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Post route map of the states of Virginia and West Virginia, together with Maryland and Delaware: with adjacent parts of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee and North Carolina, showing post offices with the intermediate distances and mail routes in operation on the 1st of March, 1895

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Title
Post route map of the states of Virginia and West Virginia, together with Maryland and Delaware: with adjacent parts of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee and North Carolina, showing post offices with the intermediate distances and mail routes in operation on the 1st of March, 1895
Names
United States. Post Office Department (Publisher)
Bissell, Wilson Shannon, 1847-1903 (Creator)
Von Haake, A. (Creator)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

Parts

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1895
Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: Post Office Dept.
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-5228
Topics
Postal service -- Virginia
Postal service -- West Virginia
Postal service -- Maryland
Postal service -- Delaware
Postal service -- Southern States
Postal service -- Middle Atlantic States
Postal service
Middle Atlantic States
Southern States
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: Shows counties, cities and towns, mail routes and frequencies, railroads and natural features.
Content: Prime meridian: Washington.
Content: Includes inset map: District of Columbia with portions of adjacent states.
Content: Includes blank inset charts: Distances -- General statistics.
Statement of responsibility: "Published by order of Postmaster General Wilson S. Bissell, under the direction of A. von Haake, Topographer, P.O. Dept."
Date: "The first edition was issued in 1882."
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : color ; 136 x 156 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 945778606
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20644035
Other local Identifier: US020.4.01
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 67384210-e7a8-0133-c015-00505686a51c
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

  • 1895: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Post route map of the states of Virginia and West Virginia, together with Maryland and Delaware" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1895. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cef8fe00-031e-0134-bfb8-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Post route map of the states of Virginia and West Virginia, together with Maryland and Delaware" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cef8fe00-031e-0134-bfb8-00505686a51c

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1895). Post route map of the states of Virginia and West Virginia, together with Maryland and Delaware Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cef8fe00-031e-0134-bfb8-00505686a51c

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cef8fe00-031e-0134-bfb8-00505686a51c | title= (cartographic) Post route map of the states of Virginia and West Virginia, together with Maryland and Delaware, (1895) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=November 22, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Post route map of the states of Virginia and West Virginia, together with Maryland and Delaware