U.K., Emigration Atlas, 1852

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Ancestry.com. U.K., Emigration Atlas, 1852 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

Original data: W. Hughes, Esq. Emigration Atlas 1852. London, England: F.G.S; H. G. Collins.

About U.K., Emigration Atlas, 1852

This thin volume provided basic details for people looking to emigrate from Great Britain. It includes maps of Canada, the United States, Mexico, South America, the Cape Colony and Fort Natal, Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand. In addition, there are write-ups for each destination, giving a short description of the country, cost of passage, journey in miles and time, types of workers needed at each destination, wages, cost of living, and other particulars.

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