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Relief shown by hachures. Title supplied by cataloger. Black and red pen-and-ink and pencil. "Withdrawn for transfer to the War Department as a gift from Hon. A. B. Wagner, April 27, 1914." In two pieces. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. vcFY24
Sectional map of part of Nebraska showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, and the survey lines. "Drawn by J.J. O'Brien." Incorporated in 1862 by Act of Congress providing for the construction of a continuous line from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean. The connection of the line with the Central Pacific at Promontory, Utah, completed the first transcontinental railroad in 1869.
Detailed strip map from rights of way surveys showing the location of the line between Sunbury and Erie and the counties through which the line traverses. Relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns along the line are shown. Railroad stations and distances in 10-mile intervals are indicated.
Map of eastern United States, showing roads, railroads, distances by rail, towns, state and county names, and boundaries. Areas shaded pink represent the "rebellious states" and the green areas represent "all the southern territory that we hold from the South, after four years' war up to October 4, 1864." -- LC Civil War maps.
Description derived from published bibliography. Annotations added in pencil and colored inks to indicate "Railroads tending to Richmond, Norfolk Alexandria and Baltimore," and the "proposed extension of the Manassas Gap Railroad west . . . Sep. 1852." Scale ca. 1:625,000. LC Railroad maps, 81 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Map of the eastern half of the United States showing cities, state boundaries, "finished railroads," and "railroads in progress."
Outline map of a strip between Boston and Chicago showing one schematic rail line with many railroad stations named along the line. Mileage table indicating five railroads is at lower right of map.
Map shows county boundaries, cities and towns, and the railroad network with names of lines along the railroads.
Copyright no. 59616R June 3, 1913. Panoramic map of the Gettysburg battlefield. Round Top is in the foreground. Description derived from published bibliography. Scale not given. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 345.5 Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.
Very detailed map of the United States west of the Mississippi River indicating drainage, relief by hachures, cities and towns, forts, trails, wagon roads, and routes of exploration. An important map of western expansion, it utilized and lists 45 major exploration and mapping reports from the Lewis & Clark to the U.S. General Land Office Surveys.
Indicates "practicable railroad lines," and "proposed railroad lines." Summer isotherms are in red, winter isotherms are in blue.
Township map showing drainage, cities and towns, railroads, location of the land grant railroads and indicating the 6- and 15-mile limits of grants. Shows land offices.
Map of the eastern half of the United States showing relief by hachures, drainage, major cities and towns, canals, roads, telegraph lines, railroads, and unfinished railroads. [From published bibliography]
Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Annotated on verso: United States from the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean. 1868. Millard Fillmore, Nov. 17, 1869. Shows routes and dates of expeditions and surveys. Includes list of "Authorities" and inset "Territory of Alaska." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy sectioned and mounted on cloth backing. Vault AACR2
Title and publication date Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Pen-and-ink on tracing linen. Library of Congress. Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 508.56 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
On verso: Lloyd's American railroad weekly, vol. 2, no. 8, October 5, 1861. Includes an adverstisement in the upper right corner for "Lloyd's great military map of the fifteen southern states" and advertisements below the map title for " Description derived from published bibliography. Scale ca. 1:1,900,800. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 14.1 Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.
Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. "Railroads corrected June 5th 1873." This printing of the map includes the extension showing a portion of Canada compiled and drawn in 1871. Shows routes and dates of expeditions and surveys. Includes list of "Authorities" and inset "Territory of Alaska." Scale 1:3,000,000. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Designed to show "Milt. posts underlined in red color." LC copy not colored. Vault AACR2
Relief. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. National Park Exhibit, 1972.