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Map The American Union railroad map of the United States, British possessions. West Indies, Mexico, and Central America.

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Title

  • The American Union railroad map of the United States, British possessions. West Indies, Mexico, and Central America.

Summary

  • Detailed map of the continental United States and portions of Canada and Mexico indicating drainage, international and state boundaries, cities and towns, forts, canals, stage roads, railroads, and proposed railroads. [From published bibliography]

Names

  • Guernsey, Darius L.

Created / Published

  • Concord, N.H., D.L. Guernsey, 1874.

Headings

  • -  Railroads--United States--Maps
  • -  United States

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:4,300,000.
  • -  Prime meridian: Washington.
  • -  Relief shown by hachures.
  • -  Across top of map: "View From the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean."
  • -  Diagram of "Time and distance table between Washington and the principal places in North and Central America."
  • -  LC Railroad maps, 55
  • -  Includes text and population information on each side of map.
  • -  Inset: "Central America."
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
  • -  AACR2: 650

Medium

  • col. map 94 x 139 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3701.P3 1874 .G8

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • gm71000837

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Guernsey, Darius L. The American Union railroad map of the United States, British possessions. West Indies, Mexico, and Central America. Concord, N.H., D.L. Guernsey, 1874. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/gm71000837/.

APA citation style:

Guernsey, D. L. (1874) The American Union railroad map of the United States, British possessions. West Indies, Mexico, and Central America. Concord, N.H., D.L. Guernsey. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/gm71000837/.

MLA citation style:

Guernsey, Darius L. The American Union railroad map of the United States, British possessions. West Indies, Mexico, and Central America. Concord, N.H., D.L. Guernsey, 1874. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/gm71000837/>.