TitlePost route map of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina : with adjacent parts of Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia and Virginia : showing post offices with the intermediate distances and mail routes in operation on the 1st of October, 1888
Additional title: North Carolina and South Carolina with adjacent parts of Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia and Virginia
NamesUnited States. Post Office Department (Issuing body)Enright, David (Creator)Dickinson, Donald McDonald, 1846-1917 (Creator)McClelland, D. (Engraver)
CollectionMaps of North America
Countries
United States (except New York)
Parts
Dates / OriginDate Issued: 1888 (Inferred)Place: Washington, D.C.Publisher: Post Office Department
Library locationsLionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map DivisionShelf locator: Map Div. 17-5027
TopicsPostal service -- North CarolinaRailroads -- North CarolinaPostal service -- South CarolinaRailroads -- South CarolinaPostal service -- Southern StatesRailroads -- Southern StatesNorth Carolina -- Administrative and political divisionsNorth CarolinaSouth Carolina -- Administrative and political divisionsSouth CarolinaSouthern States
GenresMaps
NotesStatement of responsibility: "Published by order of Postmaster General Don. M. Dickinson under the direction of David Enright, Topographer P.O. Dept."Date: "The first edition was issued in 1883."Statement of responsibility: "Engraved by D. McClelland, Wash'n. D.C." -- lower right margin.Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)Content: Northern half and southern half of NYPL Map Div. copy seem mismatched. publication of the northern half may differ.
Physical DescriptionExtent: 1 map on 2 sheets : color ;140 x 160 cm, sheets 76 x 163 cm and 73 x 163 cm ; NYPL Map Div. copy is divided into 8 sheets 76 x 40 cm, or smaller
DescriptionShows counties, cities and towns, mail routes and frequencies, railroads and natural features. Prime meridian: Washington, D.C. Inset map: Western part of North Carolina.
Type of ResourceCartographic
IdentifiersRLIN/OCLC: 986784352NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20646065Folder number: US185.3.02Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 00bb06d0-4242-0135-0c5c-6baf6bab3ea1
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