[Underground railroad map of the United States, ca. 1838-1860
Manuscript; pen-and-ink and pencil. Scale not given. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2
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Manuscript; pen-and-ink and pencil. Scale not given. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2
Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Washington, D.C. Insets: Map of Florida.--Map of Texas. LC U.S. railroad maps 25 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Date appears in RR bibliography as 1854. AACR2: 100; 650/1
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.
Outline railroad map of the southern states printed on heavy paper, indicating the railroad network, with stations and names of railroad companies along each line. [From published bibliography]
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.
Shows drainage, cities and towns, express lines and offices, and the major railroads.
Shows relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, townships and counties, roads, and unfinished railroads. Includes index on the verso.
Indexed map showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, county and township boundaries. Railroads distinguished by color.
Detailed map showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, counties, and the railroad network. Includes a directory of business firms below the map and a list of counties in upper left of map.
Detailed map of the continental United States and portions of Canada and Mexico indicating drainage, international and state boundaries, cities and towns, forts, canals, stage roads, railroads, and proposed railroads.
Map of the United States showing major drainage, relief by hachures, and the railroad network with names of lines and stations. Emphasizes with heavy black lines the Pennsylvania Railroad in the northeastern states.
Township and county map showing drainage, cities and towns, and the railroads of Nebraska.
Indexed township and county map showing relief by hachures, drainage, and cities and towns. Railroads are distinguised by color.
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.
1 photograph : digital, tiff file, color.
Map of the eastern half of the United States showing cities, state boundaries, "finished railroads," and "railroads in progress."
Relief shown by hachures. Shows main auto roads in the United States. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Map covers the northeastern portion of the United States.