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Library of Congress1864

[Map of the Alabama and Tennessee River Railroad between Blue Mountain Station and Jacksonville, Calhoun County, Alabama]

Delineates the route of the Alabama and Tennessee River Railroad, (named on map as A. & T. Riv. R-Ra.). Also shows roads, rivers, section lines, houses, and outbuildings. Relief shown by hachures. Signed in pencil in two places by the Confederate engineer "Geo. Wadsworth Chf Engr." Pen and ink and watercolor. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.) 103.5 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Acquisitions control no. 7-85 Vault

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Library of Congress1861

Lloyd's map of the Southern States, showing all the railroads, their stations & distances : also the counties, towns, villages, harbors, rivers, and forts

Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by form lines. "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1861 by J.T. Lloyd in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States ..." Text of newspaper, entitled "Lloyd's military map and gazetteer of the Southern States, Saturday, September 7, 1861" on verso. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy imperfect: Fold lines and tears in margins mended with tape. Vault CW3

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Library of Congress1876

Rand McNally & Co's new railroad and county map of the United States and Canada. Compiled from the latest government surveys, and drawn to an accurate scale

Very detailed map of the continental United States and parts of Canada and Mexico including drainage, international, state and county boundaries, cities and towns, canals, roads, trails, railroads, and railroads under construction. This map is very similar in cartography, content and scale to the maps which make up Rand, McNally & Co's Business Atlas containing large scale maps of each state and territory of the Great Mississippi Valley and Pacific Slope, Accompanied by a New and Original Compilation and Ready Reference Index, Showing in Detail the Entire Railroad System...Together with all Post Offices, Railroad Stations and Villages...(Chicago, 1876-77). [From published bibliography]

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Library of Congress1862

Map of the state of Virginia : containing the counties, principal towns, railroads, rivers, canals & all other internal improvements

Relief shown by hachures. Also covers Maryland (without relief). Military features not shown. Confederate imprint. "Copyright secured by W. & J., May 1, 1862." Prime meridian: Washington D.C. Imperfect: Copy 1 fold-lined, trimmed, torn at fold lines, missing cover; Copy 2 fold-lined, halved, missing small internal sections at fold-line crosses, mounted on paper backing. Includes railroad directory, ill. "View of Capitol Square, Richmond, Va.", and imprint of state seal. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 475.5 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault

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Library of Congress1862

Colton's new railroad & county map of the United States, the Canadas &c

"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.

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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 Congress1862

Colton's new railroad & county map of the United States, the Canadas &c.

"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). Description derived from published bibliography. Insets: Colton's map of the United States showing the proposed railroad routes to the Pacific Ocean -- Southern part of Florida. 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.), 25.7 Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image. March 1962, C.R. Sanders, df; Oct. 2003, Map Cataloging Team. Civil War project no.: lva00162. Conservation: restored May 1965; Etherington Conservation Center, Oct. 2003. Digital image available: 40 x 30 in. Map accession no. 1983 (1964). Previously filed as: 730 .R15 1862.

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Library of Congress1890

Real estate map of the Metropolitan Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company between Washington, D.C., and Rockville, Md., and adjacent land holdings : from latest official authorities & actual surveys

Partial cadastral map showing owners' names and acreages of larger landholdings in districts adjacent to the B&O R.R. in Washington D.C. and Montgomery County (Md.). "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1890 by Francis R. Fava Jr. in the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington." North oriented towards the upper left. Includes notes, "Profile of the Metropolitan Branch B. & O.R.R. ... showing distances from Washington D.C. and elevations," and advertisement for "T. Janney Brown, general agent." LC copy stamped on verso--"Gilbert Thompson." Sectioned in 4 sheets and mounted on 2 sheets of cloth. Annotated in ink--"With the compliments of Francis R. Fava Jr. C.E., January 1892." LC Railroad maps, 461 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. DCP

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Library of Congress1896

Atlas of the city of New York lying south of 166th st. showing surface railroads

Blue line print. Includes index map. Annotations in ink, pencil, and colored pencil on some maps. LC copy imperfect: Title page torn vertically along left side, front cover wanting, rear cover badly damaged, all maps significantly faded. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vendor: John Carbonell Acquisitions control no. 2007-107

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Library of Congress1852

Railroad map of Indiana

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.

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Library of Congress1867

Insurance map of Boston. Volume 1

This is the earliest published Sanborn fire insurance map. Orientation varies. Includes index. In manuscript ink on index plate: "Filed Feb. 4, 1868" and "February 1868, no. 856." Index tabs removed. Maps mounted on cloth. Phillips, 14416 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Forms part of the Sanborn Fire Insurance Map Collection in the Geography and Map Division of the Library of Congress. Conserved; 002504 1978 Library of Congress Conservation Division. For treatment information, contact the Preservation Directorate. https://ask.loc.gov/preservation pda

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Library of Congress1860

A map of the Virginia Central Railroad, west of the Blue Ridge, and the preliminary surveys, with a profile of the grades

Detailed topographic map between Waynesboro and Covington showing relief by hachures, drainage, county roads and turnpikes, railroad lines, and "preliminary lines," county names, and boundaries. Distances are indicated at lower right of map. Consolidated in 1868 into the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad. See entry 365. [From published bibliography]

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Library of Congress1881

Railroad map of Iowa

Township and county map showing drainage, cities and towns. Railroads are distinguished by color and name.

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Library of Congress1854

Railroad & township map of Ohio

Detailed township map showing drainage, cities and towns, county and township boundaries, roads, and railroads.

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