Denver and Rio Grande Railway System, 1886
Map of Colorado and part of New Mexico showing relief by hachures and shading, drainage, cities and towns, counties, stage roads, and railroads with the main line emphasized.
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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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Maps showing the Southern Pacific Railroad and its connections
Main map shows western states and includes relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, township and ranges, counties, railroads, and proposed railroads. General map, at top of sheet, covers the United States and shows the railroad network. First section, the Central Pacific linked California with Ogden, Utah, in 1869. The merging of the Central with the Southern Pacific was the inspiration of Leland Stanford, Collis P. Huntington, Mark Hopkins, and Charles Crocker.
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Territory and military department of Utah
Relief shown by shading. Shows towns, wagon roads, explorers' routes, railroads, forts, etc., in Utah and parts of New Mexico, Colorado, Nebraska, Washington Territory (now part of Southern Idaho), Oregon, Nevada and California. "Engraved by W.H. Dougal." "Corrections and additions in reference to railroads in California, etc., were made in January, 1862 ..." Prime meridian: Greenwich. Includes note and list of authorities. Signed on verso: Millard Fillmore May 15, 1861. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
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Map of proposed Arizona Territory
Map of the U.S. Southwest and part of northern Mexico extending from El Paso, Tex., to the Pacific Ocean. Shows proposed and practicable railroad lines.
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Reconnaissance and survey of a railway route from Mississippi River, near 35th parallel north lat., Pacific Ocean
"Map no. 2." Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image.
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From the Rio Grande to the Pacific Ocean : from explorations and surveys
At head of title: Route near the 35th Parallel. Map no. 2. Relief shown by hachures. 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) Description derived from published bibliography. Insets: Sketch of Aztec Pass. Drawn by C. Mahon. From a sketch by A. H. Campbell, Civil Engineer. 12 x 17 cm.--Sketch of Campbell's Pass from Agua Azul to Salt Spring. Drawn by C. Mahon. 13 x 32 cm. Scale 1:950,400. LC Railroad maps, 153 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
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