Map 10 Resources

Books and Articles

Gordon, Sarah H. Passage to Union: How the Railroads Transformed American Life, 1829- 1929. Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, Pub. 1996.
Meining, D.W. The Shaping of America: A Geographical Perspective on 500 Years of History, vol. 2 Continental America, 1800-1867. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1993.
North, Douglas C. The Economic Growth of the United States 1790-1860. New York: W.W. Norton Press, 1961.
Vance, James E. Jr. The North American Railroad: Its Origin, Evolution, and Geography. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995.

On line resources

U.S. Bureau of the Census homepage. http://www.census.gov/

U.S. Bureau of the Census, State Data Center. http://www.sdcbidc.iupui.edu/

University of Virginia, Fisher Library: Historical census data from 1790 - 1960. http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/census/

Supplemental Images

Maps

  • Enlarged northeastern section of the core map
  • Environs of Albany Map. From Samuel Augustus Mitchell, Mitchell's Map of the United States. Philadelphia: Mitchell and Hinman, 1835. Newberry Library call number: H6083.58
  • Map Key. Detail from Mitchell’s Map of the United States. Philadelphia: S. Augustus Mitchell, 1835.
    Newberry Library call number: H6083.58
  • Modern Map of Albany. "Schenectady Albany-Troy." From I Love NY Tourism Map. Division of Tourism, New York State Department of Commerce, 1987. Newberry Library call number: 3800 1987 .N4. © 1987 by RMC, R.L.03-S-87. www.randmcnally.com
  • Rail Network Map (Printable PDF of Map 11) "Rand McNally & Co.'s United States". In Rand Mc Nally & Co.'s Business Atlas (Chicago: Rand McNally, 1878). Newberry Library call number: Rand McNally Collection, Atlases.

Pictures

  • Modes of Transportation
    1. Canal boat. Bartlett, W. H. "View on the Erie Canal Near Little Falls." In Willis, N. P., Esq. American Scenery, vol. 1. London: George Virtue, 1840. Newberry Library call number: G83 .976
    2. Canal lock. Bartlett, W. H. "Lockport, Erie Canal" In Willis, N. P., Esq. American Scenery, vol. 1. London: George Virtue, 1840. Newberry Library call number: G83 .976
    3. Covered wagon. "Conestoga team and stage-coach." In Locomotive Sketches. Philadelphia: J.W. Moore, 1854. P. 18. Newberry Library call number: G854 .12
    4. Horse-drawn buggy. Untitled. In Locomotive Sketches. Philadelphia: J.W. Moore, 1854. P. 19. Newberry Library call number: G854 .12
    5. Steam railroad train. "First Train on the Erie Railroad, 1837." In Dunbar, Seymour. A History of Transportation in America, vol. 3. Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1915. Newberry Library call number: H6083 .237 vol. 3
    6. Steamboat. Bartlett, W. H. "Ferry at Brooklyn, New York." In Willis, N. P., Esq. American Scenery, vol. 1. London: George Virtue, 1840. Newberry Library call number: G83 .976
  • City Views
    1. Albany. Bartlett, W. H. "Albany." In Willis, N. P., Esq. American Scenery, vol. 1. London: George Virtue, 1840. Newberry Library call number: G83 .976 vol. 1
    2. Baltimore. Bartlett, W. H. "View of Baltimore." In Willis, N. P., Esq. American Scenery, vol. 2. London: George Virtue, 1840. opp. 51. Newberry Library call number: G83 .976 vol. 2
    3. Boston. Bartlett, W. H. "Boston from the Dorchester Heights." In Willis, N. P., Esq. American Scenery, vol. 1. London: George Virtue, 1840. Newberry Library call number: G83 .976 vol. 1
    4. Charleston. In Johnson’s New Illustrated Family Atlas. New York: Johnson and Browning, 1860. p. 33. Newberry Library call number: +G 10.454
    5. Cincinnati. "Cincinnati Landing." In Cist, Charles. Cincinnati in 1841: Its Early Annuals and Future Prospects. Cincinnati, 1841. opp title page. Newberry Library call number: Case G 8921 .1705
    6. Harper's Ferry. Bartlett, W. H. "Harper's Ferry." In Willis, N. P., Esq. American Scenery, vol. 2. London: George Virtue, 1840. opp. 42. Newberry Library call number: G83 .976 vol. 2
    7. Hartford. "Hartford, from Eastern Bank of the Connecticut River, 1838." In Burpee, Charles W. History of Hartford County Connecticut, 1633 - 1928. Chicago, Hartford, and Boston: The J. S. Clarke Publishing Co., 1928. p. 295. Newberry Library call number: F84629 .13
    8. Philadelphia. "Market Street, Philadelphia - 1842." In Wilson, William Bender. History of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Philadelphia: Henry T. Coates & Company, 1899.
    9. New Orleans. Norman, Benjamin Moore. Norman's New Orleans and environs: containing a brief historical sketch of the territory and state of Louisiana, and the city of New Orleans. New Orleans: B.M. Norman, 1845. opp. title page. Newberry Library call number: 3A 5579.
    10. New York. Bartlett, W. H. "View of New York, from Weehawken." In Willis, N. P., Esq. American Scenery, vol. 2. London: George Virtue, 1840. opp. 30. Newberry Library call number: G83 .976 vol. 2
    11. Washington, D.C. Bartlett, W. H. "Washington, from the President's House." In Willis, N. P., Esq. American Scenery, vol. 2. London: George Virtue, 1840. opp. 49. Newberry Library call number: G83 .976 vol. 2

    • Supplemental Texts

    Chart of Canal and Rail Routes. From Mitchell's Compendium of the Internal Improvements of the United States. Philadelphia: Mitchell and Hinman, 1835. Newberry Library call number: H6083.58

    List of City Populations in 1830 and 2000

    List of State Populations and Sizes in 1830

    Descriptions of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Ohio. Excerpts from Jenkins, Warren. The Ohio Gazetteer and Traveler's Guide. Columbus, Ohio: Isaac and Whiting, 1837. pp. 110 - 118 and 215 - 216. Newberry Library call number: Ayer 138 J4 1837

    Gazetteer Descriptions of Cities. In Darby, William. The Gazetteer of the United States of America. 1833. Newberry Library call number Ayer 138 D18 1833.

    Excerpt from Mitchell's Compendium. Excerpt from Mitchell, Samuel Augustus. Mitchell's Compendium of the Internal Improvements of the United States. Philadelphia: Mitchell and Hinman, 1835. Newberry Library call number: H6083.58

    Excerpt from Mitchell's Accompaniment. Excerpt from Mitchell, Samuel Augustus. An Accompaniment to Mitchell's Reference and Distance Map of the United States. Philadelphia: Mitchell and Hinman, 1835. Newberry Library call number: G83 .58

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