Preliminary post route map of the state of Florida : with adjacent parts of South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama : showing also the neighboring West India Islands

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Title
Preliminary post route map of the state of Florida : with adjacent parts of South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama : showing also the neighboring West India Islands
Additional title: Post route map of the state of Florida
Additional title: Map of the state of Florida
Names
United States. Post Office Department (Publisher)
Jewell, Marshall, 1825-1883 (Creator)
Tyner, James N. (James Noble), 1826-1904 (Creator)
Nicholson, W. L. (Designer)
Gorham, Chas. E. (Draftsman)
United States. Post Office Department (Creator)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Florida

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1878 (Inferred)
Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: Post Office Department
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-5717
Topics
Postal service -- Florida
Postal service -- West Indies
Florida
West Indies
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Designed and constructed under the orders of Postmaster General Marshall Jewell and Second Assistant Postmaster General James N. Tyner ; by W.L. Nicholson, Topographer of P.O. Dept. ; drawn by Chas. E. Gorham.
Date: "The first edition was issued in 1876."
Date: "Florida service on this diagram brought up to date of November 1st., 1878." Updated by manuscript additions.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Content: Scale 1:1,013,760. Sixteen miles to the inch (W 88°05ʹ--W 79°40ʹ/N 33°25ʹ--N 21°05ʹ).
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand colored ; 138 x 81 cm, on sheet 141 x 84 cm
NYPL Map Div. copy is divided into 2 sheets, 71 x 84 cm, or smaller
Description
Shows railroads, postal routes, counties, cities, towns, and notable physical features. Prime meridian: Washington, D.C. Includes explanation of services, general statistics, and distances. Inset: Map of the West India Islands with adjacent parts of Florida, Central and South America.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 973339186
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20644524
Folder number: US053.3.04
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): eac8fd40-f227-0134-ad6a-538a6c9ff8c1
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

  • 1878: Issued
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Preliminary post route map of the state of Florida " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1878. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e4162260-f22f-0134-cf6c-7be4768356cc

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Preliminary post route map of the state of Florida " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e4162260-f22f-0134-cf6c-7be4768356cc

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1878). Preliminary post route map of the state of Florida Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e4162260-f22f-0134-cf6c-7be4768356cc

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Preliminary post route map of the state of Florida