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No. 1: [This map shows the position of our continent as compared with Europe and Africa on one side, and Asia on the other, placing us in the centre]

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Title
No. 1: [This map shows the position of our continent as compared with Europe and Africa on one side, and Asia on the other, placing us in the centre]
Names
Miller & Co. (Lithographer)
Breese, Sidney, 1800-1878 (Associated name)
Whitney, Thomas R. (Thomas Richard), 1807-1858 (Cartographer)
Collection

Maps of the World

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Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1845 (Questionable)
Place: [Washington, D.C.?]
Publisher: [U.S. Senate?]
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 02-305
Topics
Trade routes
World maps
Maps
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Content: Shows sea routes and distances.
Content: Subtitle supplied by cataloger from text on map.
Content: Includes text, with distance and population statistics.
Statement of responsibility: this map was prepared by Mr. Whitney for Mr. Breese's report to the Senate, U.S. 29 Congress.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 33 x 53 cm.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 50016898
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15431021
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6ab1b910-c6b6-012f-b18f-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1845: Issued
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "No. 1: [This map shows the position of our continent as compared with Europe and Africa on one side, and Asia on the other, placing us in the centre]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1845. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-b00d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "No. 1: [This map shows the position of our continent as compared with Europe and Africa on one side, and Asia on the other, placing us in the centre]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 3, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-b00d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1845). No. 1: [This map shows the position of our continent as compared with Europe and Africa on one side, and Asia on the other, placing us in the centre] Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-b00d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-b00d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 | title= (cartographic) No. 1: [This map shows the position of our continent as compared with Europe and Africa on one side, and Asia on the other, placing us in the centre], (1845) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=December 3, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

No. 1: [This map shows the position of our continent as compared with Europe and Africa on one side, and Asia on the other, placing us in the centre]