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Map of the rail roads of the State of New York

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5553792


Item data

Title

Map of the rail roads of the State of New York

Collection

Maps of New York City and State
Whole

Names

Seymour, Horatio, 1810-1886 (Creator)
Smalley, Edward D., approximately 1843- (Creator)
Weed, Parsons & Co (Lithographer)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1881
Place: Albany, N.Y.?

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 16-5798

Subjects

Railroads -- New York (State)
Canals -- New York (State)
Canals
Railroads
New York (State) -- Administrative and political divisions
New York (State)

Genres

Maps

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: prepared under the direction of Horatio Seymour Jr., State Engineer & Survr, Edward D. Smalley, Deputy State Engr. & Survr.
Content: Also shows canals, drainage and county boundaries as well as adjacent portions of neighboring states and provinces of Canada.
Content: Includes table detailing "Length of railroads in operation."
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map ; 86 x 110 cm, on sheet 91 x 115 cm

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 932463791
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20645625
Other local Identifier: US147.1.03
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ced2d5d0-8bc7-0133-b647-00505686d14e

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1881

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MLA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the rail roads of the State of New York" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1881. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ced2d5d0-8bc7-0133-b647-00505686d14e

APA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1881). Map of the rail roads of the State of New York Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ced2d5d0-8bc7-0133-b647-00505686d14e

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the rail roads of the State of New York" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 14, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ced2d5d0-8bc7-0133-b647-00505686d14e

Wikipedia citation

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