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Observed path of meteor of Christmas Eve Dec. 24th 1873: over a part of the United States of America

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Title
Observed path of meteor of Christmas Eve Dec. 24th 1873: over a part of the United States of America
Names
Nicholson, W. L. (Cartographer)
Philosophical Society of Washington (Washington, D.C.) (Publisher)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

Parts

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1873 (Inferred)
Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: Philosophical Society of Washington
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-5164
Topics
Meteor showers
Middle Atlantic States
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: by W.L. Nicholson.
Content: Shows Mid-Atlantic region.
Content: "Constructed for the Philosophical Society of Washington"
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 19 x 26 cm, sheet 24 x 31 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 948755031
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20643971
Other local Identifier: US015.2.02
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 616a1780-064a-0134-d9b1-00505686a51c
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1873: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Observed path of meteor of Christmas Eve Dec. 24th 1873" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1873. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/93a5f570-064a-0134-d2d5-00505686a51c

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Observed path of meteor of Christmas Eve Dec. 24th 1873" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/93a5f570-064a-0134-d2d5-00505686a51c

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1873). Observed path of meteor of Christmas Eve Dec. 24th 1873 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/93a5f570-064a-0134-d2d5-00505686a51c

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Observed path of meteor of Christmas Eve Dec. 24th 1873