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Post route map of the states of Michigan and Wisconsin : with adjacent parts of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, and Minnesota : designed and constructed under the orders of postmaster John A.J. Creswell, second assistant postmaster general Giles A. Smith
- Title
- Post route map of the states of Michigan and Wisconsin : with adjacent parts of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, and Minnesota : designed and constructed under the orders of postmaster John A.J. Creswell, second assistant postmaster general Giles A. Smith / by W.L. Nicholson, topographer P.O. Dept ; drawn by C.H. Poole ; engraved by D. McClelland.
- Author
- Nicholson, W. L. (Walter Lamb), 1825-1895
- Publication
- [Washington, D.C.] : [Post Office Department], [1880]
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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. 16-5397 | Schwarzman Building M1A - Map Division Room 117 |
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 map on 4 sheets : color, mounted on linen; 104 x 140 cm, on sheets 54 x 74 cm or smaller
- Alternative Title
- Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US105.2.01
- Subjects
- Postal service > Wisconsin > Maps
- Postal service > Middle West > Maps
- Wisconsin > Administrative and political divisions > Maps
- Michigan > Administrative and political divisions > Maps
- Postal service > Michigan > Maps
- Maps
- Wisconsin > Maps
- Mines and mineral resources > Middle West > Maps
- Michigan > Maps
- Isle Royale (Mich.) > Maps
- Middle West > Maps
- Genre/Form
- Maps.
- Note
- Shows railroads, postal routes, counties, cities, towns, and notable physical features.
- Prime meridian: Washington, D.C.
- Includes explanation of service, general statistics, and distances.
- Inset: Isle Royale.
- "The first edition was issued in 1871."
- "The service on this diagram brought up to date of August 1, 1880."
- Indexed In (note)
- New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
- Call Number
- Map Div. 16-5397
- OCLC
- 1008785898
- Author
- Nicholson, W. L. (Walter Lamb), 1825-1895, creator.
- Title
- Post route map of the states of Michigan and Wisconsin : with adjacent parts of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, and Minnesota : designed and constructed under the orders of postmaster John A.J. Creswell, second assistant postmaster general Giles A. Smith / by W.L. Nicholson, topographer P.O. Dept ; drawn by C.H. Poole ; engraved by D. McClelland.
- Publisher
- [Washington, D.C.] : [Post Office Department], [1880]
- Cartographic Data
- Scale 1:633,600. Ten miles to the inch (W 93°00ʹ--W 81°45ʹ/N 47°10ʹ--N 41°20ʹ).
- 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. 6, page 461, column 2, no. 2
- Source
- US105.2.01
- Connect to:
- Place of Publication
- United States District of Columbia Washington.
- Added Author
- Poole, C. H. (Cartographer), draftsman.McClelland, D., engraver.United States. Post Office Department, publisher.
- Research Call Number
- Map Div. 16-5397 [Filed with Michigan, 1871]