Map of North and South Carolina exhibiting the post offices, post roads, canals, rail roads, &c.

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Repository	North Carolina Collection
Title	Map of North and South Carolina exhibiting the post offices, post roads, canals, rail roads, &c.
Date Published	1839
Date Depicted	1839
Creator - Individual	Burr, David H., 1803-1875. Arrowsmith, John, 1790-1873.
Place of Publication	[Washington, D.C.]
Caption	Under title: "by David H. Burr (Late Topographer to the Post Office.) Geographer to the House of Representatives of the U.S." At bottom: "Entered according to the Act of Congress July 10th 1839 by David H. Burr in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Columbia. John Arrowsmith."
Abstract	Relief shown by hachures. Shows "horse mail post coach roads" "horse mail stage coach roads" "horse mail or sulkey roads, "as well as crossroads, railroads, and canals. The Wilmington & Weldon railroad is shown, with several towns added to the map in pencil along the railroad route. Prime meridians: Washington and Greenwich. Extends slightly beyond western, southern, and eastern neatline and borders.
Related Item	From: Burr, David H. American atlas. London: John Arrowsmith, 1839.
OCLC	38601035
Type	Post Office
Details	Colors County Boundaries Distances Post Offices Railroads Roads
Subject - Geographic	North Carolina--Maps. South Carolina--Maps.
Subject - Topical	Railroads--North Carolina--Maps. Railroads--South Carolina--Maps. Postal service--North Carolina--Maps. Postal service--South Carolina--Maps. Transportation--North Carolina--Maps. Transportation--South Carolina--Maps. Canals--North Carolina--Maps. Canals--South Carolina--Maps.
Places Depicted	Georgia North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Virginia
West Longitude	-84.333333
East Longitude	75.25
North Latitude	37
South Latitude	32.166667
Scale	1:633,600
Size	89 x 121 cm.
Medium	Paper
Format	Maps
Language	English
Digital Collection	North Carolina Maps
Host	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Sponsor	North Carolina Maps is made possible by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the State Library of North Carolina.
Call Number	Cm912 1839b, sheets 1-4

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