Post route map of the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland and of the District of Columbia, with adjacent parts of New York, Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia
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Title
Post route map of the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland and of the District of Columbia, with adjacent parts of New York, Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia
Collection
Maps of North America
Countries
United States (except New York)
States
Pennsylvania
Whole
Names
Nicholson, W. L. (Creator)
Poole, C. H. (Draftsman)
McClelland, D. (Engraver)
United States. Post Office Department (Publisher)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1874 (Inferred)
Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: Post Office Department
Library Location
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 17-5125
Subjects
Post roads -- Middle Atlantic States
Postal service -- Middle Atlantic States
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Genres
Notes
Statement Of Responsibility: Designed and constructed under the orders of postmaster general Alex W. Randall and second asst. postmaster general Geo. Wm. McLellan, by W.L. Nicholson, topographer of P.O. Dept., 1869 ; drawn by C.H. Poole ; engraved by D. McClelland, Washn., D.C.
Content: Shows counties, towns, cities, railroads, and rivers.
Content: Prime meridian: Washington, D.C.
Content: Inset: Postal service of the eastern shore of Virginia and Maryland and connections with Norfolk and with the lower peninsulas of Virginia.
Content: Includes notes and tables: Explanation of mail service -- General statistics -- Distances computed by the shortest mail routes and from the terminal post offices.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map on 4 sheets : hand colored ; 135 x 153 cm, sheets 77 x 84 cm
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 966681662
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20646163
Folder number: US198.2.02
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): fe0c2730-c0a5-0134-9bc0-00505686a51c
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1874
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Post route map of the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland and of the District of Columbia, with adjacent parts of New York, Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1874. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fe0c2730-c0a5-0134-9bc0-00505686a51c
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1874). Post route map of the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland and of the District of Columbia, with adjacent parts of New York, Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fe0c2730-c0a5-0134-9bc0-00505686a51c
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Post route map of the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland and of the District of Columbia, with adjacent parts of New York, Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fe0c2730-c0a5-0134-9bc0-00505686a51c
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