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New national map of the United States showing the rivers and rail roads: the general features of our eastern, great central and western country with a belt of British territory added

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Maps of North America

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Title
New national map of the United States showing the rivers and rail roads: the general features of our eastern, great central and western country with a belt of British territory added
Names
Hubbs, I.G. (Cartographer)
Ferd. Mayer & Sons (Lithographer)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

Whole

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1872 (Inferred)
Place: New York, N.Y.
Publisher: E[d]win A. Hubbs
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-5163
Topics
Railroads -- United States
Rivers -- United States
United States
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Compiled by I.G. Hubbs
Content: Prime meridian: Greenwich and Washington, D.C.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; color, 94 x 149 cm, sheet 106 x 160 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 948819580
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20643970
Other local Identifier: US015.1.01
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2a2d73a0-0a40-0134-74ed-00505686a51c
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

  • 1872: Issued
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "New national map of the United States showing the rivers and rail roads" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1872. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/394dbf10-0a40-0134-0cfc-00505686a51c

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "New national map of the United States showing the rivers and rail roads" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 27, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/394dbf10-0a40-0134-0cfc-00505686a51c

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1872). New national map of the United States showing the rivers and rail roads Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/394dbf10-0a40-0134-0cfc-00505686a51c

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New national map of the United States showing the rivers and rail roads