A new map of the United States, upon which are delineated its vast works of internal communication, routes across the continent &c: showing also Canada and the island of Cuba
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Title
A new map of the United States, upon which are delineated its vast works of internal communication, routes across the continent &c: showing also Canada and the island of Cuba
Collection
Maps of North America
Countries
United States (except New York)
Whole
Names
Williams, W. (Wellington) (Cartographer)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1854
Place: No. 14 N. Fourth St., Philadelphia
Publisher: Lippincott, Grambo & Co.
Library Location
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-5097
Subjects
Transportation -- United States
Railroads -- United States
Canals -- United States
Roads -- United States
Canada
Cuba
United States
Genres
Notes
Statement Of Responsibility: compiled, drawn & engraved by W. Williams, practical geographer and engraver, Philadelphia.
Content: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.
Content: For Canada, covers only the southern part, bordering the U.S., between Ontario and New Brunswick.
Content: Shows roads, western trails, canals, railroads, proposed railroads, drainage, U.S. states and territories, state capitals, county seats and other towns.
Content: Prime meridian: Greenwich and Washington.
Content: Insets: Map of California, Oregon, New Mexico, Utah &c.-- Map of the island of Cuba -- City & harbor of Havana -- Map of the Niagara River and Falls.
Statement Of Responsibility: At bottom left: Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1851, by W. Williams, in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand colored ; 62 x 72 cm
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 79982548
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20643904
Other local Identifier: US010.3.01
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 79965c20-8bdd-0133-f603-00505686d14e
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Date Issued
1854
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A new map of the United States, upon which are delineated its vast works of internal communication, routes across the continent &c: showing also Canada and the island of Cuba" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1854. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/79965c20-8bdd-0133-f603-00505686d14e
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1854). A new map of the United States, upon which are delineated its vast works of internal communication, routes across the continent &c: showing also Canada and the island of Cuba Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/79965c20-8bdd-0133-f603-00505686d14e
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A new map of the United States, upon which are delineated its vast works of internal communication, routes across the continent &c: showing also Canada and the island of Cuba" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 14, 2026. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/79965c20-8bdd-0133-f603-00505686d14e
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