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Post route map of the states of Alabama and Mississippi with adjacent parts of Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Arkansas and Louisiana : designed and constructed under the orders of Postmaster General Marshall Jewell and Second Assistant Postmaster General Jas. N. Tyner by W.L. Nicholson, topographer of P.O. Dept.

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Title
Post route map of the states of Alabama and Mississippi with adjacent parts of Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Arkansas and Louisiana : designed and constructed under the orders of Postmaster General Marshall Jewell and Second Assistant Postmaster General Jas. N. Tyner by W.L. Nicholson, topographer of P.O. Dept.
Names
Nicholson, W. L. (Creator)
Tyner, James N. (James Noble), 1826-1904 (Creator)
Jewell, Marshall, 1825-1883 (Creator)
United States. Post Office Department (Publisher)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

Parts

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1878 (Inferred)
Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: United States Post Office Department
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 17-635
Topics
Postal service -- Alabama
Postal service -- Mississippi
Postal service
Alabama
Mississippi
Genres
Maps
Notes
Date: "The service on this diagram brought up to date of November 1st, 1878."
Date: "The first edition was issued in 1876."
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map on 4 sheets : color ; each sheet 56 x 75 cm
Description
Shows cities and towns, roads, railroads, and notable physical features. Prime meridian: Washington, D.C.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 820569256
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21256769
Folder number: US113.1.10
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 17ac5fd0-2f5a-0135-f3bf-131f53fabe98
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
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Post route map of the states of Alabama and Mississippi with adjacent parts of Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Arkansas and Louisiana " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1878. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/296f5cc0-2f5a-0135-263f-43618baf6290

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Post route map of the states of Alabama and Mississippi with adjacent parts of Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Arkansas and Louisiana " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/296f5cc0-2f5a-0135-263f-43618baf6290

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1878). Post route map of the states of Alabama and Mississippi with adjacent parts of Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Arkansas and Louisiana Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/296f5cc0-2f5a-0135-263f-43618baf6290

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Post route map of the states of Alabama and Mississippi with adjacent parts of Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Arkansas and Louisiana