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The world, on Mercator's projection

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Title
The world, on Mercator's projection
Names
J.H. Colton & Co. (Publisher)
Burr, David H., 1803-1875 (Cartographer)
S. Stiles & Co. (Engraver)
Collection

Maps of the World

Whole

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1840
Place: New-York
Publisher: Published by J.H. Colton & Co.
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 02-309
Topics
Religions
World maps
Maps
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: Relief shown by abbreviated form lines.
Content: "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1834, by J.H. Colton & Co. in the clerks office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York."
Content: Includes text.
Content: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Content: Prime meridian: Washington and Greenwich.
Statement of responsibility: By David H. Burr ; engraved by S. Stiles & Co., N. York.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand col. ; 42 x 52 cm.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 50018849
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15431032
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6c3f00e0-c6b6-012f-2ba0-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1840: Issued
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "The world, on Mercator's projection" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1840. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-b011-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "The world, on Mercator's projection" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-b011-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1840). The world, on Mercator's projection Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-b011-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The world, on Mercator's projection