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Post route map of the state of Texas, with adjacent parts of Louisiana, Arkansas, Indian Territory and of the Republic of Mexico

Title
Post route map of the state of Texas, with adjacent parts of Louisiana, Arkansas, Indian Territory and of the Republic of Mexico [cartographic material] / by W.L. Nicholson.
Author
United States. Post Office Department, publisher, creator.
Publication
[Washington, D.C.] : [Post Office Dept.], [1880]

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CartographicSupervised use Map Div. 17-5355Schwarzman Building M1A - Map Division Room 117

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Additional Authors
Nicholson, W. L. (Walter Lamb), 1825-1895
Description
1 map on 4 sheets : hand colored; 106 x 148 cm, sheets 54 x 75 cm or smaller
Alternative Title
Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US231.1.12
Subjects
Genre/Form
Maps.
Note
  • Prime meridian: Washington, D.C.
  • "The first edition was issued in 1878."
  • "Designed and constructed under the order of Postmaster General D.M. Key by W.L. Nicholson, Topographer of Post Office Department."
  • "The service on this diagram brought up to date of May 1, 1880."
Indexed In (note)
  • New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Contents
Inset: North-western portion of Texas [Scale approximately 1:1,300,000].
Call Number
Map Div. 17-5355
OCLC
39552209
Author
United States. Post Office Department, publisher, creator.
Title
Post route map of the state of Texas, with adjacent parts of Louisiana, Arkansas, Indian Territory and of the Republic of Mexico [cartographic material] / by W.L. Nicholson.
Imprint
[Washington, D.C.] : [Post Office Dept.], [1880]
Cartographic Data
Scale approximately 1:953,400 (W 107°58ʹ--W 94°07ʹ/N 36°54ʹ--N 26°06ʹ).
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.9, page 533, column 2, row 3
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Place of Publication
United States District of Columbia Washington.
Added Author
Nicholson, W. L. (Walter Lamb), 1825-1895, cartographer.
Research Call Number
Map Div. 17-5355 [Filed w/ Texas 1878 as listed in Dictionary catalog of the Map Division]
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