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Rand McNally & Co.'s new official railroad map of the United States, Canada and Mexico

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Maps of North America

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Rand McNally & Co.'s new official railroad map of the United States, Canada and Mexico

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Title
Rand McNally & Co.'s new official railroad map of the United States, Canada and Mexico
Additional title: New official railroad map of the United States, Canada and Mexico
Names
Rand McNally and Company (Cartographer)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

Whole

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1889
Place: Chicago, IL
Publisher: Rand, McNally & Co.
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-5210
Topics
Railroads -- United States
Railroads -- Canada
Railroads -- Mexico
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: "Copyright 1889 by Rand, McNally & Co. Map Publishers Chicago"
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : color ; 82 x 111 cm
Description
Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Washington D.C. and Greenwich. Insets: Map of the Atlantic coast states engraved on enlarged scale -- Boston -- Philadelphia -- Cincinnati -- New York -- St. Louis -- Chicago -- Buffalo & Niagara Falls -- Washington.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 43286134
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20644017
Other local Identifier: US019.1.01
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): af0609d0-73ab-0134-3141-00505686a51c
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

  • 1889: Issued
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Rand McNally & Co.'s new official railroad map of the United States, Canada and Mexico" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1889. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6fb41a20-89d6-0135-fb6d-57ef4acbcff1

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Rand McNally & Co.'s new official railroad map of the United States, Canada and Mexico" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 19, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6fb41a20-89d6-0135-fb6d-57ef4acbcff1

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1889). Rand McNally & Co.'s new official railroad map of the United States, Canada and Mexico Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6fb41a20-89d6-0135-fb6d-57ef4acbcff1

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6fb41a20-89d6-0135-fb6d-57ef4acbcff1 | title= (cartographic) Rand McNally & Co.'s new official railroad map of the United States, Canada and Mexico, (1889) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=October 19, 2026 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Rand McNally & Co.'s new official railroad map of the United States, Canada and Mexico