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Post route map of the State of New York: and parts of Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, showing also the adjacent portions of the Dominion of Canada

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Title
Post route map of the State of New York: and parts of Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, showing also the adjacent portions of the Dominion of Canada
Names
United States. Post Office Department (Publisher)
Nicholson, W. L (Cartographer)
Randall, Alexander Williams, 1819-1872 (Associated name)
McLellan, George William, 1804 or 1805-1877 (Associated name)
Goepel, Paul, 1844-1913 (Draftsman)
McClelland, D (Engraver)
Collection

Maps of New York City and State

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Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1875 (Questionable)
Place: Washington
Publisher: Post Office Department
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 16-5777
Topics
Postal service -- New York (State)
Transportation -- New York (State)
Railroads -- New York (State)
Postal service -- Northeastern States
Post roads -- New York (State)
Post roads -- Northeastern States
New York (State)
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: designed and constructed under the orders of Postmaster General Alex. W. Randall and Second Asst. Postmaster General Geo. Wm. McLellan, by W.L. Nicholson, topographer of P.O. Dept., 1868.
Content: Shows post offices, routes, distances, canals, and railroads.
Statement of responsibility: In lower margin: drawn by Paul Goepel; engraved by D. McClelland.
Content: Prime meridian: Washington, D.C.
Date: "The service on this diagram brought up to date of Feb. 1, 1875."
Content: At head of title: [seal of Post Office Department, United States of America].
Content: Insets: Postal service of Long Island with the principal mail connections of the city of New York, Scale [1:380,160] -- [Parts of the provinces of Québec and Ontario bordering New York and Vermont].
Content: Includes tables: General statistics -- Distances.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map on 4 sheets : hand colored ; 134 x 152 cm, sheets 75 x 85 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 927633136
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20645604
Other local Identifier: US145.2.01
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d3bbe9c0-8004-0133-7648-00505686a51c
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

  • 1875: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Post route map of the State of New York" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1875. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f305f280-8004-0133-024a-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Post route map of the State of New York" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f305f280-8004-0133-024a-00505686a51c

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1875). Post route map of the State of New York Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f305f280-8004-0133-024a-00505686a51c

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Post route map of the State of New York