Title: Phelps's national map of the United States : a travellers' guide : embracing the principal rail roads, canals, steam boat & stage routes, throughout the Union
- Not specified
- 1848
- Not owned by MIT (Owned by University of Minnesota)
Dates
- Issued: 1848
- Coverage: 1848
- Coverage: 1848 to 1848
Publishers
- Ensigns & Thayer (New York), 1845
Summary
This map of the United States shows the country as it was in 1848, before the massive territorial expansion that followed the War with Mexico.; Prime meridian: Washington.; From: Phelps' travelers' guide through the United States. New York, 1848.; Insets: Northern Maine -- Southern Florida -- Philadelphia -- Baltimore -- New York -- Boston -- Pittsburgh -- St. Louis -- Cincinnati -- Chicago.; Surrounding the map are artistic portraits of the first eleven presidents as well as other important early statesmen and explorers, state seals, a sketch of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and an artistic representation of the Great Seal of the United States.
45 x 56 centimeters
Scale [ca. 1:4,500,000]
General Map Collection
Subjects
- Transportation
- Maps
Geospatial coordinates
- Bounding Box: BBOX (-95.000,-71.000,46.000,29.000)
Provider
University of Minnesota
Rights
- Access rights: Public
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Citation
Atwood, John M., approximately 1818-. Phelps's national map of the United States : a travellers' guide : embracing the principal rail roads, canals, steam boat & stage routes, throughout the Union. Ensigns & Thayer (New York), 1845. https://umedia.lib.umn.edu/item/p16022coll230:1260
Format
JPEG
Languages
- eng