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A diagram of the United States : shewing the bearings and distances of the principal places from Washington, and from each other, with a scale of time

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Maps of North America

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A diagram of the United States : shewing the bearings and distances of the principal places from Washington, and from each other, with a scale of time

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Title
A diagram of the United States : shewing the bearings and distances of the principal places from Washington, and from each other, with a scale of time
Names
Melish, John, 1771-1822 (Cartographer)
Goodrich, A. T. (Andrew Thompson), 1789-1845 (Publisher)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

Whole

Dates / Origin
Place: New York
Publisher: A.T. Goodrich
Date Issued: 1825
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 01-5290 [Filed with United States, 1825; text in Map Div. 88-2015]
Topics
United States -- Charts, diagrams, etc.
United States -- Distances, etc. -- Maps
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Content: Prime meridian: Washington.
Content: From John Melish's Traveller's directory through the United States, 1825
Statement of responsibility: prepared for the Travellers directory by John Melish.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 26 x 34 cm.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 47907345
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15179998
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d06aad40-c52a-012f-49af-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

  • 1771: Creator Born
  • 1822: Creator Died
  • 1825: Place
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A diagram of the United States : shewing the bearings and distances of the principal places from Washington, and from each other, with a scale of time" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1825. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-ee78-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A diagram of the United States : shewing the bearings and distances of the principal places from Washington, and from each other, with a scale of time" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 13, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-ee78-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1825). A diagram of the United States : shewing the bearings and distances of the principal places from Washington, and from each other, with a scale of time Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-ee78-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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A diagram of the United States : shewing the bearings and distances of the principal places from Washington, and from each other, with a scale of time