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Post route map of the states of Kentucky and Tennessee, with parts of adjacent states : designed and constructed under the orders of Postmaster General D.M. Key

Title
Post route map of the states of Kentucky and Tennessee, with parts of adjacent states : designed and constructed under the orders of Postmaster General D.M. Key / by W.L. Nicholson ; drawn by Chas. E. Gorham.
Author
Nicholson, W. L. (Walter Lamb), 1825-1895
Publication
[Washington, D.C.?] : Post Office Department, [1878]

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CartographicSupervised use Map Div. 15-5973Schwarzman Building M1A - Map Division Room 117

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Additional Authors
  • Key, David McKendree, 1824-1900.
  • Gorham, Chas. E.
  • United States. Post Office Department, publisher.
Description
1 map : hand colored; 137 x 156 cm, on sheet 140 x 162 cm
Alternative Title
Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US076.4.01
Subjects
Genre/Form
Maps.
Note
  • Shows state, boundaries, counties, cities, towns, roads, railroads, and notable physical features.
  • "The first edition was issued in 1878."
  • "The service on this diagram brought up to date of October 1, 1878."
Indexed In (note)
  • New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Call Number
Map Div. 15-5973
OCLC
980348238
Author
Nicholson, W. L. (Walter Lamb), 1825-1895, creator.
Title
Post route map of the states of Kentucky and Tennessee, with parts of adjacent states : designed and constructed under the orders of Postmaster General D.M. Key / by W.L. Nicholson ; drawn by Chas. E. Gorham.
Publisher
[Washington, D.C.?] : Post Office Department, [1878]
Cartographic Data
Scale 1:506,880. 8 miles to the inch (W 90°18ʹ--W 81°48ʹ/N 40°10ʹ--N 34°30ʹ).
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. 5, page 554, column 2, no. 7
Local Note
NYPL Map Div. copy imperfect: small pieces of map lacking in the top center; divided into 4 sheeets, 70 x 81 cm, or smaller.
Source
US076.4.01
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Place of Publication
United States District of Columbia Washington.
Added Author
Key, David McKendree, 1824-1900.
Gorham, Chas. E., draftsman.
United States. Post Office Department, publisher.
Research Call Number
Map Div. 15-5973 [4 sheets]
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