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Topographical map of Massachusetts : compiled from astronomical, trigonometrical, and various local surveys
- Title
- Topographical map of Massachusetts : compiled from astronomical, trigonometrical, and various local surveys / made by order of the Legislature ; Simeon Borden, Superintendent, 1844 ; engraved by George G. Smith.
- Author
- Borden, Simeon, 1798-1856
- Publication
- No. 20 Devonshire St., Boston : C. Hickling, [1844]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Cartographic | Supervised use | Map Div. 16-5102 | Schwarzman Building - Map Division Room 117 |
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- Description
- 1 map : color; 124 x 190 cm, on sheet 143 x 196 cm
- Alternative Title
- Geological map of Massachusetts, made by order of the legislature.
- Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US088.2.01
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Topographic maps.
- Maps.
- Note
- Relief shown by hachures.
- Includes tables of demographic information, and inset: "Geological map of Massachusetts, made by order of the legislature, by Edward Hitchcock, 1844." [Scale approximately 1:316,800].
- "Entered according to Act of congress, in the year 1844, by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, ..."
- Indexed In (note)
- New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
- Call Number
- Map Div. 16-5102
- OCLC
- 13023569
- Author
- Borden, Simeon, 1798-1856, creator.
- Title
- Topographical map of Massachusetts : compiled from astronomical, trigonometrical, and various local surveys / made by order of the Legislature ; Simeon Borden, Superintendent, 1844 ; engraved by George G. Smith.
- Publisher
- No. 20 Devonshire St., Boston : C. Hickling, [1844]
- Cartographic Data
- Scale 1:158,400 or 1 in. = 2-1/2 miles (W 73°33ʹ--W 69°53ʹ/N 42°54ʹ--N 41°06ʹ).
- Type of Content
- cartographic image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- sheet
- Indexed In:
- New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 6, page 335, column 1, row 2
- Local Note
- NYPL Map Div. copy is divided into 4 sheets, 65 x 96 cm.
- Source
- US088.2.01
- Connect to:
- Place of Publication
- United States Massachusetts Boston.
- Added Author
- Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864. Geological map of Massachusetts, made by order of the legislature.Smith, George Girdler, 1795-1878, engraver.Hickling, Charles, 1798 or 1799-1888, publisher.Massachusetts. General Court.
- Added Title
- Geological map of Massachusetts, made by order of the legislature.
- Research Call Number
- Map Div. 16-5102 [4 sheets]