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Preliminary post route map of the state of Florida : with adjacent parts of South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama : showing also the neighboring West India Islands
- Title
- Preliminary post route map of the state of Florida : with adjacent parts of South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama : showing also the neighboring West India Islands / designed and constructed under the orders of Postmaster General Marshall Jewell and Second Assistant Postmaster General James N. Tyner ; by W.L. Nicholson, Topographer of P.O. Dept. ; drawn by Chas. E. Gorham.
- Author
- United States. Post Office Department, creator, publisher.
- Publication
- [Washington, D.C.] : [Post Office Department], [1878]
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building M1A to submit a request in person. | Cartographic | Supervised use | Map Div. 15-5717 | Schwarzman Building M1A - Map Division Room 117 |
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- Description
- 1 map : hand colored; 138 x 81 cm, on sheet 141 x 84 cm
- Alternative Title
- Post route map of the state of Florida
- Map of the state of Florida
- Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US053.3.04
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Maps.
- Note
- Shows railroads, postal routes, counties, cities, towns, and notable physical features.
- Prime meridian: Washington, D.C.
- Includes explanation of services, general statistics, and distances.
- Inset: Map of the West India Islands with adjacent parts of Florida, Central and South America.
- "The first edition was issued in 1876."
- "Florida service on this diagram brought up to date of November 1st., 1878." Updated by manuscript additions.
- Call Number
- Map Div. 15-5717
- OCLC
- 973339186
- Author
- United States. Post Office Department, creator, publisher.
- Title
- Preliminary post route map of the state of Florida : with adjacent parts of South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama : showing also the neighboring West India Islands / designed and constructed under the orders of Postmaster General Marshall Jewell and Second Assistant Postmaster General James N. Tyner ; by W.L. Nicholson, Topographer of P.O. Dept. ; drawn by Chas. E. Gorham.
- Publisher
- [Washington, D.C.] : [Post Office Department], [1878]
- Cartographic Data
- Scale 1:1,013,760. Sixteen miles to the inch (W 88°05ʹ--W 79°40ʹ/N 33°25ʹ--N 21°05ʹ).
- Type of Content
- cartographic image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- sheet
- Local Note
- NYPL Map Div. copy is divided into 2 sheets, 71 x 84 cm, or smaller.NYPL Map Div. copy imperfect: small piece of map lacking at top center.
- Source
- US053.3.04
- Connect to:
- Place of Publication
- United States District of Columbia Washington.
- Added Author
- Jewell, Marshall, 1825-1883.Tyner, James N. (James Noble), 1826-1904.Nicholson, W. L. (Walter Lamb), 1825-1895, designer.Gorham, Chas. E., draftsman.
- Research Call Number
- Map Div. 15-5717 [Filed with Florida, 1876]