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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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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Maps of North America

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Disturnell's new map of the United States and Canada

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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. (Cartographer)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

Whole

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1857
Place: New York, N.Y.
Publisher: J. Disturnell
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-5111
Topics
Railroads -- United States
Canals -- United States
Roads -- United States
Telegraph lines -- United States
United States
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: drawn by Henry A. Burr
Content: Shows U.S. east of Texas.
Date: "revised edition 1857"
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand colored; 54 x 67 cm, sheet 56 x 71 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 933305967
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20643918
Other local Identifier: US011.2.03
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e31cf330-a2b0-0133-63c5-00505686d14e
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

  • 1857: 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" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1857. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f8ef2520-a2b0-0133-42d8-00505686d14e

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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" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 27, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f8ef2520-a2b0-0133-42d8-00505686d14e

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1857). Disturnell's new map of the United States and Canada Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f8ef2520-a2b0-0133-42d8-00505686d14e

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Disturnell's new map of the United States and Canada