Map United States railway map, showing all the railways completed in progress and proposed in the United States & Canadas with their stations, distances & connections together with a map of routes for a Pacific railway carefully compiled from government surveys.

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Title

  • United States railway map, showing all the railways completed in progress and proposed in the United States & Canadas with their stations, distances & connections together with a map of routes for a Pacific railway carefully compiled from government surveys.

Summary

  • Map of the eastern United States within decorative borders showing drainage, cities and towns, state boundaries, and the railroad network with named lines and state of construction.

Names

  • Middleton, Wallace & Co.

Created / Published

  • Cincinatti, 1856.

Headings

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

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:1,500,000.
  • -  Inset: Map of routes for a Pacific Rail-Road.... 45 x 51 cm.
  • -  LC Railroad maps, 31
  • -  Description derived from published bibliography.

Medium

  • col. map 163 x 184 cm. on 12 sheets 43 x 63 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3701.P3 1856 .M5

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 98688321

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Middleton, Wallace & Co. United States railway map, showing all the railways completed in progress and proposed in the United States & Canadas with their stations, distances & connections together with a map of routes for a Pacific railway carefully compiled from government surveys. Cincinatti, 1856. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/98688321/.

APA citation style:

Middleton, W. &. C. (1856) United States railway map, showing all the railways completed in progress and proposed in the United States & Canadas with their stations, distances & connections together with a map of routes for a Pacific railway carefully compiled from government surveys. Cincinatti. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/98688321/.

MLA citation style:

Middleton, Wallace & Co. United States railway map, showing all the railways completed in progress and proposed in the United States & Canadas with their stations, distances & connections together with a map of routes for a Pacific railway carefully compiled from government surveys. Cincinatti, 1856. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/98688321/>.