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Source Description
Constructed from original surveys and triangulations of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey of Prof. Guyot, of the state geologist, and of the engineers, and embodying the surveys made by the state from 1820 to date, of swamp lands, rail roads, rivers, canals and turnpikes, and also the surveys, made by R.R., plank road, and other corporations, to date, and numerous county and land surveys.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
4m90f5555
label
Map of North Carolina
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
4m90f5555
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Map of North Carolina
description
Constructed from original surveys and triangulations of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey of Prof. Guyot, of the state geologist, and of the engineers, and embodying the surveys made by the state from 1820 to date, of swamp lands, rail roads, rivers, canals and turnpikes, and also the surveys, made by R.R., plank road, and other corporations, to date, and numerous county and land surveys.
date
["1882"]
year
1882
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_010970
creators
Kerr, Washington Caruthers, 1827-1885
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
North Carolina--Maps
subjectsGeographic
North Carolina
North and Central America
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
state
North Carolina
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
New York
publisher
E.J. Hale & Son Publisher
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
35.5
schema:longitude
-80
extent
1 map : col. ; 28 x 71 cm.
notes
Constructed from original surveys and triangulations of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey of Prof. Guyot, of the state geologist, and of the engineers, and embodying the surveys made by the state from 1820 to date, of swamp lands, rail roads, rivers, canals and turnpikes, and also the surveys, made by R.R., plank road, and other corporations, to date, and numerous county and land surveys.
Includes population chart of towns of about 500 and upwards, cartographic notes, and railroads.
"Published under the authority of the State Board of Agriculture."
"This map is respectfully inscribed to Governor Thomas J. Jarvis, without whose appreciation and support the work would not have been completed."
Scale given as 10 miles to the inch on the original map.
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no
dcId
4m90f5555
type
map
Single page context
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1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
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d8676cc0b0596d30