Map Map of the Virginia Central Rail Road showing the connection between tide water Virginia, and the Ohio River at Big Sandy, Guyandotte and Point Pleasant; made by W. Vaisz Top. Eng.

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Title: Map of the Virginia Central Rail Road showing the connection between tide water Virginia, and the Ohio River at Big Sandy, Guyandotte and Point Pleasant; made by W. Vaisz Top. Eng.
Summary: Map of Virginia and parts of adjacent states showing drainage, county boundaries, place names and "McAdamised" roads.
Contributor Names: Vaisz, W.; Virginia Central Railroad Company.
Created / Published: Philad[elphi]a, [1852]
Subject Headings: - Virginia Central Railroad Company--Maps; - Railroads--Virginia--Maps; - Railroads--West Virginia--Maps; - United States--Virginia; - United States--West Virginia
Notes: - Scale ca. 1:1,250,000.; - Tables at lower left of map list "Counties bordering on the Central R. R. with their Population" and "Distances."; - LC Railroad maps, 601; - Description derived from published bibliography.; - Copy 1: Route between Richmond, VA and Pt. Pleasant and Guyandotte, WV annotated by hand color.; - Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.; - copy 2 is a negative photostat
Medium: col. map, 46 x 70 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location: G3881.P3 1852 .V3
Repository: Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Digital Id: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3881p.rr006010
Library of Congress Control Number: 98688843
Online Format: image
Description: Map of Virginia and parts of adjacent states showing drainage, county boundaries, place names and "McAdamised" roads.
LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/98688843
Additional Metadata Formats: MARCXML Record; MODS Record; Dublin Core Record

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Vaisz, W, and Virginia Central Railroad Company. Map of the Virginia Central Rail Road showing the connection between tide water Virginia, and the Ohio River at Big Sandy, Guyandotte and Point Pleasant; made by W. Vaisz Top. Eng. [PhiladElphia, 1852] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/98688843/. (Accessed September 24, 2017.)

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Vaisz, W. & Virginia Central Railroad Company. (1852) Map of the Virginia Central Rail Road showing the connection between tide water Virginia, and the Ohio River at Big Sandy, Guyandotte and Point Pleasant; made by W. Vaisz Top. Eng. [PhiladElphia] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/98688843/.

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