The American traveller; or, Guide through the United States. Containing brief notices of the several states, cities, principal towns, canals and rail roads, etc. With tables of distances, by stage, canal and steam boat routes. The whole alphabetically arranged, with direct reference to the accompanying map of the roads, canals and railways of the United States. By H.S. Tanner.

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The American traveller; or, Guide through the United States. Containing brief notices of the several states, cities, principal towns, canals and rail roads, etc. With tables of distances, by stage, canal and steam boat routes. The whole alphabetically arranged, with direct reference to the accompanying map of the roads, canals and railways of the United States. By H.S. Tanner.
Names
Tanner, Henry Schenck, 1786-1858 (Publisher)
Collection

Atlases of the United States

United States

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1839
Place: Philadelphia
Publisher: Henry Schenck Tanner
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 86-3215
Topics
United States -- Distances, etc
United States -- Guidebooks
Genres
Maps
Physical Description
Extent: Iv, [5]-144 p. 3 plates (incl. front.) fold. map, 4 plans. 15 cm.
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 8278102
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13152067
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2baae1a0-c5ec-012f-3ad3-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "The American traveller; or, Guide through the United States. Containing brief notices of the several states, cities, principal towns, canals and rail roads, etc. With tables of distances, by stage, canal and steam boat routes. The whole alphabetically arranged, with direct reference to the accompanying map of the roads, canals and railways of the United States. By H.S. Tanner." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1839. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2baae1a0-c5ec-012f-3ad3-58d385a7bc34

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "The American traveller; or, Guide through the United States. Containing brief notices of the several states, cities, principal towns, canals and rail roads, etc. With tables of distances, by stage, canal and steam boat routes. The whole alphabetically arranged, with direct reference to the accompanying map of the roads, canals and railways of the United States. By H.S. Tanner." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2baae1a0-c5ec-012f-3ad3-58d385a7bc34

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1839). The American traveller; or, Guide through the United States. Containing brief notices of the several states, cities, principal towns, canals and rail roads, etc. With tables of distances, by stage, canal and steam boat routes. The whole alphabetically arranged, with direct reference to the accompanying map of the roads, canals and railways of the United States. By H.S. Tanner. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2baae1a0-c5ec-012f-3ad3-58d385a7bc34

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The American traveller; or, Guide through the United States. Containing brief notices of the several states, cities, principal towns, canals and rail roads, etc. With tables of distances, by stage, canal and steam boat routes. The whole alphabetically arranged, with direct reference to the accompanying map of the roads, canals and railways of the United States. By H.S. Tanner.