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Disturnell's new map of the United States and Canada showing all the canals, rail roads, telegraph lines and principal stage routes

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Title
Disturnell's new map of the United States and Canada showing all the canals, rail roads, telegraph lines and principal stage routes
Names
Burr, Henry A. (Draftsman)
Disturnell, John, 1801-1877 (Publisher)
Atwood, John M., approximately 1818- (Engraver)
Collection

Maps of North America

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Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1851
Place: New York
Publisher: J. Disturnell, No. 157 Broadway
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-5093
Topics
Railroads -- United States
Transportation -- United States
Railroads
United States
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: drawn by Henry A. Burr ; engraved by J.M. Atwood, N.Y.
Content: Relief shown by hachures.
Additional physical form: Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map 53 x 66 cm
Description
Map of the eastern half of the United States showing relief by hachures, drainage, major cities and towns, canals, roads, telegraph lines, railroads, and unfinished railroads. [From published bibliography].
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
Library of Congress Control Number: gm 70005366
RLIN/OCLC: 5496174
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20643900
Other local Identifier: US010.1.04
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a18e63a0-54c3-0133-b2e1-00505686d14e
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

  • 1851: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Disturnell's new map of the United States and Canada showing all the canals, rail roads, telegraph lines and principal stage routes" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1851. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/48701720-54c4-0133-3ce8-00505686d14e

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Disturnell's new map of the United States and Canada showing all the canals, rail roads, telegraph lines and principal stage routes" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 17, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/48701720-54c4-0133-3ce8-00505686d14e

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1851). Disturnell's new map of the United States and Canada showing all the canals, rail roads, telegraph lines and principal stage routes Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/48701720-54c4-0133-3ce8-00505686d14e

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/48701720-54c4-0133-3ce8-00505686d14e | title= (cartographic) Disturnell's new map of the United States and Canada showing all the canals, rail roads, telegraph lines and principal stage routes, (1851) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=September 17, 2026 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Disturnell's new map of the United States and Canada showing all the canals, rail roads, telegraph lines and principal stage routes