Search Library of Congress⌕ Search

subject

geography and map division

geography and map division: explore 892 source-linked works published from 1635 to 2010, with original documents and citations.

This collection is a preview while coverage and quality are evaluated.

Search within this collection

Coverage and selection

Includes records with this source-supplied label or an explicit phrase match in their metadata. Matches indicate a mention, not proof that a paper uses a method or tests a material. Source versions are consolidated by DOI.

Sources: loc. Collection updated 2026-09-15. Counts describe this index, not the complete source archives.

Library of Congress1855

Explorations and surveys for a rail road route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Route near the 38th & 39th parallels

Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. From U.S. War Department, Explorations and Surveys for a Railroad Route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Topographical Maps ... to Illustrate the Various Reports ... (Washington, 1859) Scale 1:760,320; 12 miles to 1 in. LC Railroad maps, 160 LC Railroad maps, 161 LC Railroad maps, 162 LC Railroad maps, 163 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. AACR2: 100, 650/1; 700/1; 700/2; 700/3; 700/4; 700/5; 710/1

united states↗
Library of Congress1854

[Maps of California--various subjects Pot--Railroads to 1909]

This record covers single maps of California showing various subjects, which are not represented in the LC database by separate catalog records. This collection includes single printed maps and photocopies of printed or manuscript single maps as well as some multi-sheet single maps, plates from atlases, books or periodicals, and printed facsimiles. To request a specific map or for more information, contact a reference librarian in the Geography & Map Division (202) 707-6277 or through the "Ask a librarian" link through the Geography & Map Division website https://ask.loc.gov/map-geography/. Title supplied by cataloger. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

united states↗
Library of Congress1854

Map of North America from the latest authorities, showing the proposed railroad routes from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans

Relief shown by hachures. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1849 by J.H. Colton in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York." Includes list of "Geographical statistic's," distance list, and illustrations. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Acquisitions control no. 20-83

maps↗
Library of Congress1854

Railroad & township map of Ohio

Detailed township map showing drainage, cities and towns, county and township boundaries, roads, and railroads.

united states↗
Library of Congress1854

Rail road map accompanying the report an[d] exhibit of the Logansport & Northern Indiana Railroad showing its connections and the through route from St. Louis to New York of which this road forms a part; Logansport, Indiana May 1st 1854; L. S. Nash, Chief Engineer

Map of the north-central and northeastern United States showing drainage, relief by hachures, place names, and state boundaries. Chartered as the Auburn and Eel River Valley Rail Road on March 8, 1853. Name changed August 3, 1853.

railroads↗
Library of Congress1854

Map and profile of the Orange and Alexandria Rail Road with its Warrenton Branch and a portion of the Manasses [sic] Gap Rail Road, to show its point of connection

Printed topographic strip map with manuscript annotations to show the geologic structure along the route of the railroad. The Alexandria and the Chesapeake and Ohio canals and stage stable for horses used on the Piedmont stage route to North Carolina are also indicated. The Orange and Alexandria Railroad Company was founded in 1848 to divert hinterland products away from Baltimore and Richmond to Alexandria, Va. Construction was begun in 1850 and was completed to Culpeper in 1852 and to Gordonsville in 1854, from where the rail line connected with the Virginia Central. Warrenton, originally on a proposed earlier route, was linked by a branch line in 1853. The Manassas Gap Railroad, the first rail line to cross the Blue Ridge Mountains, was completed to Strasburg in 1854 and joined Alexandria with the upper Piedmont Valley.

united states↗
Library of Congress1853

Map of the proposed Northern Route for a railroad to the Pacific

Outline map of the United States showing drainage, state boundaries, major cities, and names of states, with state population figures. Western states show topography by hachures. Some major rail lines are shown in the northeastern states. Besides the "Northern Route" the map also indicates four more southerly proposed routes west of the Mississippi River.

maps↗
Compare source metadata on this page
WorkPublishedSource identifierSource
Explorations and surveys for a rail road route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Route near the 38th & 39th parallels1855gm70005008loc
Williams' commercial map of the United States and Canada with railroads, routes, and distances,1855gm70005364loc
Map of routes for a Pacific railroad, compiled to accompany the report of the Hon. Jefferson Davis, sec. of war1855gm70005365loc
Colton's railroad & township map of Arkansas compiled from the U.S. Surveys and other authentic sources18542002624049loc
[Maps of California--various subjects Pot--Railroads to 1909]18542021589574loc
Map of North America from the latest authorities, showing the proposed railroad routes from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans185486690606loc
Map of all the railroads in the United States in operation and progress; drawn and engraved under direction of the editor of the American railroad journal185498688317loc
Map of all the railroads in the United States in operation and progress185498688318loc
Colton's railroad & township map of Arkansas compiled from the U.S. Surveys and other authentic sources185498688445loc
Colton's railroad & township map of the state of Ohio, drawn by George W. Colton, engraved by J M. Atwood185498688537loc
Railroad & township map of Ohio185498688538loc
Rail road map accompanying the report an[d] exhibit of the Logansport & Northern Indiana Railroad showing its connections and the through route from St. Louis to New York of which this road forms a part; Logansport, Indiana May 1st 1854; L. S. Nash, Chief Engineer185498688697loc
H. V. Poor's rail road map showing particularly the location and connections of the North East & South West Alabama Rail Road, by E. D. Sanford, Civil Engineer185498688743loc
Map and profile of the Orange and Alexandria Rail Road with its Warrenton Branch and a portion of the Manasses [sic] Gap Rail Road, to show its point of connection185498688754loc
A correct map of the Pennsylvania Central Rail Road with its branches & connections, the shortest & quickest route between the east & west185498688761loc
Map showing the location of Sacramento Valley Railroad, Cal. Sacramento, Septr., 1854; T.D. Judah, Chief Engineer185498688796loc
[Outline map of the United States showing proposed railroad routes to the Pacific]185398688315loc
Map of the proposed Northern Route for a railroad to the Pacific185398688316loc

These are bibliographic comparisons, not experimental rankings. Follow the original document for methods and conditions.