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Map of the railroads of the state of Massachusetts: accompanying the report of the railroad commissioners, 1879

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Title
Map of the railroads of the state of Massachusetts: accompanying the report of the railroad commissioners, 1879
Names
Massachusetts. Board of Railroad Commissioners (Publisher)
J.H. Bufford's Sons Lith. (Lithographer)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Massachusetts

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1879 (Inferred)
Place: Boston
Publisher: Board of Railroad Commissioners
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 16-5112
Topics
Railroads -- Massachusetts
Post roads -- Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Massachusetts -- Census, 1875
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: Shows county and town boundaries; population and assessed valuation for each town printed within its boundaries on the map.
Content: Prime meridian: Washington, D.C.
Content: Also includes post routes, population statistics, and railroad lines.
Citation/reference: Appears in: Massachusetts Annual report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners, 1879.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : color ; 65 x 85 cm, on sheet 68 x 88 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 55945327
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20644939
Other local Identifier: US089.1.02
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 44347480-4b85-0134-47f7-00505686a51c
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.

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  • 1879: Issued
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the railroads of the state of Massachusetts" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1879. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2b265760-6898-0134-a077-00505686a51c

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the railroads of the state of Massachusetts" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2b265760-6898-0134-a077-00505686a51c

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1879). Map of the railroads of the state of Massachusetts Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2b265760-6898-0134-a077-00505686a51c

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Map of the railroads of the state of Massachusetts