Map of the railroads of the state of Massachusetts: accompanying the report of the railroad commissioners, 1879

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56861790

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Title

Map of the railroads of the state of Massachusetts: accompanying the report of the railroad commissioners, 1879

Collection

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

Names

Massachusetts. Board of Railroad Commissioners (Publisher)
J.H. Bufford's Sons Lith. (Lithographer)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1879 (Inferred)
Place: Boston
Publisher: Board of Railroad Commissioners

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 16-5112

Subjects

Railroads -- Massachusetts
Post roads -- Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Massachusetts -- Census, 1875

Genres

Maps

Notes

Content: Shows county and town boundaries; population and assessed valuation for each town printed within its boundaries on the map.
Content: Prime meridian: Washington, D.C.
Content: Also includes post routes, population statistics, and railroad lines.
Citation/Reference: Appears in: Massachusetts Annual report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners, 1879.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map : color ; 65 x 85 cm, on sheet 68 x 88 cm

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 55945327
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20644939
Other local Identifier: US089.1.02
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 44347480-4b85-0134-47f7-00505686a51c

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1879

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the railroads of the state of Massachusetts: accompanying the report of the railroad commissioners, 1879" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1879. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/44347480-4b85-0134-47f7-00505686a51c

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1879). Map of the railroads of the state of Massachusetts: accompanying the report of the railroad commissioners, 1879 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/44347480-4b85-0134-47f7-00505686a51c

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the railroads of the state of Massachusetts: accompanying the report of the railroad commissioners, 1879" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/44347480-4b85-0134-47f7-00505686a51c

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