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Map Map of the United States compiled from the latest and most accurate surveys by Amos Lay, geographer & map publisher, New York.

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Title

  • Map of the United States compiled from the latest and most accurate surveys by Amos Lay, geographer & map publisher, New York.

Summary

  • Detailed map of the eastern United States to about the 97th Meridian. Shows drainage, relief by hachures, state and county boundaries, cities, towns and villages, canals, roads, and railroads in operation and proposed lines. Railroads are shown in New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, South Carolina, and a very small part of North Carolina from Rock Island to the northern boundary.

Names

  • Lay, Amos, 1765-1851.

Created / Published

  • London, 1834.

Headings

  • -  United States--Maps
  • -  United States

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:1,500,000.
  • -  Title &c designed & engraved by Thos. Starling, London.
  • -  LC Railroad maps, 2
  • -  Description derived from published bibliography.
  • -  Inset: Florida. 17 x 15 cm.

Medium

  • col. map 132 x 157 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3700 1834 .L3

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 98688300

Online Format

  • image

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Lay, Amos. Map of the United States compiled from the latest and mostaccurate surveys by Amos Lay, geographer & map publisher, New York. London, 1834. Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/98688300/.

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Lay, A. (1834) Map of the United States compiled from the latest and mostaccurate surveys by Amos Lay, geographer & map publisher, New York. London. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/98688300/.

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Lay, Amos. Map of the United States compiled from the latest and mostaccurate surveys by Amos Lay, geographer & map publisher, New York. London, 1834. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/98688300/>.