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Map of Georgia and Alabama : exhibiting the post office, post roads, canals, rail roads, &c.

Title
Map of Georgia and Alabama : exhibiting the post office, post roads, canals, rail roads, &c. / by David H. Burr (late topographer to the Post Office.) geographer to the House of Representatives of the U.S. ; John Arrowsmith.
Author
Burr, David H., 1803-1875
Publication
[Washington, D.C.?] : [David H. Burr], [1839]

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CartographicSupervised use Map Div. 15-5755Schwarzman Building M1A - Map Division Room 117

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Additional Authors
Arrowsmith, John, 1790-1873
Description
1 map : hand colored; 91 x 124 cm
Alternative Title
Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US057.3.04
Subjects
Genre/Form
Maps.
Note
  • Shows state and county boundaries, cities and towns, roads, railroads, and notable physical features.
  • Relief shown by hachures.
  • Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington, D.C.
  • "Entered according to the act of Congress, July 10th 1839, by David H. Burr, in the clerk's office of the District Court of the District of Columbia" -- lower right margin.
Indexed In (note)
  • New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Call Number
Map Div. 15-5755
OCLC
879769456
Author
Burr, David H., 1803-1875, creator, publisher.
Title
Map of Georgia and Alabama : exhibiting the post office, post roads, canals, rail roads, &c. / by David H. Burr (late topographer to the Post Office.) geographer to the House of Representatives of the U.S. ; John Arrowsmith.
Publisher
[Washington, D.C.?] : [David H. Burr], [1839]
Cartographic Data
Scale approximately 1:633,600 (W 88°32ʹ--W 80°50ʹ/N 35°00ʹ--N 30°05ʹ).
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. 4, page 470, column 3, no. 5
Local Note
NYPL Map Div. copy is 2 sheets, east & west sheet, 97 x 67 cm.
Source
US057.3.04
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Place of Publication
United States District of Columbia Washington.
Added Author
Arrowsmith, John, 1790-1873, engraver.
Research Call Number
Map Div. 15-5755 [2 sheets]
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