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U.S. central states from Great Lakes to Gulf of Mexico, showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, roads and railroads. Principal north-south line, chartered in 1850 and incorporated in 1851. 706 miles opened for traffic in 1856. First railroad to receive lands granted by the passage of the "Illinois Central Land Grant Bill."
"Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1861 by J. H. Colton." "Explanations" (i.e., legend) is pasted over the bottom margin. Map is colored to show "free, or non-slaveholding states" (pink), "border slave states" (yellow), and "seceded or confederate states" (green). Inset: Colton's map of the United States showing the proposed railroad routes to the Pacific Ocean. 19 x 26 cm. Advertisement for "Bacon's shilling war maps" is pasted onto the verso. Description derived from published bibliography. Scale ca. 1:3,120,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 25.7 Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.
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.
"Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1861, by G. Woolworth Colton." Insets: Plan of the southern portion of Florida. 16 x 13 cm.-Western portion of the United States. 18 x 20 cm.-The southern portion of Texas. 9 x 10 cm. Includes tables of "Cities and towns with a population of 10,000 and over" and "Population of the United States." "Drawer 47, portfolio 1, no. 28" written in the right margin. General map annotated in red and blue to show military departments. Description derived from published bibliography. Scale 1:3,168,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 25.3 Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.
"This 1846 map of the United States by John Calvin Smith is from Smith's The Illustrated Hand-book for Travelers through the United States. Smith published editions of this popular guide, each of which contained a foldout map of the United States, in 1846, 1847, 1849, 1851, and 1856. Framed in decorative borders, the map indicates drainage and state boundaries, shows cities and towns with distances along roads and railroads, and identifies the major Indian tribes living west of the Mississippi River. The inset maps on the right show the increasing density of transportation infrastructure of the northeastern United States, as well as reflect the growing national interest in the Pacific. The top inset map shows the rail and canal routes in upstate New York linking Albany and Buffalo, the railroads between the cities of New York, Boston, and Albany, and the course of the Hudson River from New York to Albany. These were the major components of a network that provided economical rail, road, and water transport from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes. Two other maps show the railroad routes from New York to Philadelphia and from Philadelphia to Washington. The fourth map shows Oregon, northern California, Santa Fe, and other parts of the Far West." World Digital Library. A detailed general map of the eastern half of the United States, framed in decorative borders, with most of the details east of the Mississippi River. Indicates drainage, state boundaries and shows many cities and towns with distances along roads and railroads. Indian tribes are indicated west of the Mississippi River. [From published bibliography]
Shows counties and county seats. A projected railroad is shown between Crawfordville and Gosport, and from Bloomington to Bedford. The "Easter Line of Coal Formation" is shown.
Shows counties and county seats. A projected railroad is shown between Crawfordville and Bedford. Similar to 1852 edition but does not indicate the Whitewater Canal.
Map of the eastern United States to about the 95th Meridian showing operating and projected railroads.
Outline map of Arkansas and parts of Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas showing drainage, counties, cities and towns, finished and projected railroads with names along the lines.
Sketch map of the first railroad in California, with projected extensions to San Francisco, Sonora, and Tehama, made by the engineer who built the Sacramento Valley Railroad.
Map of the eastern half of the United States and part of Canada showing drainage, relief by hachures, state boundaries, and proposed, projected, and operating railroads.
"Copyright secured by W. & J. March 1862." Accompanied by cover: New map of Virginia. Richmond : West & Johnston, 1864 ; 18 x 12 cm. Inset: View of Capitol Square, Richmond, Va.; includes list of railroads. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by isolines. This item is in the Map Collection of the Library of Virginia; please contact the Library's Archives Research Services department for more information. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 501.8 Parrish & Willingham. Confederate imprints, 6206 Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image. c. 2, May 2002, source unknown; Map Cataloging Team; c. 4 photocopy, LVA. c. 2 has green cardboard cover. Civil War Map Proj. no.: LVA00039. Conservation: Etherington Conservation Center, Jan. 2002. Digital image available: 26 x 37.5 in. Map accession no. 4150 (1974); c. 4 (on 4 sheets, negative photostats, sheets 40 x 46 cm.). Previously filed as: 755 1862(3) copy 2 & 4
Map of the middle Atlantic and midwestern states showing drainage, cities and towns, township and county boundaries, and the railroad network. This is the Indiana portion of a projected railroad from Plymouth, Ind., on the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne, and Chicago Railroad, to Bureau Junction, on the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad.
Cadastral map showing landowners. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Transferred from the collection of the Canal Zone Library-Museum, 1980. Oriented with north to the right. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Annotated in pencil, on verso, with Canal Zone Library map checklist number: 161. Vault
Outline map covering New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and Ohio; shows drainage, canals, important cities, and railroad connections, chartered in 1828, opened to York in 1838.
Detailed map of the continental United States showing drainage, state boundaries, cities and towns, canals, land grant railroads, completed railroads, railroads in progress of completion, and projected lines. Major lines are named along their routes. Indian and military reservation are shown; land offices and lighthouses are also indicated. [From published bibliography]
Shows railroads in operation or under construction and projected railroads in the northeastern United States and part of Canada.. Includes distance chart and insets "Map of rail roads in Massachusetts" and "Boston harbor & rail road termini." Scale ca. 1:3,375,000. LC Railroad maps, 79 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Same as G3711.P3 1851 .B6 (81-692879) AACR2
Outline map indicating the railroad network in central Pennsylvania, parts of Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey.