) . .
Mountains of Abyssinia (high-
est peak)
I ISLANDS.
MaWna Loa (Sandwich Islands),
OpKir (Sumatra)
Owen Stanley (Papua) . . .
Semero (Java)
Egmont (New Zealand) . . .
Kniii
ft'"'
Tene
KUau
LENGTHS OF THE PRINCIPAL RIVERS IN THE WORLD.
irid)
Missouri, to the Mississippi
Mississippi proper . . .
Mackenzie
Nelson and Saskatchewan .
Rio Grande
Yukon
Arka
Ohio (including the Alleghany) . i,:
Columbia i,;
Red River i,:
Colorado i,
• These i
Brazos, Colorado of Texas . .
SOUTH AMERICA.
; la Plata (Parana included), 2,250
Volga . . .
Don, Dnetper .
e results of offic
Tagus ....
Dneisler, Giiadiana
Oder, Douro, Rhone
Mekong
i:uphrates ....
Ganges, Brahmapootr:
Irrawaddy ....
Tigris
Ural
AFRICA.
Nile
Niger.
Congo, or Livingstone (estim'd),
Senegal, Orange
AUSTRALIA.
Murray
Aconcagua is probably the best detennined {
I South America.
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POPULATION OF THE CHIEF CITIES AND TOWNS OF THE UNITED STATES.
{Compiled from the Report of the Tenth United States Ceusus, iSSo.]
Akron, O. . . .
Albany, N.V. .
Alexandria, Va. .
Allegheny, Penn.
AUentown, Penn.
Altoona, Penn. .
Atchison, Kan. .
Atlanta, Oa. . .
Attleborough, Mass
Auburn, N.Y. .
Augu.sta, Ga. . .
Aurora, HI. . .
Austin, Te.v. . .
H..lli,„ore. Md. .
I'.LUigor, Ml>. . .
Bay City, iMich. .
Belleville, 111. .
Biddeford, Me. .
ISinghamton, N.Y.
Bloomington. 111.
Boston, Ma.ss. .
Bridgeport, Conn.
Brockton, Ma^.s.
Brooklyn, N.Y. .
Buffalo, N.Y. .
Btirlington, lo. .
Burlington, Vt. .
Cambridge, Mass.
Camden, N.J. .
Canton, O. . .
Cedar .Rapids, lo.
Charleston, 3.C. .
Chatunooga, Teiui.
Chelsea, Mass. . .
Chester, Penn. .
Chicago, III. . .
Chicopce, Mass. .
Chilicothe, O. .
Cincinnati, O.
Cleveland, () . .
Cohoes, N.Y. . .
Columbia, S.C. .
Columbus, O.
Concord, N.H. .
Council Bluffs, lo.
Covington, Ky. .
Cumberland, Md.
90.758
18,063
12,651
>7.3"7
17,180
362,839
27,643
13,608
566,663
■55,134
19.450
11,364
4-,659
.2,258
503,185
:o;^;i
255,139
160,146
51,647
13,843
18,059
29,720
10,693
Dallas, Tex. .
Danbury, Conn.
Davenport, lo.
Dayton, O. .
Denver, Col. .
Derby, Conn. .
Des Moines, lo.
Detroit, Mich.
Dover, N.H. .
Dubuque, lo. .
Easton, Penn.
East Saginaw, !
Eau Claire, Wis
Elizabeth, N.J.
Fall River, Mass.
Fitchburg, Mass.
Fond-du-Lac, Wis.
Fort Wayne, Ind.
Galesburg. III. .
Galveston, Tex. .
Georgetown, r).C.
Gloucester, Mass.
Grand Rapids, Mic
Hamilton, O. . .
,Mo
Harrisburg, Penn.
Hartford, Conn. .
Haverhill, Mass.
Hoboken, N.J. .
Holyoke, Mass. .
Houston, Tex. .
Hyde Park, 111. .
Jackson, Mich. .
Jacksonville, 111.
Jersey City, N.J.
Joliet.lU. . . .
Kalamazoo, Mich.
Kansas City, Mo.
Keokuk, lo. . .
Kingston, N.Y. .
'\'s';
22,248
12,578
19,329
32,016
42^015
18,472
73,056
16,145
55^735
La Crosse, Wis. .
Lafayette, Ind. .
Lancaster, Penn.
Lawrence, Mass.
LeadvUle, Col. .
Leavenworth, Kal
Lewi.
, Me
Lexington, Ky, .
Lincoln, Neb.
Lincoln, R.l. . .
Little Rock, Ark.
Lockport, N.V. .
Logansport, Ind.
Long Island City ,
Ix>s Angeles, Cal.
I.xDuisviTle, Ky. .
Lowell, Mass. .
Lynchburg, Va. .
Lynn, Mass. . .
,Ga.
Madison, Wis. . .
Maiden, Mass. . .
Manchester, N.H. .
Marlborough, Mass.
.Memphis, Tenn. .
Meriden, Conn. . .
Middletown, Conn. .
Milwaukee, Wis.
Minneapolis, Minn.
Mobile, Ala. . . .
Montgomery, Ala. .
Muskegon, Mich. .
Nashua, N.H. . .
Nashville, Tenn.
New Albany, Ind. .
Newark, N.J. . .
New Bedford, Mass.
