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Library of Congress1862

G. Woolworth Colton's new guide map of the United States & Canada, with railroads, counties, etc

"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.

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Library of Congress1858

J. Sage & Son's new & reliable rail road map comprising all the railroads of the United States and Canadas with their stations and distances,

Outline commercial map of the eastern half of the United States framed in decorative borders indicating major drainage systems, state boundaries, cities and towns along railroad routes, and distances between stations. Includes detailed lists of railroad companies, stations, and distances by state in marginal text. [From published bibliography]

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Library of Congress1835

[Manuscript map of Ohio and Kentucky showing planned turnpikes and existing roads, canals, and railroads]

vcFY24 Pen-and-ink and watercolor on paper. Mounted on cloth. Title supplied by cataloger. Shows a canal, roads, turnpikes (complete, under construction, and proposed), railroad, seats of government, and seats of justice in Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky. Date presumed to be between 1832-1835 based on the inclusion of a railroad between Frankfort and Lexington, Kentucky. Beneath legend: This plat, believed to be correctly extracted from the last edition of Hough & Bourne's map of the state of Ohio, and Munsel's map of the state of Kentucky, is respectfully forwarded to the Senators in Congress from Kentucky & Ohio by their obt. hble. sevt. John Wagner. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

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Library of Congress1908

[Railroad map of Africa]

Cloth map. Relief shown pictorially. Title supplied by cataloger. In lower left corner: "The Wells Missionary Map Co., 3612 Prairie Avenue, Chicago." Pen-and-ink, pencil, crayon, and watercolor; place names mechanically printed in black ink. In upper right corner: "III." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

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Library of Congress1849

Plan and profile of the Androscoggin & Kennebec Railroad

"Aug. 1849." Relief shown by hachures. Includes statistical data and gradient profile. Scale 1:60,000; 5,000 ft. to the in. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. AACR2: 650/2; 710

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