Map showing the new transcontinental route of the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad and its connections
Map covering the southwestern states but extending from Chicago to the Pacific Coast.
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Historical collections
g.w. & c.b. colton & co
Publications and source records attributed to g.w. & c.b. colton & co.
Map showing the route of the Louisville, New Orleans, and Texas Railroad and its connecting lines
Map of the United States showing relief by hachures, drainage, state boundaries, cities and towns, and the railroad network with emphasis on the main line.
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Map showing the route of the Washington and Atlantic Railroad and its connections
Map of the middle Atlantic states showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, coal and iron ore deposits in West Virginia and western Maryland, and the railroad network with emphasis on the main line.
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Map showing the California and Nevada Railroad and its extensions and connections
Map of central California and Colorado showing relief by hachures, drainage, township and county boundaries, and railroads, with emphasis on the main line.
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Map of Long Island showing the Long Island Railroad and its leased lines
Shows all of New York City and Long Island. Indicates drainage, cities and towns, township and county boundaries, and the railroad network. Chartered on April 24, 1834.
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Map showing the route and connections of the Memphis and New Orleans Railroad
Gulf states showing drainage, cities and towns, counties, and the railroad network, with emphasis on the main line.
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Map showing the route and connections of the Mississippi Valley Railroad of Louisiana; E. Baldwin, chief engineer
Map of Louisiana and Mississippi showing drainage, cities and towns, township and county boundaries, and the railroad network, with emphasis on the main line.
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Map showing the Norfolk and Cincinnati Railroad, and its connections
Map of the southern states showing drainage, mineral deposits, cities and towns, counties, and the railroad network with emphasis on the main line.
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Map of the Richmond and Louisville R.R. connecting the railroads of Virginia with the railroads of Kentucky on the shortest route east and west of the Mississippi Valley to the Atlantic Ocean
Shows eastern United States and includes relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, county boundaries, and the railroad network in red.
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Map showing the Union Pacific Railway and connecting railroads
Map of the western states showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, and the railroads with emphasis on the main line.
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Map showing the Washington City and Point Lookout Railroad and its connections
Map of the middle Atlantic states showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, and the railroad network with emphasis on the main line.
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Colton's intermediate railroad map of the United States
Detailed map of the continental United States and part of Canada indicating drainage, international, state and county boundaries, cities and towns, railroads, with names along each line. Railroads under construction are indicated by dashed lines. [From published bibliography]
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Map showing the Southern Maryland Railroad and its connections : north, south, east, and west
Covers Maryland, eastern Virginia, Delmarva Peninsula, and southeastern Pennsylvania. Relief shown by hachures. Also shows shipping routes in Chesapeake Bay. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1881 by G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. in the Office of the Librarian of Congress in Washington." Hand col. in red to show Southern Maryland R.R. and in blue to show connecting lines and shipping routes. LC copy imperfect: Fold-lined, rubber-stamped, annotated in pencil, missing sections at sheet corners. Includes text and statistical data. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. 2 copies
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Map of the Chester, Iron Mountain & Western Railroad and its connections
Map of Missouri, Illinois, and vicinity. Shows drainage, cities and towns, the railroad network, coalfields, and iron and lead mines.
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Map of the railroads and extensions of the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway Company
Detailed map of the north-central states showing drainage, cities and towns, township and county boundaries, and the railroads with names and emphasis on the main line. Incorporated in 1863 as the Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway. See items 464 and 465. In 1874 the word Chicago was added to the name. LC has a Rand McNally and Company map, measuring 35 x 45 cm., which uses the new name for the first time.
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Map of the Danville, Olney & Ohio River Railroad and its connections
Map of the north-central states showing drainage, cities and towns, township and county boundaries, coal fields in Illinois, and the railroad network with emphasis on the main line.
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Map showing the route of the Duluth & Winnipeg Railroad and its connections
Map shows the north-central states with drainage, cities and towns, and the railroad network indicated. Emphasizes the main line.
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Map showing the Ohio Southern R.R. and its connections through the Cincinnati, Sandusky & Cleveland and Indiana, Bloomington & Western Railroads
Map of the midwestern states showing drainage, cities and towns, townships, counties, and railroad network including proposed lines. Emphasizes main lines.
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