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Map of the great north west: showing Peoria, Illinois, the geographigal centre

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Title
Map of the great north west: showing Peoria, Illinois, the geographigal centre
Names
Wheaton, W. G. (Creator)
Mendel, Edward, 1827-1884 (Lithographer)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

Parts

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1861 (Questionable)
Place: Peoria, Ill.
Publisher: Citizens' Committee of Peoria, Illinois
Place: Chicago
Publisher: Lith of Edw. Mendel
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-5223
Topics
Middle West
Peoria County (Ill.)
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: W.G. Wheaton, civil engineer, Peoria, Ill.
Content: Covers Middle West from Omaha east to Columbus, Ohio, and from St. Paul south to Cairo, Ill., region.
Content: Shows railroads, existing and proposed, names of towns and cities, rivers, and state boundaries.
Content: "Geographical" misspelled in title.
Content: Described in the Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review, volume 46 (May 1862), p. 496-499, in a letter dated October 1861 from the Citizens' Committee of Peoria, Illinois, which "procured the publication of a map."
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand colored ; 58 x 60 cm, on sheet 67 x 69 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 274228718
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20644030
Other local Identifier: US020.3.01
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 37410ee0-e7ab-0133-38b2-00505686a51c
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

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  • 1861: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the great north west" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1861. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/595bbd50-e7ab-0133-1169-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the great north west" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/595bbd50-e7ab-0133-1169-00505686a51c

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1861). Map of the great north west Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/595bbd50-e7ab-0133-1169-00505686a51c

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Map of the great north west