Map Disturnell's new map of the United States and Canada showing all the canals, rail roads, telegraph lines and principal stage routes.


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Title
Disturnell's new map of the United States and Canada showing all the canals, rail roads, telegraph lines and principal stage routes.
Summary
Map of the eastern half of the United States showing relief by hachures, drainage, major cities and towns, canals, roads, telegraph lines, railroads, and unfinished railroads. [From published bibliography]
Contributor Names
Burr, Henry A.
Disturnell, John, 1801-1877.
Created / Published
New York, J. Disturnell, 1851.
Subject Headings
-  United States--Maps
-  Railroads--United States--Maps
-  United States
Notes
-  Scale ca. 1:4,000,000.
-  Relief shown by hachures.
-  LC Railroad maps, 17
-  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
-  AACR2: 651/1; 650/2
Medium
map 55 x 69 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
G3700 1851 .B8
Repository
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3700.rr000170
Library of Congress Control Number
gm70005366
Online Format
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Description
Map of the eastern half of the United States showing relief by hachures, drainage, major cities and towns, canals, roads, telegraph lines, railroads, and unfinished railroads. [From published bibliography]
LCCN Permalink
https://lccn.loc.gov/gm70005366
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Chicago citation style:

Burr, Henry A, and John Disturnell. Disturnell's new map of the United States and Canada showing all the canals, rail roads, telegraph lines and principal stage routes. New York, J. Disturnell, 1851. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/gm70005366/. (Accessed June 24, 2017.)

APA citation style:

Burr, H. A. & Disturnell, J. (1851) Disturnell's new map of the United States and Canada showing all the canals, rail roads, telegraph lines and principal stage routes. New York, J. Disturnell. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/gm70005366/.

MLA citation style:

Burr, Henry A, and John Disturnell. Disturnell's new map of the United States and Canada showing all the canals, rail roads, telegraph lines and principal stage routes. New York, J. Disturnell, 1851. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <https://www.loc.gov/item/gm70005366/>.