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Map of the state of Kansas

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57559428


Item data

Title

Map of the state of Kansas

Collection

Maps of North America
Countries
United States (except New York)
States
Kansas

Names

United States. General Land Office (Publisher)
Hermann, Binger, 1843-1926 (Creator)
King, Harry (Draftsman) (Compiler)
Berthrong, I. P. (Compiler)
Hendges, M. (Creator)
Guggenheimer, Weil & Co. (Lithographer)
United States. General Land Office (Creator)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1898
Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: Department of the Interior, General Land Office

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 17-976

Subjects

Public lands -- Kansas
Indian reservations -- Kansas
Railroads -- Kansas
Kansas
Kansas -- Administrative and political divisions

Genres

Maps

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: Compiled from the official records of the General Land Office and other sources under the direction of Harry King, c.e., Chief draughtsman, G.L.O.
Statement Of Responsibility: At head of title: "Department of the Interior, General Land Office, Hon. Binger Hermann, Commissioner."
Statement Of Responsibility: "Compiled and drawn by I.P. Berthrong; rev. and corr. to May 1898 by M. Hendges; traced and lettered by I.P. Berthrong."
Citation/Reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 5, page 508, column 3, no. 2
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Content: Scale 1:760,320. 1 inch = 12 miles (W 102°03ʹ--W 94°35ʹ/N 40°00ʹ--N 37°00ʹ).

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map : color, mounted on linen ; 61 x 91 cm

Abstract

Shows county seats, Land offices, Indian reservations, railroads completed and proposed. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington, D.C.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 367562722
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21393967
Folder number: US075.4.01
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 107508f0-9cba-0135-0412-02fa3310559b

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1898

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MLA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the state of Kansas" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1898. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/107508f0-9cba-0135-0412-02fa3310559b

APA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1898). Map of the state of Kansas Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/107508f0-9cba-0135-0412-02fa3310559b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the state of Kansas" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 14, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/107508f0-9cba-0135-0412-02fa3310559b

Wikipedia citation

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