A survey of the roads of the United States of America

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Title
A survey of the roads of the United States of America
Names
Tiebout, Cornelius, 1777-1832 (Engraver)
Colles, Christopher, 1738-1816 (Author)
Collection

Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection of English maps, charts, globes, books and atlases

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Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1789
Place: [New York]
Topics
Middle Atlantic States -- Road maps -- To 1800
United States -- Road maps -- To 1800
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: Copy in Map Div. 97-6233 imperfect: maps 34-39, 43-50, 68-86 and title-slip wanting.
Ownership: 7292.
Citation/reference: Evans 21741
Content: Copy in Map Div. 97-6233 includes inserted "Proposals ..." pasted inside front cover.
Content: Copy in Map Div. 97-6233: Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection.
Content: Inserted: Proposals for publishing a survey of the roads of the United States of America. By Christopher Colles...
Content: Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection ; 4000.
Content: Lower edges untrimmed.
Content: Maps no. 34-39 were probably never engraved, as they are wanting in the copies known.
Content: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Content: Original blue paper wrappers with pasted title-slip, "Colles's survey of the roads," bound in.
Content: Title-page signed: C. Tiebout Sculpt.
Citation/reference: Sabin 14411
Statement of responsibility: by Christopher Colles.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 p.l. : 86 [really 83] maps ; 4mo.
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 5160108
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14954255
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b2ecefc0-c5d4-012f-0900-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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  • 1777: Creator Born
  • 1789: Issued
  • 1832: Creator Died
  • 2024: Found by you!
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A survey of the roads of the United States of America