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Map of the railroads of the state of Massachusetts : accompanying the report of the railroad commissioners : 1887.

Title
Map of the railroads of the state of Massachusetts : accompanying the report of the railroad commissioners : 1887.
Author
Massachusetts. Board of Railroad Commissioners, creator, publisher.
Publication
  • [Boston, Mass.?] : [Board of Railroad Commissioners], [1887]
  • 18 Post Office Sq., Boston, Mass. : Press of Wright & Potter Printing Company, [1887]

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CartographicSupervised use Map Div. 16-766Schwarzman Building M1A - Map Division Room 117

Details

Additional Authors
Wright & Potter, printer.
Description
1 map : color; 69 x 86 cm, on sheet 72 x 91 cm
Alternative Title
Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US089.4.05
Subjects
Genre/Form
Maps.
Note
  • Besides railroads (in red), shows county and town boundaries, villages, ordinary post offices, money order post offices, and county towns; does not show common roads/highways.
  • Shows continuation of railroad lines into New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont and New Hampshire.
  • Prime meridian: Washington, D.C.
Indexed In (note)
  • New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Call Number
Map Div. 16-766
OCLC
317726527
Author
Massachusetts. Board of Railroad Commissioners, creator, publisher.
Title
Map of the railroads of the state of Massachusetts : accompanying the report of the railroad commissioners : 1887.
Publisher
[Boston, Mass.?] : [Board of Railroad Commissioners], [1887]
Manufacturer
18 Post Office Sq., Boston, Mass. : Press of Wright & Potter Printing Company, [1887]
Cartographic Data
Scale approximately 1:400,000 (W 74°10ʹ--W 69°50ʹ/N 42°54ʹ--N 40°36ʹ).
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 336, column 2, row 3
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Place of Publication
United States Massachusetts Boston.
Added Author
Wright & Potter, printer.
Research Call Number
Map Div. 16-766
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