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Post route map of the state of Minnesota, : with adjacent parts of Iowa, Nebraska, Dakota, Wisconsin and of the British possessions

Title
Post route map of the state of Minnesota, : with adjacent parts of Iowa, Nebraska, Dakota, Wisconsin and of the British possessions / designed and constructed under the orders of Postmaster General Marshall Jewell and Second Assistant Postmaster General James N. Tyner by W.L. Nicholson ; drawn by W.C. Tiffany ; engraved by D. McClelland, Washn., D.C.
Author
Nicholson, W. L. (Walter Lamb), 1825-1895
Publication
[Washington, D.C.?] : [Post Office Department, United States of America], [1880]

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CartographicSupervised use Map Div. 16-5457Schwarzman Building M1A - Map Division Room 117

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Additional Authors
  • Jewell, Marshall, 1825-1883.
  • Tyner, James N. (James Noble), 1826-1904.
  • Tiffany, W. C.
  • McClelland, D.
  • United States. Post Office Department, publisher.
Description
1 map : color; 138 x 102 cm, on sheet 144 x 108 cm
Alternative Title
Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US109.2.01
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Wall maps.
  • Maps.
Note
  • Also shows railroads and the frequency and distance of delivery for each route.
  • Prime meridian: Washington, D.C.
  • At head of title: [logo] Post Office Department.
  • "The first edition was issued in 1876."
  • "The service on this diagram brought up to date of July 1, 1880."
Indexed In (note)
  • New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Call Number
Map Div. 16-5457
OCLC
1014023082
Author
Nicholson, W. L. (Walter Lamb), 1825-1895, cartographer.
Title
Post route map of the state of Minnesota, : with adjacent parts of Iowa, Nebraska, Dakota, Wisconsin and of the British possessions / designed and constructed under the orders of Postmaster General Marshall Jewell and Second Assistant Postmaster General James N. Tyner by W.L. Nicholson ; drawn by W.C. Tiffany ; engraved by D. McClelland, Washn., D.C.
Publisher
[Washington, D.C.?] : [Post Office Department, United States of America], [1880]
Cartographic Data
Scale 1:633,600. 10 miles to the inch (W 97°14ʹ--W 89°29ʹ/N 49°23ʹ--N 43°29ʹ).
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 528, column 2, no. 5
Local Note
NYPL Map Div. copy is divided into 4 sheets, 72 x 55 cm, or smaller.
Source
US109.2.01
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Place of Publication
United States District of Columbia Washington.
Added Author
Jewell, Marshall, 1825-1883.
Tyner, James N. (James Noble), 1826-1904.
Tiffany, W. C., draftsman.
McClelland, D., engraver.
United States. Post Office Department, publisher.
Research Call Number
Map Div. 16-5457 [4 sheets]
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