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Rand, McNally and Co.'s general map of the United States with portions of the dominion of Canada and the republic of Mexico

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Maps of North America

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Title
Rand, McNally and Co.'s general map of the United States with portions of the dominion of Canada and the republic of Mexico
Additional title: General map of the United States
Names
Rand McNally and Company (Cartographer)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

Whole

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1894 (Inferred)
Place: Chicago, IL
Publisher: Rand, McNally & Co.
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-5213
Topics
Railroads -- United States
United States
Genres
Maps
Notes
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : color ; 107 x 164 cm, sheet 113 x 174 cm
NYPL copy is divided into 4 sheets 57 x 87 cm or smaller
Description
Relief shown by hachures. Includes table "Population of the principal cities of the United States for the census years 1890, 1880 and 1870" at bottom. Inset: Map of Alaska [1:11,000,000]. Also includes text and "Library map of the world on Mercator's projection" [1:14,000,000] with insets "Map of the British Isles," "Map of Sweden and Norway," and "Map of Germany" on verso.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 957777919
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20644020
Other local Identifier: US019.2.01
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 615d1a20-73b5-0134-aeca-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.

Item timeline of events

  • 1894: Issued
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Rand, McNally and Co.'s general map of the United States with portions of the dominion of Canada and the republic of Mexico" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1894. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c100af50-89d9-0135-7ab8-0513a3d6d844

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Rand, McNally and Co.'s general map of the United States with portions of the dominion of Canada and the republic of Mexico" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c100af50-89d9-0135-7ab8-0513a3d6d844

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1894). Rand, McNally and Co.'s general map of the United States with portions of the dominion of Canada and the republic of Mexico Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c100af50-89d9-0135-7ab8-0513a3d6d844

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c100af50-89d9-0135-7ab8-0513a3d6d844 | title= (cartographic) Rand, McNally and Co.'s general map of the United States with portions of the dominion of Canada and the republic of Mexico, (1894) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=April 25, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Rand, McNally and Co.'s general map of the United States with portions of the dominion of Canada and the republic of Mexico