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Map of North Carolina
- Title
- Map of North Carolina / by W.C. Kerr, State geologist ; assisted by Capt. Wm. Cain, C.E.
- Author
- Kerr, Washington Caruthers, 1827-1885
- Publication
- [Raleigh, N.C.?] : Geological Survey of North Carolina, [1882]
- N.Y. : Julius Bien & Co., Lith., [1882]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. 17-5023 | Schwarzman Building M1A - Map Division Room 117 |
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 map : hand colored; 55 x 141 cm, on sheet 60 x 147 cm
- Alternative Title
- Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US185.2.04
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Maps.
- Note
- Relief shown by shading and spot heights.
- Includes population chart, statistics, and cartographic note.
- "Published under the authority of the State Board of Agriculture."
- Originally folded to 22 x 14 cm.
- "Constructed from original surveys and triangulations of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, of Prof. Guyot, of the state geologist, and of the U.S. engineers; and embodying the surveys made by the state from 1820 to date, of swamp lands, rail roads, rivers, canals and turnpikes; & also the surveys made by R.R., plank road, and other corporations, to date; and numerous county and land surveys."
- In upper margin: Geological survey of North Carolina; W.C. Kerr, State Geologist.
- "The map of a large part of the mountain region was plotted to scale, from his own triangulations, and furnished to hand, by Prof. A. Guyot ..."
- Dedication: This map is respectfully inscribed to Governor Thomas J. Jarvis, without whose appreciation and support the work would not have been completed.
- "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1882 by W.C. Kerr in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington."
- Indexed In (note)
- New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
- Call Number
- Map Div. 17-5023
- OCLC
- 25198032
- Author
- Kerr, Washington Caruthers, 1827-1885, creator.
- Title
- Map of North Carolina / by W.C. Kerr, State geologist ; assisted by Capt. Wm. Cain, C.E.
- Publisher
- [Raleigh, N.C.?] : Geological Survey of North Carolina, [1882]
- Manufacturer
- N.Y. : Julius Bien & Co., Lith., [1882]
- Cartographic Data
- Scale 1:633,600. 10 miles to the inch ; Polyconic projection (W 78°--W 75°/N 37°--N 33°).
- 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 273, column 2, no. 7
- Local Note
- NYPL Map Div. copy filed flat; includes manuscript notations; and has accession no. stamped in lower left corner: 22256.
- Source
- US185.2.04
- Connect to:
- Place of Publication
- United States North Carolina Raleigh.
- Added Author
- Guyot, A. (Arnold), 1807-1884.Cain, Wm. (William), 1847-1930.North Carolina. Board of Agriculture.U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.North Carolina Geological Survey (1883-1905), publisher.Julius Bien & Co., lithographer.
- Research Call Number
- Map Div. 17-5023