MapMap of the proposed Northern Route for a railroad to the Pacific
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Main title
- Map of the proposed Northern Route for a railroad to the Pacific.
Published/Created
- Hartford, Conn., 1853.
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Description
- map 52 x 83 cm.
Scale info
- Scale ca. 1:6,750,000.
LC classification
- G3701.P3 1853 J6 RR 24
Summary
- Outline map of the United States showing drainage, state boundaries, major cities, and names of states, with state population figures. Western states show topography by hachures. Some major rail lines are shown in the northeastern states. Besides the "Northern Route" the map also indicates four more southerly proposed routes west of the Mississippi River.
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Notes
- Reproduced in Carl I. Wheat's Mapping the Transmississippi West, v. 3. (San Francisco, Institute of Historical Cartography, 1957-63), p. 193.
- Description derived from published bibliography.
References
- LC Railroad maps, 24
Additional formats
- Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
LCCN
- 98688316
Geographic class no.
- 3701
Repository
- Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Type of material
- Map
Item Availability
CALL NUMBER
- RR 24
- Copy 1
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Status
- Not Charged