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Complete railway map designed and engraved from the original maps, charts and schedules furnished by railway engineers, agents &c. to accompany the American Railway Guide.

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Title
Complete railway map designed and engraved from the original maps, charts and schedules furnished by railway engineers, agents &c. to accompany the American Railway Guide.
Names
Dinsmore, Curran (Publisher)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

Whole

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1848
Place: New York
Publisher: C. Dinsmore, Publisher, No. 2 Spruce Strt.
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 01-5298
Topics
Railroads -- United States
Genres
Maps
Notes
Citation/reference: LC Railroad maps, 10
Content: Covers primarily the U.S. east of the Mississippi River.
Content: Includes an advertisement "American Railway Guide for the United States.
Content: Inset: Railway map of New England, together with sections of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania on an enlarged scale.
Content: Map of New York City on verso.
Funding: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Content: NYPL copy trimmed on all sides and mounted on muslin.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 34 x 42 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 47770492
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15107704
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ed18ba70-c52a-012f-3a8c-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

  • 1848: Issued
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Complete railway map designed and engraved from the original maps, charts and schedules furnished by railway engineers, agents &c. to accompany the American Railway Guide." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1848. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-f0dc-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Complete railway map designed and engraved from the original maps, charts and schedules furnished by railway engineers, agents &c. to accompany the American Railway Guide." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 30, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-f0dc-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1848). Complete railway map designed and engraved from the original maps, charts and schedules furnished by railway engineers, agents &c. to accompany the American Railway Guide. Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-f0dc-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Complete railway map designed and engraved from the original maps, charts and schedules furnished by railway engineers, agents &c. to accompany the American Railway Guide.