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Title
Map of Kansas
Names
Rand McNally and Company (Engraver)
Kansas. State Board of Agriculture (Publisher)
Rand McNally and Company (Creator)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Kansas

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1879 (Questionable)
Place: Topeka, Kan.
Publisher: State Board of Agriculture
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-5941
Topics
Railroads -- Kansas
Kansas
Kansas -- Population
Kansas -- Administrative and political divisions
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Rand, McNally & Co.'s, relief plate map engravers, Chicago.
Citation/reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 5, page 508, column 1, no. 2
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Content: Scale approximately 1:1,520,000 (W 102°25ʹ--W 94°25ʹ/N 40°45ʹ--N 36°35ʹ).
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : color ; 32 x 49 cm
Originally folded to 18 x 13 cm
Description
Shows county boundaries, cities, towns, roads, railroads, and notable physical features. Also shows centers of population for 1860, 1870, 1875, and 1878. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington, D.C. Probably removed from Kansas. State Board of Agriculture. Biennial report - Kansas State Board of Agriculture.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 1007713261
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20644748
Folder number: US075.2.03
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7878c7f0-9c9d-0135-686c-0dfb011faf48
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.

Item timeline of events

  • 1879: Issued
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of Kansas " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1879. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8a988230-9c9d-0135-fb8d-7b88cafca8f0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of Kansas " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8a988230-9c9d-0135-fb8d-7b88cafca8f0

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1879). Map of Kansas Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8a988230-9c9d-0135-fb8d-7b88cafca8f0

Wikipedia Citation

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Map of Kansas