New Brighton, N.Y.
New Britain, Conn.
New Brunswick, N.J.
Newburg, N.Y. . .
Newburyport, Mass.
New Haven, Conn.
New London, Conn.
New Orleans, La. .
Newport, Ky. . .
Newport, R.I. . .
Newton, Mass. . .
New York. N.Y. .
25.769
39.'5i
14,820
16,546
19.083
16,656
13,003
'3.765
13,138
".732
115.587
46,887
.36,508
26,845
12,679
62382
■5,693
^^•995
Norfolk, Va. . .
Norristown, Penn.
North Adams, Mas
Northampton, Mas
Norwalk, Conn. .
Norwich, Conn. .
Oakland, Cal .
Ogdensburg, N.V.
Omaha, Neb. . .
Orange, N.J. . .
Oshkosh, Wis. .
Osw
N.V.
Paterson, N.J. . .
I'awtucket, K.I. . .
Peoria, III
Petersburg, ''a. . .
Philadelphia, Penn.
Pittsburg, Penn. . .
Pittsfield, Mass. . .
Portland, Me. . .
Portland, Ore. . .
Portsmouth, O. . .
Portsmouth, Va.
Pottsvdle, Penn. .
Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Providence, R.I. .
Racine, Wis. . .
Reading, Penn. .
Richmond, Ind. .
Richmond, Va. .
Rochester, N.Y.
Rockford, 111. .
Rock Island, III.
Rome, N.V. . .
Sacramento, Cal, .
Saginaw, Mich. . .
Salem, Mass. . . .
Salt Lake City, Utah
San Antonio, Tex. .
Sandusky, _0. . .
San Francisco, Cal.
San Jos«, Cal. . .
Savannah, Ga. . .
Schenectady, N.Y. .
30,518
13,207
■5.748
.56,389
■3.367
33,810
■7,577
104,857
27,268
20,768
■5,838
233.959
12,567
30,709
13.65s
SomerviUe, Mass.
South Bend, Ind.
Springfield, 111. .
Springfield, Mass.
Springfield, O. .
Stamford, Conn. .
Steubenville, O. .
St. Joseph, Mo. .
St. Louis, Mo. .
St. Paul, Minn. .
Stockton, Cal. .
Syracuse, N.Y. .
Taunton, Mass. .
Terre Haute, Ind.
Toledo, O. . . .
Topeka, Kan.
Trenton, N.J. .
Troy, N.Y. . .
Vicksburg, Mi
Virginia City, Nev. ,
Waltham, Mass. .
Warwick, R.I. .
Washington, D.C.
Waterbury, Conn. ,
Watertown, N.Y.
Weymouth, Mass. ,
Wheeling, W. Va.
Wilkesbarre, Penn. ,
Williamsport, Penn.
Wilmington, Del.
Wilmington, N.C.
Wobum', Mass. '.
Woonsocket, R.l.
Worcester, Mass.
Vonkers, N.Y. .
York, Penn. . .
Youngstown, O. .
GENERAL TABLES OF AREA AND POPULATION.
General Divisions.
Polar Lands (both hemisphe
.Greenland and Iceland .
North of North America
North of Europe . . .
North of Asia ....
South of South America
South of Australia . .
: ,726,934
878,357
502,347
28,606,250
82:438
Asi'a'uncluding Malaysia) '. '.
Polynesia (both hemispheres)
Australasia (both hemispheres) .
Australia
Tasmania
New Zealand . . . . ' . .
New Guinea
Other Islands
.756,973 , 327,743,400
■,2i2,6oi 795,591,000
,SM,755 205,823,260
11,710 271,000
i»444,987 3.960,883
105,401
311,952
56,314
"5,705
534,578
States and Terri-
Alabama . . .
Alaska ....
Arizona Territory
California . . .
Colorado . . .
Dakota Territory
Delaware . . .
District Cohmibia
Florida ....
Georgia . . ,
Idaho Territory .
16. Indian Territnr>' .
18. Kansas . . . .
19. Kentucky . . .
20. Louisiana . . .
1,262,505
53' .409
33.426
5,,8so
■58,360
864,694
■94,327
^r^o
622,700
li^:^
■77.624
58,680
269,493
84,800
32,610
56,650
3,077 .87'
'''lt%\
56,025
1,648,690
48,720
939.946
^48,936
33,040
26. Mississippi . . .
27. Missouri . . . .
28. Montana Territory .
29. Nebraska , . . .
30. Nevada . . . .
31. New Hampshire. .
32. New Jer&ev . . .
33. New Mexico Ter. .
34. New York . . . .
35. North Carolina . .
36. Ohio
37. Oregon
38. Pennsylvania . . .
39. Rhode Island . . .
40. South Carolina . .
41. Tennessee . . . .
42. Texas
43. Utah Territory . .
44. Vermont . . . .
45. Virginia . . . .
46. Washington Ter.
47. West Virginia
48. Wisconsin . . . .
49- Wyoming Ter. . .
50. Pu6Mands{u*tor^,\
46,810
69,415
146,080
77.505
110,700
\%\
122,580
49.'70
52.250
30,570
42,050
84^970
9.565
42,450
69,180
24,780
97^890
5.740
\f&
119,565
5,082,871
■,399.750
3,198,062
4.2?J:C
276,53«
995,577