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Phelps's national map of the United States : a travellers guide : embracing the principal rail roads, canals, steam boat & stage routes, throughout the union

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Title
Phelps's national map of the United States : a travellers guide : embracing the principal rail roads, canals, steam boat & stage routes, throughout the union
Names
Smith, William D., approximately 1800- (Engraver)
Atwood, John M., approximately 1818- (Engraver)
Phelps, Humphrey, active 19th century (Cartographer)
Ensigns & Thayer (Publisher)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

Whole

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1848
Place: New York
Publisher: Published by Ensigns & Thayer, 36 Ann Street
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 02-303 [Filed in Show & tell folder]
Topics
United States -- Distances, etc -- Maps
United States -- Maps, Tourist
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: Prime meridian: Washington.
Content: "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1845 by H. Phelps in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the Southern District of N. York."
Content: Covers the U.S. as far west as Missouri.
Content: From: Phelps' travelers' guide through the United States. New York, 1848.
Content: Includes illustrated border of portraits of historical figures and state seals.
Content: Insets: N. part of Maine -- Southern part of Florida -- Vicinity of Philadelphia -- Vicinity of Baltimore -- New York -- Boston -- Pittsburg -- St. Louis -- Cincinnati -- Chicago.
Funding: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Content: Shows distances along roads.
Statement of responsibility: drawn & engraved by J.M. Atwood, New York ; portraits & st. arms engd. by Wm. D. Smith.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand col. ; 45 x 56 cm.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 27908973
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15409617
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ee6aa520-c52a-012f-add6-3c075448cc4b
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

  • 1848: Issued
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Phelps's national map of the United States : a travellers guide : embracing the principal rail roads, canals, steam boat & stage routes, throughout the union" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1848. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-afe8-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Phelps's national map of the United States : a travellers guide : embracing the principal rail roads, canals, steam boat & stage routes, throughout the union" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-afe8-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1848). Phelps's national map of the United States : a travellers guide : embracing the principal rail roads, canals, steam boat & stage routes, throughout the union Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-afe8-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Phelps's national map of the United States : a travellers guide : embracing the principal rail roads, canals, steam boat & stage routes, throughout the union