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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

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. ; Paul Goepel, draughtsman ; engraved by D. McClelland, Washn., D.C.
Published by
  1. [Washington, D.C.] : [Post Office Department], [1875]
Author
  1. Nicholson, W. L. (Walter Lamb), 1825-1895

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Additional authors
  1. McLellan, George William, 1804 or 1805-1877.
  2. Randall, Alexander Williams, 1819-1872.
  3. Goepel, Paul, 1844-1913
  4. McClelland, David
  5. United States. Post Office Department, publisher.
Description
  1. 1 map : hand colored; 94 x 74 cm, , on sheet 99 x 78 cm
Alternative title
  1. Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US082.2.04
Subject
  1. Railway mail service > Maine > Maps
  2. Maine > Maps
  3. Postal service > Maine > Maps
  4. Post roads > Maine > Maps
  5. Maps
  6. Railroads > Maine > Maps
Genre/Form
  1. Maps.
Call number
  1. Map Div. 16-821
Note
  1. Shows railroads, postal routes, delivery schedule, and discontinued post offices.
  2. Prime meridian: Washington, D.C.
  3. Includes table of "Distances computed by the shortest mail routes and from the terminal post offices" and inset: "Map of the state of Maine showing the connections with the surrounding states and provinces."[Scale 1:2,851,200].
  4. Date printed on map 1869. Printed and manuscript notation: The service on this diagram brought up to date of: Jan'y 1, 1875.
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. ; Paul Goepel, draughtsman ; engraved by D. McClelland, Washn., D.C.
Publisher
  1. [Washington, D.C.] : [Post Office Department], [1875]
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. 6
Connect to:
  1. NYPL Digital Collections
Place of publication
  1. United States District of Columbia Washington.
Added author
  1. McLellan, George William, 1804 or 1805-1877.
  2. Randall, Alexander Williams, 1819-1872.
  3. Goepel, Paul, 1844-1913, draftsman.
  4. McClelland, David, engraver.
  5. United States. Post Office Department, publisher.
Research call number
  1. Map Div. 16-821 [Filed with 1869]
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