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Post route map of the state of Minnesota, with adjacent parts of Iowa, Nebraska, Dakota, Wisconsin and of the British possessions

Title: Post route map of the state of Minnesota, with adjacent parts of Iowa, Nebraska, Dakota, Wisconsin and of the British possessions / designed and constructed under the orders of Postmaster General Marshall Jewell and Second Assistant Postmaster General James N. Tyner by W.L. Nicholson, topographer of P.O. Dept. ; drawn by W.C. Tiffany ; engraved by D. McClelland, Washn., D.C.
Author: Nicholson, W. L. (Walter Lamb), 1825-1895
Publication: [Washington, D.C.?] : Post Office Department, United States of America, [1879]

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Request Appointment 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. 16-5454	Schwarzman Building - Map Division Room 117

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Description

1 map on 4 sheets : hand colored; 143 x 102 cm, sheets 74 x 52 cm or smaller

Alternative Title

Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US109.1.02

Subjects

Wall maps
Minnesota > Maps
Post roads > Minnesota > Maps
Minnesota > Administrative and political divisions > Maps
Postal service > Minnesota > Maps
Maps
Railroads > Minnesota > Maps

Genre/Form

Wall maps.
Maps.

Note

Shows railroads and the frequency and distance of delivery for each route.
Prime meridian: Washington, D.C.
"The first edition was issued in 1876."
"The service on this diagram brought up to date of Jan. 1, 1879."

Indexed In (note)

New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division

Call Number

Map Div. 16-5454

OCLC

1014023222

Author

Nicholson, W. L. (Walter Lamb), 1825-1895, cartographer.

Title

Post route map of the state of Minnesota, with adjacent parts of Iowa, Nebraska, Dakota, Wisconsin and of the British possessions / designed and constructed under the orders of Postmaster General Marshall Jewell and Second Assistant Postmaster General James N. Tyner by W.L. Nicholson, topographer of P.O. Dept. ; drawn by W.C. Tiffany ; engraved by D. McClelland, Washn., D.C.

Publisher

[Washington, D.C.?] : Post Office Department, United States of America, [1879]

Cartographic Data

Scale 1:633,600. 10 miles to the inch (W 97°14ʹ--W 89°29ʹ/N 49°23ʹ--N 43°29ʹ).

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 528, column 3, no. 1

Source

US109.1.02

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Place of Publication

United States District of Columbia Washington.

Added Author

Jewell, Marshall, 1825-1883.

Tyner, James N. (James Noble), 1826-1904.

Tiffany, W. C., draftsman.

McClelland, D., engraver.

United States. Post Office Department, publisher.

Research Call Number

Map Div. 16-5454

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