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Mitchell's map of the United States : showing the principal travelling turnpike and common roads, on which are given the distances in miles from one place to another, also the courses of the canals & rail roads throughout the country, carefully compiled from the best authorities.

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Maps of North America

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Countries

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United States (except New York)

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Mitchell's map of the United States : showing the principal travelling turnpike and common roads, on which are given the distances in miles from one place to another, also the courses of the canals & rail roads throughout the country, carefully compiled from the best authorities.

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Title
Mitchell's map of the United States : showing the principal travelling turnpike and common roads, on which are given the distances in miles from one place to another, also the courses of the canals & rail roads throughout the country, carefully compiled from the best authorities.
Names
Mitchell, S. Augustus (Samuel Augustus), 1792-1868 (Creator)
Mitchell, S. Augustus (Samuel Augustus), 1792-1868 (Publisher)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

Whole

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1839
Place: Philadelphia :
Publisher: Published by S. Augustus Mitchell :
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 01-5171
Topics
Canals -- United States
Railroads -- United States
Roads -- United States
United States -- Distances, etc -- Maps
United States -- Maps
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1835 by S. Augustus Mitchell in the Clerk's Office. of the eastern district of Pennsylvania."
Content: Includes distance table.
Content: Insets: Environs of Niagara Falls -- Environs of Baltimore and Washington -- Environs of Charleston -- Environs of Hartford and New Haven -- Environs of Albany -- Environs of Boston -- Environs of New York -- Environs of Philadelphia.
Content: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Content: Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand col. ; 44 x 58 cm.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 47781090
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15108647
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e3b9f3e0-c52a-012f-6217-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1792: Creator Born
  • 1839: Issued
  • 1868: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Mitchell's map of the United States : showing the principal travelling turnpike and common roads, on which are given the distances in miles from one place to another, also the courses of the canals & rail roads throughout the country, carefully compiled from the best authorities." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1839. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-f0a5-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Mitchell's map of the United States : showing the principal travelling turnpike and common roads, on which are given the distances in miles from one place to another, also the courses of the canals & rail roads throughout the country, carefully compiled from the best authorities." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-f0a5-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1839). Mitchell's map of the United States : showing the principal travelling turnpike and common roads, on which are given the distances in miles from one place to another, also the courses of the canals & rail roads throughout the country, carefully compiled from the best authorities. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-f0a5-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Mitchell's map of the United States : showing the principal travelling turnpike and common roads, on which are given the distances in miles from one place to another, also the courses of the canals & rail roads throughout the country, carefully compiled from the best authorities.