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Repository	North Carolina Collection
Title	Pearce's new map of the state of North Carolina
Alternative Title	New map of the state of North Carolina
Date Published	1871
Date Depicted	circa 1870
Creator - Individual	Pearce, Samuel, 1807-1878.
Creator - Organization	H.H. Lloyd & Co.
Place of Publication	New York
Publisher	H.H. Lloyd & Co.
Caption	Below title: "Compiled from Actual Public and Private Surveys. Published by H. H. Lloyd & Co. 21 John St. New York 1871." Bottom of map: "Entered according to Act of Congress A.D. 1870 by H.H. Lloyd & Co. in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington."
Abstract	Relief shown by hachures. Shows counties, cities and towns, principal roads, railroads and natural features. Includes stores, mills, schools, plank roads, bridges, factories, and ferries. Also marks types of trees found in swamplands and oyster areas on southeastern shore of North Carolina. North Carolina railways named include the Wilmington & Weldon Rail Road; Chatham Rail Road; North Carolina Rail Road; Raleigh & Gaston Rail Road; Fayetteville & Western Rail Road; Charlotte & South Carolina Rail Road; and Wilmington, Charlotte & Rutherford Rail Road. Prime meridians: Washington and Greenwich. Decorative border. Includes 2 inset maps: Map of the United States of America--[World map]. Includes 2 inset ill.: Heights of mountains expressed in feet--[Heights of waterfalls].
Reference	George Stevenson, "Pearce, Samuel." In Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, vol. 5 (Chapel Hill: UNC Press, 1994).
OCLC	52218388
Related Maps	Cm912 1872p
Map Type	General
Details	Businesses Colors County Boundaries Creeks and Streams Land Cover Land Use Mills Mines and Mineral Deposits Mountains Railroads Roads Schools
Subject - Geographic	North Carolina--Maps. United States--Maps.
Subject - Topical	Railroads--North Carolina--Maps. Roads--North Carolina--Maps.
Places Depicted	North Carolina South Carolina Virginia
West Longitude	-83.5
East Longitude	-75.166667
North Latitude	37.55
South Latitude	33.583333
Scale	1:506,880
Size	105 x 149 cm.
Medium	Paper
Format	Maps
Language	English
Digital Collection	North Carolina Maps
Institution	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 1871p
Copyright	Public Domain
Type	Image
Verify	pre1923_unc pre1923unc_us

Pearce's new map of the state of North Carolina

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