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Document identity
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wd376211z
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Phelps & Ensign's travellers' guide, and map of the United States, containing the roads, distances, steam boat and canal routes &c
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obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
wd376211z
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Phelps & Ensign's travellers' guide, and map of the United States, containing the roads, distances, steam boat and canal routes &c
description
Relief shown by hachures.
date
["1840"]
year
1840
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_005898
creators
Phelps & Ensign
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Transportation--United States--Maps
United States--Maps
United States--Distances, etc--Maps
subjectsGeographic
North and Central America
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
New York
publisher
Published by Phelps & Ensign
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
38
schema:longitude
-98
extent
1 map : hand col. ; 41 x 77 cm.
notes
Relief shown by hachures.
Prime meridian: Washington.
Distances from point to point shown on roads.
Map within decorative borders.
Contains numerous ill. and vignettes.
Submaps -- 1. A comparative view of the chief rivers in the world -- 2. The world -- 3. A comparative view of the principal mountains in the world -- 4. North part of Maine -- 5. South part of Florida -- 6. Vicinity of Baltimore -- 7. Vicinity of Charleston -- 8. Vicinity of New York -- 9. Vicinity of New Orleans -- 10. Vicinity of Pittsburg -- 11. Vicinity of Mobile -- 12. Vicinity of Chicago -- 13. Vicinity of Philadelphia -- 14. Vicinity of Cincinnati -- 15. Vicinity of Detroit -- 16. Vicinity of Boston -- 17. Vicinity of St. Louis -- 18. Vicinity of Washington.
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no
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wd376211z
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map
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1
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0
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photo
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