MapA new map of the United States. Upon which are delineated its vast ...
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Main title
- A new map of the United States. Upon which are delineated its vast works of internal communication, routes across the continent &c. showing also Canada and the Island of Cuba, by W. Williams.
Published/Created
- Philadelphia, Lippincott, Grambo & Co., 1851.
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Description
- col. map 63 x 76 cm.
Scale info
- Scale ca. 1:4,250,000.
LC classification
- G3700 1851 .W5
LC copy
- G3700 1851 .W5 Copy 2 Sectioned in two, mounted on cloth, and varnished.
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Summary
- Detailed general map of the eastern half of the United States indicating drainage, state boundaries, state and county capitals, cities and towns, common roads, the "Oregon Route," canals, and railroads. One of the earliest maps to indicate an operating railroad west of the Mississippi River, from St. Louis to Jefferson City. Topography is indicated by hachures only in the inset of California. Indian tribes are shown west of the Mississippi River. [From published bibliography]
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Notes
- Hand colored.
- Insets: Map of the Niagara River and Falls.--City & harbor of Havana.--Map of the Island of Cuba.--Map of California, Oregon, New Mexico, Utah &c.
References
- LC Railroad maps, 18
Additional formats
- Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
LCCN
- gm 70005363
Invalid LCCN
- 98685338
Geographic class no.
- 3700
- 3701
Repository
- Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Type of material
- Map
Item Availability
CALL NUMBER
- G3700 1851 .W5
- Copy 1
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- Geography & Map Reading Room (Madison, LMB01)
Status
- Not Charged
CALL NUMBER
- G3700 1851 .W5
- Copy 2
Request in
- Geography & Map Reading Room (Madison, LMB01)
Status
- Not Charged