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Map of the great north west : showing Peoria, Illinois, the geographigal centre
- Title
- Map of the great north west : showing Peoria, Illinois, the geographigal centre / W.G. Wheaton, civil engineer, Peoria, Ill.
- Author
- Wheaton, W. G.
- Publication
- [Peoria, Ill.] : [Citizens' Committee of Peoria, Illinois], [1861?]
- Chicago : Lith of Edw. Mendel
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building M1A to submit a request in person. | Cartographic | Supervised use | Map Div. 15-5223 | Schwarzman Building M1A - Map Division Room 117 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Mendel, Edward, 1827-1884
- Description
- 1 map : hand colored; 58 x 60 cm, on sheet 67 x 69 cm
- Alternative Title
- Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US020.3.01
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Maps.
- Note
- Covers Middle West from Omaha east to Columbus, Ohio, and from St. Paul south to Cairo, Ill., region.
- Shows railroads, existing and proposed, names of towns and cities, rivers, and state boundaries.
- "Geographical" misspelled in title.
- Described in the Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review, volume 46 (May 1862), p. 496-499, in a letter dated October 1861 from the Citizens' Committee of Peoria, Illinois, which "procured the publication of a map."
- Indexed In (note)
- New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
- Call Number
- Map Div. 15-5223
- OCLC
- 274228718
- Author
- Wheaton, W. G., creator.
- Title
- Map of the great north west : showing Peoria, Illinois, the geographigal centre / W.G. Wheaton, civil engineer, Peoria, Ill.
- Publisher
- [Peoria, Ill.] : [Citizens' Committee of Peoria, Illinois], [1861?]
- Manufacturer
- Chicago : Lith of Edw. Mendel
- Cartographic Data
- Scale not given (W 96°20ʹ--W 82°50ʹ/N 45°15ʹ--N 36°15ʹ).
- 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 301, column c, row 2
- Local Note
- NYPL Map Div. copy has accession no. stamped in lower left corner: 47169. Library copy imperfect: small pieces of Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, and Indiana chipped off.
- Source
- US020.3.01
- Connect to:
- Place of Publication
- United States Illinois Peoria.
- Added Author
- Mendel, Edward, 1827-1884, lithographer.
- Research Call Number
- Map Div. 15-5223 [Filed with U.S. [1897] as originally cataloged in NYPL Dictionary catalog of the Map Division]Map Div. 15-5223