Background:

These maps, produced using a "new color electrotype" process, are from an 1887 school geography atlas.  The maps feature views of the hemispheres, the United States, Canada and overseas countries.

All maps are provided with a copy of the accompanying summary of the 1880 census.  At that time, the total population of the United States was 55,100,600.  The state with the largest population was New York (5,082,871), and the smallest was Wyoming (20, 789).