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Title
A map illustrative of the route of the proposed railroad : from St. Louis to the Bay of San Francisco
Summary
"The red line indicates the route of the Railroad. The green line is the route followed by Col. Fremont from the South Pass to Humboldt River."
Contributor Names
Dearborn, W. L. (William L.)
Created / Published
Boston, [1850]
Subject Headings
-  Railroads--West (U.S.)--Maps
-  United States--West
Notes
-  Scale ca. 1:3,000,000.
-  From "Description of a Rail Road Route, from St Louis to San Francisco," in letters to P. P. F. Degrand, from W. L. Dearborn, 1849. Boston, 1850.
-  LC Railroad maps, 146
-  Description derived from published bibliography.
-  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Medium
col. map 23 x 120 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
G4051.P3 1850 .D4
Repository
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g4051p.rr001460
Library of Congress Control Number
98688414
Online Format
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LCCN Permalink
https://lccn.loc.gov/98688414
Library of Congress Online Catalog
https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/search?searchCode=STNO&searchArg=98688414&searchType=1&recCount=10
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Chicago citation style:

Dearborn, W. L. A map illustrative of the route of the proposed railroad: from St. Louis to the Bay of San Francisco. [Boston, 1850] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/98688414/. (Accessed September 29, 2016.)

APA citation style:

Dearborn, W. L. (1850) A map illustrative of the route of the proposed railroad: from St. Louis to the Bay of San Francisco. [Boston] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/98688414/.

MLA citation style:

Dearborn, W. L. A map illustrative of the route of the proposed railroad: from St. Louis to the Bay of San Francisco. [Boston, 1850] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <https://www.loc.gov/item/98688414/>.