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Map of the rail-roads of the state of New York

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Maps of New York City and State

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Title
Map of the rail-roads of the state of New York
Additional title: Map of the railroads of the state of New York
Names
New York (State). Board of Railroad Commissioners (Publisher)
Clark, John T. (Civil engineer) (Author)
McAlpine, William J. (William Jarvis) (Author)
Swain, James B. (James Barrett), 1820-1895 (Author)
Vaughan, David, active 1849-1864 (Draftsman)
Van Benthuysen, C. (Charles), 1817-1881 (Lithographer)
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Maps of New York City and State

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Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1856 (Inferred)
Place: Albany, N.Y.
Publisher: New York State Board of Railroad Commissioners?
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 16-5757
Topics
Railroads -- New York (State)
Railroads -- Pennsylvania
Railroads -- New Jersey
Railroads -- Vermont
Railroads -- Massachusetts
Railroads -- Connecticut
Canals -- New York (State)
Railroads
New York (State) -- Administrative and political divisions
New York (State)
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: prepared under the direction of the Rail road commissioners 1856 ; John T. Clark, Wm J. McAlpine, James B. Swain, commissioners ; drawn by David Vaughan.
Content: Map also shows lakes, canals, drainage and county boundaries as well as adjacent portions of neighboring states and provinces.
Content: Relief shown by hachures.
Content: Commissioners names are facsimiles of signatures.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Lithographs
Extent: 1 map : hand colored ; 57 x 74 cm, on sheet 60 x 76 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 905078009
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20645584
Other local Identifier: US143.3.02
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 06cdda40-7f37-0133-eb83-00505686d14e
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

  • 1856: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the rail-roads of the state of New York" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1856. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/91407a80-7f38-0133-061e-00505686d14e

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the rail-roads of the state of New York" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/91407a80-7f38-0133-061e-00505686d14e

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1856). Map of the rail-roads of the state of New York Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/91407a80-7f38-0133-061e-00505686d14e

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Map of the rail-roads of the state of New York