Map of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut: exhibiting the post offices, post roads, canals, rail roads, &c.

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Title
Map of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut: exhibiting the post offices, post roads, canals, rail roads, &c.
Names
Burr, David H., 1803-1875 (Creator)
Arrowsmith, John, 1790-1873 (Creator)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

Parts

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1839 (Inferred)
Place: Washington, D.C.?
Publisher: publisher not identified
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-5265
Topics
Postal service -- New England
Post roads -- New England
Canals -- New England
Railroads -- New England
Postal service
New England
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: by David H. Burr (late topographer to the Post Office), geographer to the House of Representatives of the U.S. ; John Arrowsmith.
Content: Relief shown by hachures.
Content: Prime meridians: Washington and Greenwich.
Statement of responsibility: "Entered according to the act of Congress, July 10th, 1839, by David H. Burr, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Columbia."
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map on 2 sheets : hand colored ; 125 x 93 cm, sheets 66 x 96 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 948315418
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20644072
Other local Identifier: US024.2.05
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ddd4e500-0f10-0134-f18f-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

  • 1803: Creator Born
  • 1839: Issued
  • 1875: Creator Died
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1839. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f3966080-0f10-0134-737e-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 26, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f3966080-0f10-0134-737e-00505686a51c

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1839). Map of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f3966080-0f10-0134-737e-00505686a51c

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Map of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut