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Part of the eastern United States showing relief by hachures, major drainage, state boundaries, cities and towns, and the railroad network with mail lines emphasized.
Vol. C, 1895. 131 sheet(s). Bound. Other places as they appear on original: Austin, Berwyn, Clyde, Franklin Park, Grossdale, Harlem Hawthorne, La Grange, Lyons, Maywood, Melrose Park, Morton Park, Oak Park, Ridgeland, River Forest, River Grove, Riverside, Western Springs.
Vol. B, 1909. 124 sheet(s). Bound. Other places as they appear on original: Grant, Morton Park, Hawthorne, Clyde, Berwyn.
1907 - Feb 1951. 107 sheet(s). 009. 6 skeleton maps. Other places as they appear on original: Highland Park, Madison Heights, Peakland.
Vol. F, 1913 - May 1946. 141 sheet(s). 055. Other places as they appear on original: Blue Island, Chicago Ridge, Evergreen Park, Flossmoor, Harvey.
1 photograph : digital, TIFF file, color.
1 photograph : digital, TIFF file, color.
The map covers an area from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi delta, and from Columbus, Ohio, to Little Rock, Ark. It shows Ft. Massac and "Capitol City" in southern Illinois and northern Kentucky as sites selected by the U.S. for the "Western Armory," and the probable future site for the seat of government of the United States or Western District of Columbia. Chartered January 9, 1852.
1 photograph : digital, tiff file, color.
Vol. F, 1897. 115 sheet(s). Bound. Other places as they appear on original: Bernice, Bryn Mawr, Burnham, Cheltenham, Colehour, Globe Station, Hedgewisch, Irondale, Lansing, Seester, Oak Glen, South Chicago, South Junction, West Hammond, Windsor Park.
Relief shown by hachures. Scale ca. 1:1,600,000. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. AACR2: 650/1; 650/2; 610/3
Map shows "practicable railway routes" between Ft. Yuma on the Colorado River and the San Francisco Bay region.
Main map covers city and suburbs. Inset maps cover railroad extensions into region. "Supplement to The Iron Age, March 22, 19[06]." Includes "Alphabetical list of works ...," indexed "Numerical list of works ...," list of blast furnaces, directory of railroad connections, and 5 insets. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy brittle, torn along fold lines, and lacking sections along margins.
Shows relief by hachures, drainage, parks, some buildings, names of property owners, streets, roads, and the railroads distinguished by line symbols.
Relief shown by hachures. "Spring-summer, 1891." Panel title: Northern Pacific R.R., the Yellowstone Park route to Montana and the Pacific Coast. Alternate panel title: Northern Pacific R.R., the dining line car to Montana and the Pacific Coast. From the Joseph E. Willard papers. Includes index to "Points contiguous to Northern Pacific Railroad and connections." Text, railroad schedules, ill., and advertisements on verso. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy imperfect: tear and holes along fold lines.
"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]
Street map of Philadelphia and vicinity showing proposed railroads.
Shows drainage, township and county boundaries, cities and towns, battlefields, and submarine cables to Havana. Lists operating and newly chartered railroads.