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Nome City, Alaska, and vicinity : map shows part of gold-bearing beach and location of rivers and creeks, also point of original discovery

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Title
Nome City, Alaska, and vicinity : map shows part of gold-bearing beach and location of rivers and creeks, also point of original discovery
Additional title: Correct map of Cape Nome, Alaska, and vicinity
Names
Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.) (Publisher)
Poole Brothers (Printer)
Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.) (Creator)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Alaska

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1899 (Inferred)
Place: St. Paul, Minn.
Publisher: Published by the Passenger Department, Great Northern Railway
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-5417
Topics
Gold mines and mining -- Alaska -- Nome (Alaska)
Gold mines and mining
Nome Region (Alaska)
Nome (Alaska) -- Gold discoveries
Alaska
Nome (Alaska)
Genres
Maps
Notes
Citation/reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 7, page 256, column 2, no. 7
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 20 x 27 cm, on sheet 28 x 36 cm ; originally folded to 18 x 10 cm
NYPL Map Div. copy mounted on muslin; information on verso barely legible
Description
Recto includes table of distances and list of "Agents of Great Northern Railway." Verso includes: Location map of Alaska; panel title: "Correct map of Cape Nome, Alaska, and vicinity published by the Passenger Department of the Great Northern Railway;" and travel information. Relief shown by hachures. In lower left: 3247 12-30 99.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 79844681
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20644224
Folder number: US034.3.03
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6c0c56d0-fae5-0135-e727-045a1f7f6c31
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

  • 1899: Issued
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Nome City, Alaska, and vicinity " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1899. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7b83ad40-fae5-0135-98e9-09fe5e979a8a

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Nome City, Alaska, and vicinity " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7b83ad40-fae5-0135-98e9-09fe5e979a8a

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1899). Nome City, Alaska, and vicinity Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7b83ad40-fae5-0135-98e9-09fe5e979a8a

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Nome City, Alaska, and vicinity