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Post route map of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina : with adjacent parts of Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia and Virginia : showing post offices with the intermediate distances and mail routes in operation on the 1st of October, 1888

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Maps of North America

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Title
Post route map of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina : with adjacent parts of Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia and Virginia : showing post offices with the intermediate distances and mail routes in operation on the 1st of October, 1888
Additional title: North Carolina and South Carolina with adjacent parts of Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia and Virginia
Names
United States. Post Office Department (Issuing body)
Enright, David (Creator)
Dickinson, Donald McDonald, 1846-1917 (Creator)
McClelland, D. (Engraver)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

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Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1888 (Inferred)
Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: Post Office Department
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 17-5027
Topics
Postal service -- North Carolina
Railroads -- North Carolina
Postal service -- South Carolina
Railroads -- South Carolina
Postal service -- Southern States
Railroads -- Southern States
North Carolina -- Administrative and political divisions
North Carolina
South Carolina -- Administrative and political divisions
South Carolina
Southern States
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: "Published by order of Postmaster General Don. M. Dickinson under the direction of David Enright, Topographer P.O. Dept."
Date: "The first edition was issued in 1883."
Statement of responsibility: "Engraved by D. McClelland, Wash'n. D.C." -- lower right margin.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Content: Northern half and southern half of NYPL Map Div. copy seem mismatched. publication of the northern half may differ.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map on 2 sheets : color ;140 x 160 cm, sheets 76 x 163 cm and 73 x 163 cm ; NYPL Map Div. copy is divided into 8 sheets 76 x 40 cm, or smaller
Description
Shows counties, cities and towns, mail routes and frequencies, railroads and natural features. Prime meridian: Washington, D.C. Inset map: Western part of North Carolina.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 986784352
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20646065
Folder number: US185.3.02
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 00bb06d0-4242-0135-0c5c-6baf6bab3ea1
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1888: Issued
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Post route map of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1888. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2e28b200-4242-0135-9d93-4b69182b4d9f

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Post route map of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 6, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2e28b200-4242-0135-9d93-4b69182b4d9f

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1888). Post route map of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2e28b200-4242-0135-9d93-4b69182b4d9f

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2e28b200-4242-0135-9d93-4b69182b4d9f | title= (cartographic) Post route map of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina , (1888) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=October 6, 2026 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Post route map of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina