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Massachusetts.

Title
Massachusetts.
Author
Geological Survey (U.S.), creator, publisher.
Publication
[Washington, D.C. ]: [U.S. Geological Survey], 1889.

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CartographicSupervised use Map Div. 16-765Schwarzman Building - Map Division Room 117

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Additional Authors
  • Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902.
  • Julius Bien & Co., engraver.
  • Massachusetts. Commissioners of the Topographical Survey, surveyor.
  • Massachusetts. Topographical Survey Commission.
Description
1 map on 4 sheets : color; 78 x 122 cm, sheets 43 x 68 cm, or smaller.
Alternative Title
Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US089.4.01
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Topographic maps.
  • Maps.
Note
  • Shows railroads, counties, cities, and towns, and notable physical features.
  • Relief shown by contours.
  • Contour interval 100 feet; 1889.
  • "U.S. Geological Survey, J.W. Powell, director." -- Top left margin.
  • "Commonwealth of Massachusetts commissioners: Francis A. Walker, Henry L. Whiting, N. S. Shaler." -- Top right margin.
  • "Compiled from the original sheets of a map made under the auspices of the United State and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in 1884 to 1887." -- Lower left margin.
  • " Engraved by Juius Bien & Co., New York." -- Lower right margin.
Indexed In (note)
  • New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Call Number
Map Div. 16-765
OCLC
956550367
Author
Geological Survey (U.S.), creator, publisher.
Title
Massachusetts.
Publisher
[Washington, D.C. ]: [U.S. Geological Survey], 1889.
Cartographic Data
Scale 1:250,000 (W 73°30ʹ--W 69°55ʹ/N 42°53ʹ--N 41°14ʹ).
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 336, column 2, row 5
Local Note
NYPL Map Div. copy has accession no. stamped in lower left corner of each sheet : 5575-5578.
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Place of Publication
United States District of Columbia Washington.
Added Author
Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902.
Julius Bien & Co., engraver.
Massachusetts. Commissioners of the Topographical Survey, surveyor.
Massachusetts. Topographical Survey Commission.
Research Call Number
Map Div. 16-765
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