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Map of the American colonies and adjacent country as known in 1776

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Title
Map of the American colonies and adjacent country as known in 1776
Creator
Asher & Adams  
Contributor
  • Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company  
  • American Geographical Society of New York  
Scale
Scale 1:6,969,600. 1 in. = 110 miles  
Coordinates
(W 127°--W 66°/N 52°--N 22°)
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)
Publisher
Asher & Adams  
Date of Publication
1875  
Extent
1 map : hand colored
Dimensions
39 x 58 cm
Notes
  • Relief shown pictorially
  • "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1875 by Asher & Adams in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington."
  • "Geographical miles. Scale 110 to an inch."
  • Includes map explanations, timeline, and description of routes.
  • "At the time the maps from which this is a compilation were made, very little was accurately known of the topography of the country west of the Alleghenies and it is difficult to locate precisely the site of what are now large and growing cities. The position of those given in the list below--see numbers upon the map -- are therefore only approximately correct. 1. Cumberland. 2. Pittsburg. 3. Grafton. 4. Wheeling. 5. Newark. 6, Chicago Junction. 7. Chicago. 8. Parkersburg, 9. Cincinnati. 10. Louisville. 11. St. Louis. 12. Columbus, O. 13. Washington, D,C. 14. Lynchburg. 15. Danville."
  • Likely published in 1875.
Coverage-Spatial
United States  
Language
English
Subject
Railroads  
Genre
Maps  
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Type
Cartographic material  
Repository
Map Library
Local Bib ID
99954873808705899
Collection Title
Railroad Maps
Collection
Railroad Maps
TitleMap of the American colonies and adjacent country as known in 1776
CreatorAsher & Adams  
Contributor
  • Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company  
  • American Geographical Society of New York  
ScaleScale 1:6,969,600. 1 in. = 110 miles  
Coordinates(W 127°--W 66°/N 52°--N 22°)
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)
PublisherAsher & Adams  
Date of Publication1875  
Extent1 map : hand colored
Dimensions39 x 58 cm
Notes
  • Relief shown pictorially
  • "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1875 by Asher & Adams in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington."
  • "Geographical miles. Scale 110 to an inch."
  • Includes map explanations, timeline, and description of routes.
  • "At the time the maps from which this is a compilation were made, very little was accurately known of the topography of the country west of the Alleghenies and it is difficult to locate precisely the site of what are now large and growing cities. The position of those given in the list below--see numbers upon the map -- are therefore only approximately correct. 1. Cumberland. 2. Pittsburg. 3. Grafton. 4. Wheeling. 5. Newark. 6, Chicago Junction. 7. Chicago. 8. Parkersburg, 9. Cincinnati. 10. Louisville. 11. St. Louis. 12. Columbus, O. 13. Washington, D,C. 14. Lynchburg. 15. Danville."
  • Likely published in 1875.
Coverage-SpatialUnited States  
LanguageEnglish
SubjectRailroads  
GenreMaps  
RightsNo Copyright - United States
TypeCartographic material  
RepositoryMap Library
Local Bib ID99954873808705899
Collection TitleRailroad Maps
CollectionRailroad Maps

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