Post route map of the states of New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and parts of New York and Maine designed and constructed under the orders of Postmaster General Wm. Dennison and Second Ass't Postmaster Gen'l Geo. Wm. McLellan, by W. L. Nicholson topographer of P.O. Dept.

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Title: Post route map of the states of New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and parts of New York and Maine designed and constructed under the orders of Postmaster General Wm. Dennison and Second Ass't Postmaster Gen'l Geo. Wm. McLellan, by W. L. Nicholson topographer of P.O. Dept.
Item Description: North
Main Entry - Personal Name: Nicholson, Walter L.
Added Entry - Corporate Name: United States. Post Office Department http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80013583 (opens in a new tab) http://viaf.org/viaf/155868670 (opens in a new tab) http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/LC|n80013583 (opens in a new tab)
Published: [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Post Office Dept., 1866.
Description: 1 map on 2 sheets : col., dissected ; 146 x 93 cm., folded to 20 x 13 cm.
Note: Longitude east from Washington, D.C.; latitude north from the equator. Also gives time differential for longitudes.; Boundaries of states and some postal routes in color.; Backed on linen.; Includes a table of distances and a table of general statistics for 1860 and 1866.; Railroad routes shown.; Drawn by P. Goepel and engraved by D. McClelland.; "The service on this diagram brought up to date of Decr 29th 1866."; Official seal of Post Office Department on piece.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term: Railroads New England Maps. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010109434 (opens in a new tab); Railway mail service New England Maps. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85111186 (opens in a new tab); Postal service United States Maps. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85105472 (opens in a new tab); Postal service New England Maps. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85105472 (opens in a new tab)
Subject Added Entry - Geographic Name: New England Maps. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85091260 (opens in a new tab)
Map Data: Scale 1:380,160 (W 74°21'00"--W 69°51'00"/N 45°40'00"--N 40°31'00")
Coded Cartographic Mathematical Data: a 380160 W0742100 W0695100 N0454000 N0403100
Local note: Accession no. 86339.
Scan Date: 12/18/2013
Record No.: 003279703

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Collection: UM Clark Library Maps
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File Size: 14 MB
Record: 003279703
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Full citation: "Post route map of the states of New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and parts of New York and Maine designed and constructed under the orders of Postmaster General Wm. Dennison and Second Ass't Postmaster Gen'l Geo. Wm. McLellan, by W. L. Nicholson topographer of P.O. Dept." In the digital collection UM Clark Library Maps. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clark1ic/x-003279703/39015091910458. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 13, 2025.

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