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Map of the western and middle portions of North America: to illustrate the history of California, Oregon and the other countries on the north-west coast of America

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Maps of North America

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Title
Map of the western and middle portions of North America: to illustrate the history of California, Oregon and the other countries on the north-west coast of America
Names
Greenhow, Robert, 1800-1854 (Cartographer)
Ringgold, George H. (Draftsman)
Woodward, E. F. (Engraver)
Collection

Maps of North America

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Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1844 (Inferred)
Place: Philadelphia
Publisher: E.F. Woodward
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-5040
Topics
North America
United States
Hawaii
Alaska
Canada
Mexico
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: by Robert Greenhow.
Content: Relief shown by hachures.
Content: Shows Sandwich Islands, Russian America and western portion of British America, Mexico and the United States.
Content: "Longitude west from Washington" along bottom margin.
Content: "Longitude west from Greenwich" along top margin.
Statement of responsibility: "Drawn by George H. Ringgold, engraved by E.F. Woodward, Philad.a."
Statement of responsibility: "Compiled from the best authorities by Robert Greenhow."
Content: Scale approximately 1:120,000 (W 179°24ʹ00ʺ--W 91°01ʹ00ʺ/N 71°15ʹ00ʺ--N 21°27ʹ00ʺ)
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 57 x 63 cm, sheet 63 x 68 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 915310303
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20643847
Other local Identifier: NA015.4.01
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): bd2faf40-1f67-0133-2a31-58d385a7b928
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

  • 1800: Creator Born
  • 1844: Issued
  • 1854: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the western and middle portions of North America" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1844. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cd62da90-1f67-0133-bf99-58d385a7b928

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the western and middle portions of North America" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cd62da90-1f67-0133-bf99-58d385a7b928

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1844). Map of the western and middle portions of North America Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cd62da90-1f67-0133-bf99-58d385a7b928

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Map of the western and middle portions of North America