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Plan of a survey for a rail-road: made under the direction of the Board of Directors of Internal Improvements

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Title
Plan of a survey for a rail-road: made under the direction of the Board of Directors of Internal Improvements
Names
Baldwin, James Fowle, 1782-1862 (Creator)
Throop, John Peter Van Ness, 1794-approximately 1861 (Engraver)
Massachusetts. Directors of Internal Improvement (Associated name)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Massachusetts

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1828
Place: Boston?
Publisher: publisher not identified
Table of Contents
No. 1. From Boston to Connecticut River -- No. 2. From Springfield to Albany.
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 16-5142
Topics
Boston and Providence Railroad Corporation
Railroads -- Massachusetts -- Planning
Railroads -- New York (State) -- Planning
Railroads
Massachusetts
New York (State)
Genres
Maps
Strip maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: by James F. Baldwin, engr., 1827 & 1828 ; J.V.N. Throop sc.
Content: Map of Boston to Connecticut River covers area roughly bounded by Springfield, Boston, Hubbardston, and Holliston, Massachusetts; Map of Springfield to Albany covers area roughly bounded by Springfield, Massachusetts and Albany, New York, and Dalton and Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
Content: Also shows magnetic variance.
Content: Relief shown by hachures.
Content: Map orientations differ.
Content: Coordinates for both maps as one bounded region.
Citation/reference: Appears in: Report of the Board of Directors of Internal Improvements of the State of Massachusetts...
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 2 maps ; 20 x 86 cm, on sheet 22 x 89 cm, and 20 x 76 cm, on sheet 22 x 79 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 52262635
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21080680
Other local Identifier: US091.1.02
Other local Identifier: US091.1.03
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 230e9630-7c53-0134-cded-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

  • 1782: Creator Born
  • 1828: Issued
  • 1862: Creator Died
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Plan of a survey for a rail-road" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1828. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/362c2cc0-7c53-0134-0c7a-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Plan of a survey for a rail-road" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/362c2cc0-7c53-0134-0c7a-00505686a51c

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1828). Plan of a survey for a rail-road Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/362c2cc0-7c53-0134-0c7a-00505686a51c

Wikipedia Citation

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Plan of a survey for a rail-road