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

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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
Names
Nicholson, W. L. (Creator)
Jewell, Marshall, 1825-1883 (Creator)
Tyner, James N.(James Noble), 1826-1904 (Creator)
United States. Post Office Department (Publisher)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Alabama

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1880 (Inferred)
Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: United States Post Office Department
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-5382
Topics
Postal service -- Alabama
Postal service -- Mississippi
Postal service
Alabama
Mississippi
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: By W.L. Nicholson, topographer of P.O. Dept.
Content: Shows cities and towns, roads, railroads, and notable physical features.
Content: Prime meridian: Washington, D.C.
Date: "The first edition was issued in 1876."
Date: "The service on this diagram brought up to date of Oct. 1, 1880."
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : color ; 104 x 144 cm
NYPL Map Div. copy is divided into 4 sheets, 55 x 72 cm, or smaller
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 39536574
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20644189
Folder number: US031.3.02
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 21bc8e80-e017-0134-d7f1-071f2b3fe171
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.

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  • 1880: Issued
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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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 " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1880. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2f7e9e40-e017-0134-93fc-4da18ba5f693

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 " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2f7e9e40-e017-0134-93fc-4da18ba5f693

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1880). Post route map of the states of Alabama and Mississippi Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2f7e9e40-e017-0134-93fc-4da18ba5f693

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Post route map of the states of Alabama and Mississippi