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Map Map of the county of Middlesex, New Jersey : from actual surveys

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Title

  • Map of the county of Middlesex, New Jersey : from actual surveys

Names

  • Walling, Henry Francis, 1825-1888.
  • Smith, Gallup & Co.
  • H.F. Walling's Map Establishment.

Created / Published

  • New York : Published by Smith, Gallup & Co., 1861.
  • New York : Drawn, engraved, printed, colored, and mounted at H.F. Walling's Map Establishment.

Headings

  • -  Middlesex County (N.J.)--Maps
  • -  Landowners--New Jersey--Middlesex County--Maps
  • -  Landowners--New Jersey--New Brunswick--Maps
  • -  Landowners--New Jersey--Perth Amboy--Maps
  • -  Landowners--New Jersey--South Amboy--Maps
  • -  Real property--New Jersey--Perth Amboy--Maps
  • -  Real property--New Jersey--South Amboy--Maps
  • -  Cities and towns--New Jersey--Middlesex County--Maps
  • -  Villages--New Jersey--Middlesex County--Maps
  • -  New Brunswick (N.J.)--Maps
  • -  Perth Amboy (N.J.)--Maps
  • -  South Amboy (N.J.)--Maps
  • -  United States--New Jersey--Middlesex County
  • -  United States--New Jersey--New Brunswick
  • -  United States--New Jersey--Perth Amboy
  • -  United States--New Jersey--South Amboy

Genre

  • Maps

Notes

  • -  General-content county map also showing marshes, rural buildings, and householders' names; the Amboy insets also show buildings, occupants' names, and some property lot lines.
  • -  Hand colored to emphasize municipal (city/borough/township) boundaries and territories.
  • -  Prime meridian: New York.
  • -  Map sheets mounted on cloth backing to form northern/southern segments.
  • -  LC copy imperfect: Darkened, fold-lined, originally printed in multiple sections (later conjoined), mounted on cloth backing that replaces the original backing, missing small sections at edges and at internal fold lines.
  • -  LC Land ownership maps, 457
  • -  Includes 11 town/village insets (including New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, South Amboy), local business directories, distance table, and illustrations of prominent buildings.
  • -  2 copies

Medium

  • 1 map on 2 sheets : color ; 156 x 150 cm, sheets 80 x 150 cm and 81 x 150 cm, folded to 80 x 52 cm and 81 x 52 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3813.M5 1861 .W3
  • G3813.M5 1861 .W3 Copy 2 Same characteristics as Copy 1 except it has been trimmed at outer edges, missing larger sections of sheet content along fold lines, missing large section of upper right-hand map content (mostly Staten Island N.Y., but no part of Middlesex County).

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2012593677

Online Format

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Chicago citation style:

Walling, Henry Francis, Gallup & Co Smith, and H.F. Walling'S Map Establishment. Map of the county of Middlesex, New Jersey: from actual surveys. New York: Published by Smith, Gallup & Co., . New York: Drawn, engraved, printed, colored, and mounted at H.F. Walling's Map Establishment, 1861. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2012593677/.

APA citation style:

Walling, H. F., Smith, G. &. C. & H.F. Walling'S Map Establishment. (1861) Map of the county of Middlesex, New Jersey: from actual surveys. New York: Published by Smith, Gallup & Co., . New York: Drawn, engraved, printed, colored, and mounted at H.F. Walling's Map Establishment. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2012593677/.

MLA citation style:

Walling, Henry Francis, Gallup & Co Smith, and H.F. Walling'S Map Establishment. Map of the county of Middlesex, New Jersey: from actual surveys. New York: Published by Smith, Gallup & Co., . New York: Drawn, engraved, printed, colored, and mounted at H.F. Walling's Map Establishment, 1861. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2012593677/>.