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Watson's new county and railroad map of the United States and of the Dominion of Canada: compiled from the latest official sources, 1873

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Title
Watson's new county and railroad map of the United States and of the Dominion of Canada: compiled from the latest official sources, 1873
Additional title: New county and railroad map of the United States and of the Dominion of Canada
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

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Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1873
Place: 16 Beekman St., N.Y.
Publisher: Gaylord Watson
Table of Contents
Lower part of Florida -- Vicinity of New York -- Vicinity of Philadelphia -- Vicinity of Boston -- Rout[es] of the Union, Central & Kansas Pacific Railroad.
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-5165
Topics
Railroads -- United States
Counties -- United States
United States
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: Relief shown by hachures.
Content: Shows U.S. east of the Rocky Mountains.
Content: Includes tables with population and railroad statistics.
Content: Also includes 5 inset maps.
Date: "Compiled from the latest official sources, 1873."
Statement of responsibility: "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1871, by Gaylord Watson in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington."
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; hand colored, 92 x 120 cm, sheet 97 x 132 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 949697026
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20643972
Other local Identifier: US015.2.03
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4abb0a80-1abb-0134-12a3-00505686a51c
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

  • 1873: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Watson's new county and railroad map of the United States and of the Dominion of Canada" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1873. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/57c0d310-1abb-0134-a613-00505686a51c

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Watson's new county and railroad map of the United States and of the Dominion of Canada" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/57c0d310-1abb-0134-a613-00505686a51c

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1873). Watson's new county and railroad map of the United States and of the Dominion of Canada Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/57c0d310-1abb-0134-a613-00505686a51c

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Watson's new county and railroad map of the United States and of the Dominion of Canada