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Post route map of the state of Maine and of the adjacent parts of New Hampshire and the Dominion of Canada : designed and constructed under the orders of Postmaster General Alex. W. Randall and Second Ass't. Postmaster Gen'l. Geo. Wm. McLellan

Title
  1. Post route map of the state of Maine and of the adjacent parts of New Hampshire and the Dominion of Canada : designed and constructed under the orders of Postmaster General Alex. W. Randall and Second Ass't. Postmaster Gen'l. Geo. Wm. McLellan / by W.L. Nicholson, topographer of P.O. Dept.
Published by
  1. [Washington, D.C.] : [Post Office Department], [1880]
Author
  1. Nicholson, W. L. (Walter Lamb), 1825-1895

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Additional authors
  1. Randall, Alexander Williams, 1819-1872.
  2. McLellan, George William, 1804 or 1805-1877.
  3. United States. Post Office Department, publisher.
Description
  1. 1 map : hand colored; 94 x 74 cm
Alternative title
  1. Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US082.2.02
Subject
  1. Railway mail service > Maine > Maps
  2. Railroads > Maine > Maps
  3. Post roads > Maine > Maps
  4. Maps
  5. Postal service > Maine > Maps
  6. Maine > Maps
Genre/Form
  1. Maps.
Call number
  1. Map Div. 16-5013
Note
  1. Shows railroads, postal routes, counties, cities, towns, and notable physical features.
  2. Prime meridian: Washington, D.C.
  3. "The first edition was issued in 1869."
  4. "The service on this diagram brought up to date of: September 1, 1880."
  5. Includes explanation of mail service, distances and inset: Map of the state of Maine showing the connections with the surrounding states and provinces.
Indexed in (note)
  1. New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Author
  1. Nicholson, W. L. (Walter Lamb), 1825-1895, creator.
Title
  1. Post route map of the state of Maine and of the adjacent parts of New Hampshire and the Dominion of Canada : designed and constructed under the orders of Postmaster General Alex. W. Randall and Second Ass't. Postmaster Gen'l. Geo. Wm. McLellan / by W.L. Nicholson, topographer of P.O. Dept.
Publisher
  1. [Washington, D.C.] : [Post Office Department], [1880]
Cartographic data
  1. Scale 1:538,560. 8 1/2 miles to one inch (W 71°32ʹ--W 66°40ʹ/N 47°31ʹ--N 42°58ʹ).
Type of content
  1. cartographic image
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. sheet
Indexed in:
  1. New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 6, page 111, column 2, no. 5
Local note
  1. NYPL Map Div. copy is divided into 2 sheets each 98 x 55 cm. Imperfect: several pieces of map lacking along the bottom.
Source
  1. US082.2.02
Connect to:
  1. NYPL Digital Collections
Place of publication
  1. United States District of Columbia.
Added author
  1. Randall, Alexander Williams, 1819-1872.
  2. McLellan, George William, 1804 or 1805-1877.
  3. United States. Post Office Department, publisher.
Research call number
  1. Map Div. 16-5013 [2 sheets; filed witth 1869]
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