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Title
Map of the United States of America
Names
Tanner, Henry Schenck, 1786-1858 (Engraver)
Melish, John, 1771-1822 (Artist)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

Whole

Dates / Origin
Place: Philadelphia :
Publisher: John Melish,
Date Issued: 1815
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 01-5246
Topics
United States
United States -- Maps
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: From the author's Travels in the United States, in the years 1806 & 1807, and 1809, 1810, & 1811., v. 1, 1815.
Content: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Content: NYPL copy in Map Div. 00-366 has pencilled in lower left margin: Rodman-Harvey family papers.
Content: Prime meridians: Washington and London.
Content: Relief shown by hachures.
Citation/reference: Phillips. Maps of America, p. 878
Statement of responsibility: J. Melish, del. ; H.S. Tanner, sc.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 34 x 44 cm.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 36480642
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15077563
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c760cbc0-c52a-012f-0d33-3c075448cc4b
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
  • 1815: Place
  • 1858: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the United States of America" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1815. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-f0c5-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the United States of America" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 5, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-f0c5-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1815). Map of the United States of America Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-f0c5-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Map of the United States of America