Research Catalog

Title

Map of the western states to illustrate Olney's school geography.

Author

Olney, J. (Jesse), 1798-1872

Publication

[New York, N.Y.] : [Olney], [1829].

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Description

1 map : hand colored; 25 x 42 cm, sheet 30 x 45 cm

Alternative Title

Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US005.1.09

Subjects

• Battlefields > Middle West > Maps
• Ohio > Maps
• Indiana > Maps
• United States > Territories and possessions > Maps
• Canals > Middle West > Maps
• Maps
• Illinois > Maps
• Railroads > Middle West > Maps
• Kentucky > Maps
• Counties > Middle West > Maps
• Missouri > Maps
• Mines and mineral resources > Middle West > Maps
• Middle West > Maps

Genre/Form

Maps.

Note

• Prime meridian: Washington.
• Shows counties, railroads, canals, major cities, towns, battlegrounds, and mining activity for Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, and parts of Iowa, Michigan, Virginia and Wisconsin Territory.
• Includes explanation of population and length of waterbodies.
• Names of locations with same latitude in left and right margins.

Indexed In (note)

• New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division

Call Number

Map Div. 15-5064

OCLC

793019918

Author

Olney, J. (Jesse), 1798-1872, cartographer.

Title

Map of the western states to illustrate Olney's school geography.

Publisher

[New York, N.Y.] : [Olney], [1829].

Cartographic Data

Scale approximately 1:3,000,000 (W 95°--W 80°/N 42°--N 36°).

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.10, page 315, column 2, no. 5

Source

US005.1.09

Connect to:

NYPL Digital Collections

Place of Publication

United States New York (State) New York

Research Call Number

Map Div. 15-5064