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''']''' (1767–1838) was an American lawyer, judge, and ] who served as Assistant Postmaster General for 30 years during the earliest history of the ]. He was responsible for moving the federal government's post office from ], to the new capital at ], and briefly hosted the national post office in his own home. The continuity brought by Bradley's long employment during the tenures of five ] helped establish the budding postal service as a reliable provider; he also drew detailed and innovative postal route maps that built the office's efficiency. In 1796, he drew one of the first comprehensive maps of the United States; it "represented the first clear cartographic break in European-dominated map making and introduced a new, more distinctly American style of cartography to the United States". Bradley drew this map of American ]s and ]s in 1804, spanning the ] (now ]) in the southwest to ] in the northeast. The hand-colored map measures 98 by 132 centimetres (39 in × 52 in). |
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] (February 22, 1767 – May 7, 1838) was an American lawyer, judge, and ] who was assistant postmaster general for 30 years during the earliest history of the ]. Bradley was responsible for moving the federal government's post office from ], to the new capital at ], briefly hosting the national post office in his own home. The continuity brought by Bradley's long employment during the tenure of five ] helped establish the budding postal service as a reliable provider; as well, Bradley drew detailed and innovative postal route maps that built the office's efficiency. In 1796, Bradley drew one of the first comprehensive maps of the United States; it "represented the first clear cartographic break in European-dominated map making and introduced a new, more distinctly American style of cartography to the United States." |
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Abraham Bradley Jr. (1767–1838) was an American lawyer, judge, and cartographer who served as Assistant Postmaster General for 30 years during the earliest history of the United States Post Office Department. He was responsible for moving the federal government's post office from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to the new capital at Washington, D.C., and briefly hosted the national post office in his own home. The continuity brought by Bradley's long employment during the tenures of five United States postmasters general helped establish the budding postal service as a reliable provider; he also drew detailed and innovative postal route maps that built the office's efficiency. In 1796, he drew one of the first comprehensive maps of the United States; it "represented the first clear cartographic break in European-dominated map making and introduced a new, more distinctly American style of cartography to the United States". Bradley drew this map of American post roads and post offices in 1804, spanning the Orleans Territory (now Louisiana) in the southwest to Maine in the northeast. The hand-colored map measures 98 by 132 centimetres (39 in × 52 in).Map credit: Abraham Bradley Jr.
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