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Repository |
Outer Banks History Center |
Title |
Map of the Middle States Designed to Accompany Smith's Geography for Schools |
Date Published |
1841 |
Date Depicted |
1841 |
Creator - Individual |
Burgess, Daniel. Smith, Roswell Chamberlain, 1797-1875. |
Creator - Organization |
Stiles, Sherman, and Smith. |
Place of Publication |
New York |
Publisher |
Paine & Burgess |
Caption |
Upper left margin: "IX." Lower right margin: "Stiles, Sherman & Smith, N.Y." Lower left margin: "VIII. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1839, by Daniel Burgess, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Connecticut." |
Abstract |
Hand colored print. This map shows the states of New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina. The map was engraved by the New York firm of Stiles, Sherman & Smith. Only the eastern two-thirds of North Carolina is shown. An explanation below the title in the lower right of the map relates the manner in which population, length and navigable distances of rivers, and capitals, county towns, towns, courthouses, railroads, and canals are indicated. A table listing the names and mileages of the railroads of the individual states is also found in the lower right corner. Relief is shown by hachures. Shows cities and towns, railroads, counties, mountain ranges, lakes, and court houses. |
Bibliographic Note |
North Carolina is depicted at a situation date of 1841 showing Stanly County (formed from Montgomery in 1841) and the completed Raleigh and Gaston and Raleigh and Wilmington Railroads. This map was formerly classified as 33 MAP-O-115. |
Related Item |
Smith, Roswell Chamberlain. Smith's Atlas Designed to Accompany the Geography for Schools. New York: Paine & Burgess, 1839-1844. |
OCLC |
22917193 |
Map Type |
Atlas Railroad |
Details |
Canals Colors County Boundaries Lakes Legends Mountains Population Railroads |
Subject - Geographic |
Middle Atlantic States--Maps. |
Subject - Topical |
Transportation--Middle Atlantic States--Maps. |
Subject (tgm) |
Ships |
Places Depicted |
New York Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware Maryland Virginia North Carolina |
West Longitude |
-80.919799 |
East Longitude |
-72.895317 |
North Latitude |
45.015884 |
South Latitude |
34.444064 |
Scale |
1:2,851,200 |
Size |
44.8 x 29.2 cm. |
Medium |
Paper |
Format |
Maps |
Language |
English |
Digital Collection |
North Carolina Maps |
Institution |
North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources |
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 |
MC.150.1841s, c. 2;MARS Id 3.3.648 |
Copyright |
This item is presented courtesy of the Outer Banks History Center, State Archives of North Carolina, for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the State Archives is required for any commercial use. |
Type |
Image |