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Lay's map of the United States

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Maps of North America

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Title
Lay's map of the United States
Names
Lay, Amos, 1765-1851 (Compiler)
Lay, Amos, 1765-1851 (Publisher)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

Whole

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1832
Place: New York
Publisher: A. Lay
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 85-3135 [Filed with 1832]
Topics
Ontario
Québec (Province)
United States
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: Relief shown by hachures.
Content: Hand colored.
Content: Shows county boundaries.
Content: Shows part of southern Canada.
Content: Includes "Statistical table of the United States" and table of "Population of Upper and Lower Canada."
Content: Inset: Florida.
Content: Prime meridians: Washington, Greenwich.
Content: Originally dissected to fold, mounted on 4 sheets of linen, 67 x 77 cm., edged with cloth.
Statement of responsibility: compiled from the latest and best authorities and actual surveys by Amos Lay, geographer and map publisher ; engraved by O.H. & D.S. Throop & Wm. Chapin.
Content: Scale [ca. 1:2,000,000] (W 97⁰--W 67⁰/N 49⁰--N 25⁰)
Date: Copyright date: 1827.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : col., dissected and mounted on 6 sheets, encapsulated in mylar ; 134 x 156 cm., sheets 67 x 53 cm. or smaller.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG86-M286
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11070797
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d8d94a90-c52a-012f-c464-3c075448cc4b
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

  • 1765: Creator Born
  • 1832: Issued
  • 1851: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Lay's map of the United States" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1832. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8af78b42-5887-34c6-e040-e00a18063ac2

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Lay's map of the United States" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8af78b42-5887-34c6-e040-e00a18063ac2

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1832). Lay's map of the United States Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8af78b42-5887-34c6-e040-e00a18063ac2

Wikipedia Citation

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Lay's map of the United States