Map New rail road map of the United States and the Dominion of Canada, showing the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific R.R.; the great overland route and short line to the west and south-west.

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Title

  • New rail road map of the United States and the Dominion of Canada, showing the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific R.R.; the great overland route and short line to the west and south-west.

Summary

  • Map of the United States showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, state boundaries, and the railroad network with emphasis on the main line. The line was created by an act of the state of Illinois, February 27, 1847, and amended July 27, 1851. The line reached the Mississippi River on February 22, 1854, where the first bridge to cross the river was opened on September 1, 1854, linking Rock Island, Ill., with Davenport, Iowa.

Names

  • Heubach, Emil.
  • Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company (1866-1880)

Created / Published

  • [Chicago, 1879]

Headings

  • -  Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company (1866-1880)--Maps
  • -  Railroads--United States--Maps
  • -  United States

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:5,000,000.
  • -  LC Railroad maps, 379
  • -  Description derived from published bibliography.
  • -  Inset: Map of the World. 11 x 13 cm

Medium

  • map 48 x 103 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3701.P3 1879 .H42

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 98688630

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Heubach, Emil, and Rock Island And Pacific Railroad Company Chicago. New rail road map of the United States and the Dominion of Canada, showing the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific R.R.; the great overland route and short line to the west and south-west. [Chicago, 1879] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/98688630/.

APA citation style:

Heubach, E. & Chicago, R. I. A. P. R. C. (1879) New rail road map of the United States and the Dominion of Canada, showing the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific R.R.; the great overland route and short line to the west and south-west. [Chicago] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/98688630/.

MLA citation style:

Heubach, Emil, and Rock Island And Pacific Railroad Company Chicago. New rail road map of the United States and the Dominion of Canada, showing the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific R.R.; the great overland route and short line to the west and south-west. [Chicago, 1879] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/98688630/>.