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Map of Mississippi, Louisiana & Arkansas exhibiting the post offices, post roads, canals, rail roads, &c.

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Title
Map of Mississippi, Louisiana & Arkansas exhibiting the post offices, post roads, canals, rail roads, &c.
Additional title: Map of Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas exhibiting the post offices, post roads, canals, rail roads, & c.
Names
Burr, David H., 1803-1875 (Creator)
Arrowsmith, John, 1790-1873 (Publisher)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

Parts

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1839 (Inferred)
Place: London?
Publisher: J. Arrowsmith?
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-325
Topics
Post roads -- Southern States
Railroads -- Southern States
Mississippi
Louisiana
Arkansas
Southern States
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: by David H. Burr (late topographer to the Post Office), Geographer to the House of Representatives of the U.S.
Source note: Appears in Burr's The American Atlas (London, J. Arrowsmith, 1839).
Statement of responsibility: In center bottom margin: Entered according to act of Congress, July 10th 1839, by David H. Burr, in the clerk's office of the District Court of the District of Columbia.
Statement of responsibility: In bottom right margin: John Arrowsmith.
Additional physical form: Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US113.1.09
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand col. ; on sheet 130 x 96 cm
Description
Detailed map showing drainage, township and county boundaries, cities and towns, canals, roads, and railroads. Prime meridians: Washington and Greenwich. Label pasted on verso of southwest corner of sheet: No. 9, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
Library of Congress Control Number: 98688404
Library of Congress Control Number: 00561107
RLIN/OCLC: 44942973
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20513419
Folder number: US113.1.09
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4a256710-2f56-0135-8856-03d223c4e6e9
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

  • 1803: Creator Born
  • 1839: Issued
  • 1875: Creator Died
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of Mississippi, Louisiana & Arkansas exhibiting the post offices, post roads, canals, rail roads, &c." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1839. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c31f8530-4fb6-0135-a493-558328723cc0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of Mississippi, Louisiana & Arkansas exhibiting the post offices, post roads, canals, rail roads, &c." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 30, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c31f8530-4fb6-0135-a493-558328723cc0

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1839). Map of Mississippi, Louisiana & Arkansas exhibiting the post offices, post roads, canals, rail roads, &c. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c31f8530-4fb6-0135-a493-558328723cc0

Wikipedia Citation

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Map of Mississippi, Louisiana & Arkansas exhibiting the post offices, post roads, canals, rail roads, &c.