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Bien & Sterner's new rail road map of the United States and the Canadas

Title
Bien & Sterner's new rail road map of the United States and the Canadas / compiled from the latest surveys & locations under the direction of Zerah Colburn, esq., editor of the Rail Road Advocate.
Author
Colburn, Zerah, 1832-1870
Publication
  • No. 195 Broadway, New York : Published by A. Ranney, 1855.
  • 90 Fulton St., N.Y. : Lith. of Bien & Sterner

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Additional Authors
  • Ranney, Adolphus
  • Bien & Sterner, lithographer.
Description
1 map : hand colored; 61 x 73 cm
Alternative Title
  • New rail road map of the United States and the Canadas
  • Bien and Sterner's new railroad map of the United States and the Canadas
  • Bien & Sterner's new rail road map
  • Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US010.4.05
Subjects
Genre/Form
Maps.
Note
  • Relief shown by hachures.
  • Prime meridian: Washington.
  • Extends west to Minnesota and eastern Texas and north to upper Lake Superior.
Indexed In (note)
  • New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Call Number
Map Div. 15-5105
OCLC
228720943
Author
Colburn, Zerah, 1832-1870, compiler.
Title
Bien & Sterner's new rail road map of the United States and the Canadas / compiled from the latest surveys & locations under the direction of Zerah Colburn, esq., editor of the Rail Road Advocate.
Publisher
No. 195 Broadway, New York : Published by A. Ranney, 1855.
Manufacturer
90 Fulton St., N.Y. : Lith. of Bien & Sterner
Cartographic Data
Scale approximately 1:3,800,000 (W 99°--W 65°/N 50°--N 26°).
Type of Content
cartographic image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
sheet
Indexed In:
New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 10, page 242, column b, rows 5 and 6
Local Note
NYPL copy in Map Div. 15-5105 lacks cover; imperfect copy with top portion of map wanting and pieces chipped off in various locations.
NYPL copy in Map Div. 21-296 folded in cover 16 cm; imperfect copy broken at many folds. Has Columbia University Library bookplate pasted inside front cover.
Source
US010.4.05
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Place of Publication
United States New York (State) New York.
Added Author
Ranney, Adolphus, publisher.
Bien & Sterner, lithographer.
Cover Title
Bien & Sterner's new rail road map
Research Call Number
Map Div. 15-5105
Map Div. 21-296
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