Map Williams' commercial map of the United States and Canada with railroads, routes, and distances,

About this Item

About this Item

Title

  • Williams' commercial map of the United States and Canada with railroads, routes, and distances,

Summary

  • Detailed general map of the eastern half of the United States framed in decorative borders indicating drainage, cities and towns, canals, roads, the railroad network, and indicating the proposed railroad routes to the Pacific Ocean. Railroads in progress are indicated by dashed lines. [From published bibliography]

Names

  • Williams, W. (Wellington)

Created / Published

  • Philadelphia, 1855.

Headings

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

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:4,400,000.
  • -  LC Railroad maps, 29
  • -  Includes list of distances between major cities.
  • -  Insets: City & harbor of Havana.--Map of the Island of Cuba.--Map of the Niagara River and Falls.--Map of California, Oregon, New Mexico, Utah &c.
  • -  AACR2

Medium

  • col. map 72 x 84 cm. on 4 sheets 47 x 64 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3701.P3 1855 .W5

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • gm70005364

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Williams, W. Williams' commercial map of the United States and Canada with railroads, routes, and distances. Philadelphia, 1855. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/gm70005364/.

APA citation style:

Williams, W. (1855) Williams' commercial map of the United States and Canada with railroads, routes, and distances. Philadelphia. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/gm70005364/.

MLA citation style:

Williams, W. Williams' commercial map of the United States and Canada with railroads, routes, and distances. Philadelphia, 1855. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/gm70005364/>.