New York Atlas
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The New York Atlas was a Sunday newspaper in New York City
which was published from 1838 until the 1880s.
The paper was founded as a Sunday-only paper in 1838 by Anson Herrick
and Jesse A. Fell as the Sunday Morning Atlas. It began publication on August 12, 1838. Frederick West soon joined as an editor and partner in the paper, Fell departed, and John F. Ropes also joined as a publisher, and the publishers then were known as "Herrick, West, and Ropes".
By November 1842, its reported circulation was 4,500, ranking it second (after the New York Herald
) among the five New York papers who were publishing on Sunday at the time.
The paper continued operation under Herrick's sons Carleton Moses and Anson after Anson Sr. died in 1868, and ceased publication sometime in the early 1880s.
According to Library of Congress
holdings information, the paper's title was the Sunday Morning Atlas from 1838-40, The Atlas from 1840-53, and the New-York Atlas from 1853-81.
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which was published from 1838 until the 1880s.
The paper was founded as a Sunday-only paper in 1838 by Anson Herrick
Anson Herrick
Anson Herrick was a U.S. Representative from New York during the latter half of the American Civil War.-Biography:...
and Jesse A. Fell as the Sunday Morning Atlas. It began publication on August 12, 1838. Frederick West soon joined as an editor and partner in the paper, Fell departed, and John F. Ropes also joined as a publisher, and the publishers then were known as "Herrick, West, and Ropes".
By November 1842, its reported circulation was 4,500, ranking it second (after the New York Herald
New York Herald
The New York Herald was a large distribution newspaper based in New York City that existed between May 6, 1835, and 1924.-History:The first issue of the paper was published by James Gordon Bennett, Sr., on May 6, 1835. By 1845 it was the most popular and profitable daily newspaper in the UnitedStates...
) among the five New York papers who were publishing on Sunday at the time.
The paper continued operation under Herrick's sons Carleton Moses and Anson after Anson Sr. died in 1868, and ceased publication sometime in the early 1880s.
According to Library of Congress
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress, de facto national library of the United States, and the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C., it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and...
holdings information, the paper's title was the Sunday Morning Atlas from 1838-40, The Atlas from 1840-53, and the New-York Atlas from 1853-81.
Notable Contributors
- P. T. BarnumP. T. BarnumPhineas Taylor Barnum was an American showman, businessman, scam artist and entertainer, remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and for founding the circus that became the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus....
, who published over 100 letters as a "European correspondent" for the paper, as well as a serialized novel in 1841, The Adventures of an Adventurer - Ada ClareAda ClareAda Clare , born Jane McElhenney, was an American actress, writer, and feminist....
, whose poetry was first published in the Atlas in 1855. - Bret HarteBret HarteFrancis Bret Harte was an American author and poet, best remembered for his accounts of pioneering life in California.- Life and career :...
, who later became well for his accounts of pioneering life in California, had his first writings published in the Atlas at age 11, a poem called "Autumnal Musings".