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Post route map of the states of Alabama and Mississippi with adjacent parts of Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Arkansas and Louisiana : designed and constructed under the orders of Postmaster General Marshall Jewell and Second Assistant Postmaster General Jas. N. Tyner

Title
Post route map of the states of Alabama and Mississippi with adjacent parts of Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Arkansas and Louisiana : designed and constructed under the orders of Postmaster General Marshall Jewell and Second Assistant Postmaster General Jas. N. Tyner / by W.L. Nicholson, topographer of P.O. Dept.
Author
Nicholson, W. L. (Walter Lamb), 1825-1895
Publication
[Washington, D.C.] : United States Post Office Department, [1878]

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CartographicSupervised use Map Div. 17-635Schwarzman Building M1A - Map Division Room 117

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Additional Authors
  • Tyner, James N. (James Noble), 1826-1904.
  • Jewell, Marshall, 1825-1883.
  • United States. Post Office Department, publisher.
Description
1 map on 4 sheets : color; each sheet 56 x 75 cm
Alternative Title
Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US113.1.10
Subjects
Genre/Form
Maps.
Note
  • Shows cities and towns, roads, railroads, and notable physical features.
  • Prime meridian: Washington, D.C.
  • "The service on this diagram brought up to date of November 1st, 1878."
  • "The first edition was issued in 1876."
Indexed In (note)
  • New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Call Number
Map Div. 17-635
OCLC
820569256
Author
Nicholson, W. L. (Walter Lamb), 1825-1895, creator.
Title
Post route map of the states of Alabama and Mississippi with adjacent parts of Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Arkansas and Louisiana : designed and constructed under the orders of Postmaster General Marshall Jewell and Second Assistant Postmaster General Jas. N. Tyner / by W.L. Nicholson, topographer of P.O. Dept.
Publisher
[Washington, D.C.] : United States Post Office Department, [1878]
Cartographic Data
Scale 1:633,600. 10 miles to the inch (W 93°00ʹ--W 83°00ʹ/N 35°15ʹ--N 29°30ʹ).
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 539, column 3, no. 4
Local Note
NYPL Map Div. copy imperfect: several small pieces of map lacking along the edges; divided into 4 sheets.
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Place of Publication
United States District of Columbia Washington.
Added Author
Tyner, James N. (James Noble), 1826-1904.
Jewell, Marshall, 1825-1883.
United States. Post Office Department, publisher.
Research Call Number
Map Div. 17-635 [Filed under Mississippi]
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