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Map of the rail-roads of the state of New York
- Title
- Map of the rail-roads of the state of New York / prepared under the direction of the Rail road commissioners 1856 ; John T. Clark, Wm J. McAlpine, James B. Swain, commissioners ; drawn by David Vaughan.
- Author
- New York (State). Board of Railroad Commissioners, creator, publisher.
- Publication
- [Albany, N.Y.] : [New York State Board of Railroad Commissioners?], [1856]
- Albany, N.Y. : Lith of C. van Benthuysen, [1856]
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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. 16-5757 | Schwarzman Building M1A - Map Division Room 117 |
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 map : hand colored; 57 x 74 cm, on sheet 60 x 76 cm
- Alternative Title
- Map of the railroads of the state of New York
- Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US143.3.02
- Subjects
- Railroads
- New York (State)
- Maps
- Railroads > Connecticut > Maps
- Railroads > Vermont > Maps
- New York (State) > Administrative and political divisions > Maps
- Lithographs > Hand-colored
- Railroads > New Jersey > Maps
- Maps > New York (State)
- Railroads > Massachusetts > Maps
- Railroads > Pennsylvania > Maps
- Canals > New York (State) > Maps
- Railroads > New York (State) > Maps
- Genre/Form
- Lithographs – Hand-colored.
- Maps – New York (State)
- Maps.
- Note
- Map also shows lakes, canals, drainage and county boundaries as well as adjacent portions of neighboring states and provinces.
- Relief shown by hachures.
- Commissioners names are facsimiles of signatures.
- Indexed In (note)
- New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
- Call Number
- Map Div. 16-5757
- OCLC
- 905078009
- Author
- New York (State). Board of Railroad Commissioners, creator, publisher.
- Title
- Map of the rail-roads of the state of New York / prepared under the direction of the Rail road commissioners 1856 ; John T. Clark, Wm J. McAlpine, James B. Swain, commissioners ; drawn by David Vaughan.
- Publisher
- [Albany, N.Y.] : [New York State Board of Railroad Commissioners?], [1856]
- Manufacturer
- Albany, N.Y. : Lith of C. van Benthuysen, [1856]
- Cartographic Data
- Scale approximately 1:950,400 (W 80°15'--W 71°36'/N 45°28'--N 40°27').
- 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. 7, page 161, column 3, row 6
- Source
- US143.3.02
- Connect to:
- Place of Publication
- United States New York Albany.
- Added Author
- Clark, John T. (Civil engineer)McAlpine, William J. (William Jarvis)Swain, James B. (James Barrett), 1820-1895.Vaughan, David, active 1849-1864, draftsman.Van Benthuysen, C. (Charles), 1817-1881, lithographer.
- Research Call Number
- Map Div. 16-5757