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A new map of the western rivers, or, Travellers guide: exhibiting the Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, and Illinois rivers with all the principal towns, islands & distances

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Title
A new map of the western rivers, or, Travellers guide: exhibiting the Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, and Illinois rivers with all the principal towns, islands & distances
Additional title: Travellers guide
Additional title: Western rivers
Names
Munson, Samuel B., 1806-1880 (Cartographer)
Twichell, Thos. (Thomas) (Engraver)
Doolittle & Munson (Publisher)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

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Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1843
Place: Cincinnati, Ohio
Publisher: Doolittle & Munson
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-5082
Topics
Mississippi River
Missouri River
Ohio River
Illinois River (Ill.)
Genres
Maps
Strip maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: by Saml. B. Munson.
Statement of responsibility: "Engraved by Thos. Twichell for Doolittle & Munson."
Statement of responsibility: "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1842 by Saml. B. Munson in the Clerk's Office for the District Court of Ohio."
Content: Includes lists of distances.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Content: Scale not given (W 95°--W 80°/N 45°--N 29°).
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 56 x 27 cm
NYPL Map Div. copy hand colored. Accession no. stamped in lower left corner: 19589
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 44623719
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20643889
Other local Identifier: US008.1.02
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3309f460-42a0-0133-023f-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

  • 1806: Creator Born
  • 1843: Issued
  • 1880: Creator Died
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A new map of the western rivers, or, Travellers guide" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1843. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/caeccb70-42a0-0133-b2b2-00505686a51c

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A new map of the western rivers, or, Travellers guide" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/caeccb70-42a0-0133-b2b2-00505686a51c

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1843). A new map of the western rivers, or, Travellers guide Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/caeccb70-42a0-0133-b2b2-00505686a51c

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A new map of the western rivers, or, Travellers guide