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The travellers guide, or, Map of the roads, canals & rail roads of the United States, with the distances from place to place

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Maps of North America

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The travellers guide, or, Map of the roads, canals & rail roads of the United States, with the distances from place to place

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Title
The travellers guide, or, Map of the roads, canals & rail roads of the United States, with the distances from place to place
Names
Tanner, Henry Schenck, 1786-1858 (Creator)
Tanner, Henry Schenck, 1786-1858 (Publisher)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

Whole

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1836
Place: Philadelphia :
Publisher: Published by H.S. Tanner, 144 Chestnut St.,
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 01-5286 [Filed flat with U.S. 1834 ; related work in Map Div. 86-3213]
Topics
Canals -- United States
Railroads -- United States
Roads -- United States
Transportation -- United States
United States -- Distances, etc -- Maps
United States -- Maps, Tourist
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1834, by H.S. Tanner, in the Clerk's Office of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Content: From Tanner's American traveller, or, Guide through the United States, 2nd ed. 1836.
Content: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Content: Prime meridian: Washington, D.C.
Content: Relief shown by hachures.
Content: Insets: Pottsville, &c. -- Environs of Pittsburg -- Cincinnati -- Louisville, &c. -- New Orleans -- Hudson River -- Environs of Montreal -- Albany, Saratoga, &c. -- Falls of Niagara &c. -- Environs of Quebec -- Environs of Providence -- Environs of Boston -- Environs of Richmond -- Environs of New York -- Environs of Charleston -- Baltimore & Washington -- Environs of Philadelphia.
Statement of responsibility: by H.S. Tanner.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand col. ; 48 x 58 cm.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 47218861
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15076587
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e0bed6a0-c52a-012f-fde8-3c075448cc4b
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

  • 1786: Creator Born
  • 1836: Issued
  • 1858: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "The travellers guide, or, Map of the roads, canals & rail roads of the United States, with the distances from place to place" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1836. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-ee77-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "The travellers guide, or, Map of the roads, canals & rail roads of the United States, with the distances from place to place" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-ee77-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1836). The travellers guide, or, Map of the roads, canals & rail roads of the United States, with the distances from place to place Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-ee77-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The travellers guide, or, Map of the roads, canals & rail roads of the United States, with the distances from place to place