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The tourist's pocket map of the state of Virginia : exhibiting its internal improvements, roads, distances, &c.

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Title
The tourist's pocket map of the state of Virginia : exhibiting its internal improvements, roads, distances, &c.
Names
Mitchell, S. Augustus (Samuel Augustus), 1792-1868 (Publisher)
Yeager, E. (Edward) (Engraver)
Mitchell & Hinman (Bookseller)
Young, J. H. (James Hamilton) (Cartographer)
Dankworth, Frederick, approximately 1804- (Engraver)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Virginia

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1834
Place: Philadelphia :
Publisher: Published by S. Augustus Mitchell :
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 01-5377 [In box]
Topics
Virginia -- Maps
Virginia -- Maps, Tourist
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1834 by S. Augustus Mitchell in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania."
Content: Includes tables of "Principal stage routes through Virginia" and "Steamboat routes."
Content: Inset: District of Columbia.
Content: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Content: Prime meridian: Washington.
Content: Relief shown by hachures.
Statement of responsibility: by J.H. Young ; engraved by E. Yeager & F. Dankworth.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand col. ; 30 x 36 cm. folded into cover 13 x 8 cm.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 48181090
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15259947
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8c4dace0-c52b-012f-ba78-3c075448cc4b
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

  • 1792: Creator Born
  • 1834: Issued
  • 1868: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "The tourist's pocket map of the state of Virginia : exhibiting its internal improvements, roads, distances, &c." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1834. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-ee96-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "The tourist's pocket map of the state of Virginia : exhibiting its internal improvements, roads, distances, &c." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-ee96-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1834). The tourist's pocket map of the state of Virginia : exhibiting its internal improvements, roads, distances, &c. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-ee96-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The tourist's pocket map of the state of Virginia : exhibiting its internal improvements, roads, distances, &c.