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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]

Names

  • Burr, Henry A.
  • Disturnell, John, 1801-1877.

Created / Published

  • New York, J. Disturnell, 1851.

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
  • -  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

Library of Congress Control Number

  • gm70005366

Online Format

  • image

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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. https://www.loc.gov/item/gm70005366/.

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, <www.loc.gov/item/gm70005366/>.