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Phelps's national map of the United States : a travellers guide : embracing the principal rail roads, canals, steamboat & stage routes throughout the Union
Phelps's travelers guide through the United States

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Title
Phelps's national map of the United States : a travellers guide : embracing the principal rail roads, canals, steamboat & stage routes throughout the Union
Alternative Title
  • Phelps's travelers guide through the United States
  • National map of the United States
Creator
Atwood, John M., approximately 1818-  
Scale
Scale [ca. 1:4,752,000]  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)
Publisher
Ensign, Bridgeman & Fanning  
Date of Publication
1855  
Extent
1 map : hand colored
Dimensions
45 x 57 cm, folded in cover 15 x 9 cm + text (72 pages ; 15 cm)
Notes
  • Cover title: Phelps's travelers guide through the United States.
  • "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1849 by H. Phelps in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York."
  • Includes index.
  • Howes, P290.
  • Insets: N. part of Maine -- Southern part of Florida -- Map of Oregon, California & Texas.
  • State Seals and portraits of Presidents and others in margins.
Coverage-Spatial
United States  
Language
English
Subject
Transportation  
Genre
  • Guidebooks  
  • Maps  
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Type
Cartographic material  
Repository
Map Library
Local Bib ID
99955259921505899
Collection Title
Railroad Maps
Collection
Railroad Maps
TitlePhelps's national map of the United States : a travellers guide : embracing the principal rail roads, canals, steamboat & stage routes throughout the Union
Alternative Title
  • Phelps's travelers guide through the United States
  • National map of the United States
CreatorAtwood, John M., approximately 1818-  
ScaleScale [ca. 1:4,752,000]  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)
PublisherEnsign, Bridgeman & Fanning  
Date of Publication1855  
Extent1 map : hand colored
Dimensions45 x 57 cm, folded in cover 15 x 9 cm + text (72 pages ; 15 cm)
Notes
  • Cover title: Phelps's travelers guide through the United States.
  • "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1849 by H. Phelps in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York."
  • Includes index.
  • Howes, P290.
  • Insets: N. part of Maine -- Southern part of Florida -- Map of Oregon, California & Texas.
  • State Seals and portraits of Presidents and others in margins.
Coverage-SpatialUnited States  
LanguageEnglish
SubjectTransportation  
Genre
  • Guidebooks  
  • Maps  
RightsNo Copyright - United States
TypeCartographic material  
RepositoryMap Library
Local Bib ID99955259921505899
Collection TitleRailroad Maps
CollectionRailroad Maps

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