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Outline map with colored state boundaries of the northeastern and north-central United States indicating larger cities. Shows "finished," "in progress of construction," and "contemplated" railroads. Chartered in 1846 with first section opened in 1851.
Detailed map of the eastern half of the United States to the 93d Meridian, framed in decorative borders. Indicates drainage, state, county, and township boundaries, cities and towns, canals, roads, the railroad network, and distances between stations. Incomplete railroads are shown by thin black lines. [From published bibliography]
Relief shown by contours. Includes indexes to railroad lines. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. 2 copies
Township map of northern Missouri and parts of Kansas and Illinois showing rivers, place names, railroads, and the land grant to the Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad. Profile of the railroad is shown across bottom of map. Chartered in 1847 and completed in 1859.
Shows county and township boundaries, and "Railroads completed, located and in progress."
Important early map of the United States. Includes drainage, canals, and cities and towns. Contains route profiles for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, the Columbia Railroad, Pa., and the Massachusetts railroads.
Detailed map showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns. Indicates in colors railroads completed to 1890.
Map showing drainage, township and county boundaries, cities and towns, roads, and railroads.
Map showing drainage, cities and towns, state and county boundaries, railroads, and railroads under contruction.
Includes index to railroads and indexed "Plan of the New England States". LC copy sectioned into 45 sections and mounted on cloth for folding. Publisher's advertisement on verso signed "Millard Fillmore". Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Map of part of Virginia showing relief by form lines, drainage, mills, property owners names, towns, roads, and the railroad line, with distances in red.
Detailed general map of the eastern half of the United States framed in decorative borders indicating drainage, cities and towns, canals, roads, the railroad network, and indicating the proposed railroad routes to the Pacific Ocean. Railroads in progress are indicated by dashed lines. [From published bibliography]
From Harper's weekly, v. 8, May 21, 1864. p. 332. "Map of Virginia, showing the military operations of Generals Grant and Butler" is on the verso. 36 x 24 cm. Description derived from published bibliography. Scale ca. 1:52,000. Library of Congress. Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 640.2 Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.
Shows relief by hachures, drainage, parks, some buildings, names of property owners, streets, roads, and the railroads distinguished by line symbols.
Sketch map of the eastern United States showing the railroad network and emphasizing the routes between St. Louis and Chicago, and Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York.
Relief shown by hachures. "Published in the statistical edition of the Galveston news, September 1st, 1883." Includes tables showing "Railroad construction in the United States" and "Railroad towns in Texas having a population of 1,000 and over". Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Lc copy imperfect: Holes and torn along fold lines.
"February 1911." Oriented with north toward the lower left. "Reproduced from report issued by New York Dock Department." Removed from textual publication. Annotated in lead pencil on verso: Microfilm 95/6001 MicRR. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Shows state, county, and township boundaries and indicates mileage between stations.