New rail road map of the United States and the Dominion of Canada, showing the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific R.R.; the great overland route and short line to the west and south-west.
Heubach, Emil.
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company (1866-1880)
cartographic
[Chicago,
1879]
eng
Map of the United States showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, state boundaries, and the railroad network with emphasis on the main line. The line was created by an act of the state of Illinois, February 27, 1847, and amended July 27, 1851. The line reached the Mississippi River on February 22, 1854, where the first bridge to cross the river was opened on September 1, 1854, linking Rock Island, Ill., with Davenport, Iowa.
Scale ca. 1:5,000,000.
LC Railroad maps,
Description derived from published bibliography.
Inset: Map of the World. 11 x 13 cm
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company (1866-1880)--Maps.
Railroads--United States--Maps.
United States.
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3701p.rr003790