Map Goldthwait's map of the United States, British Provinces, Mexico, Central America, W. India Is. &c., exhibiting the railroads with their distances, single and double tracks and width of gauge.

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Title
Goldthwait's map of the United States, British Provinces, Mexico, Central America, W. India Is. &c., exhibiting the railroads with their distances, single and double tracks and width of gauge.
Summary
Shows drainage, relief by hachures, place names, and state boundaries.
Contributor Names
Goldthwait, J. H.
Created / Published
New York, 1861.
Subject Headings
-  Railroads--United States--Maps
-  North America--Maps
-  United States
-  North America
Notes
-  Scale ca. 1:7,000,000.
-  Population figures appear to the left and bottom of the map. "Principal forts and military stations in the U.S." are listed at the lower right of the map.
-  LC Railroad maps, 42
-  Description derived from published bibliography.
-  Insets: Map of the railroads of New England and eastern N. York. 23 x 18 cm.--Map of the great railroad routes from the middle Atlantic ports to the Mississippi River. 22 x 42 cm.
-  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Medium
map 82 x 94 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
G3701.P3 1861 .G6
Repository
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3701p.rr000420
Library of Congress Control Number
98688330
Online Format
image
LCCN Permalink
https://lccn.loc.gov/98688330
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Chicago citation style:

Goldthwait, J. H. Goldthwait's map of the United States, British Provinces, Mexico, Central America, W. India Is. &c., exhibiting the railroads with their distances, single and double tracks and width of gauge. New York, 1861. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/98688330/.

APA citation style:

Goldthwait, J. H. (1861) Goldthwait's map of the United States, British Provinces, Mexico, Central America, W. India Is. &c., exhibiting the railroads with their distances, single and double tracks and width of gauge. New York. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/98688330/.

MLA citation style:

Goldthwait, J. H. Goldthwait's map of the United States, British Provinces, Mexico, Central America, W. India Is. &c., exhibiting the railroads with their distances, single and double tracks and width of gauge. New York, 1861. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/98688330/>.

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