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Map of the railroads of the state of Massachusetts: accompanying the report of the railroad commissioners : 1887

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Title
Map of the railroads of the state of Massachusetts: accompanying the report of the railroad commissioners : 1887
Names
Massachusetts. Board of Railroad Commissioners (Publisher)
Wright & Potter (Printer)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Massachusetts

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1887 (Inferred)
Place: Boston, Mass.?
Publisher: Board of Railroad Commissioners
Place: 18 Post Office Sq., Boston, Mass.
Publisher: Press of Wright & Potter Printing Company
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 16-766
Topics
Railroads -- Massachusetts
Railroads
Massachusetts
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: Besides railroads (in red), shows county and town boundaries, villages, ordinary post offices, money order post offices, and county towns; does not show common roads/highways.
Content: Shows continuation of railroad lines into New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont and New Hampshire.
Content: Prime meridian: Washington, D.C.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : color ; 69 x 86 cm, on sheet 72 x 91 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 317726527
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21055743
Other local Identifier: US089.4.05
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4cda6b50-4616-0134-e7e2-00505686a51c
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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  • 1887: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the railroads of the state of Massachusetts" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1887. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/33e39a10-5e3e-0134-3e4b-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the railroads of the state of Massachusetts" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/33e39a10-5e3e-0134-3e4b-00505686a51c

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1887). Map of the railroads of the state of Massachusetts Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/33e39a10-5e3e-0134-3e4b-00505686a51c

Wikipedia Citation

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Map of the railroads of the state of Massachusetts