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Cadastral map showing landowners. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Transferred from the collection of the Canal Zone Library-Museum, 1980. Oriented with north to the right. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Annotated in pencil, on verso, with Canal Zone Library map checklist number: 161. Vault
"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]
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.
Printed map of the Middle Atlantic States with Virginia south of Gloucester and Lynchburg added in manuscript. Map has been hand-colored to show geological formations. Description derived from published bibliography. Scale ca. 1:1,080,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 77.2 Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.
Relief shown by hachures. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1849 by J.H. Colton in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York." Includes list of "Geographical statistic's," distance list, and illustrations. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Acquisitions control no. 20-83
Shows railroads in operation or under construction and projected railroads in the northeastern United States and part of Canada.. Includes distance chart and insets "Map of rail roads in Massachusetts" and "Boston harbor & rail road termini." Scale ca. 1:3,375,000. LC Railroad maps, 79 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Same as G3711.P3 1851 .B6 (81-692879) AACR2
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.
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.
On tracing cloth, with roads in red, rivers in blue, and railroads, villages, churches, houses, and names of residents in black, and some annotations and emendments in pencil. Oriented with north to the bottom. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 536.4 Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.
Covers the area between Toledo, Dayton, Connellsville, and Erie. Title devised by cataloger. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy soiled and annotated in pencil: For Exr. Disqua July 6, 1917. LC copy accompanied by handwritten (lead pencil) note describing revised coal rates. [1] sheet : ms. ; 26 x 21 cm.
Relief shown by hachures. Title from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Lacks title and author. "Chattanooga" is written in pencil on the verso. Reconnaissance map is lithographed on 16 sheets of paper (each 24 x 33 cm.) which have been joined together. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), S165 Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.
Cadastral map showing 40-acre parcels of property being offered for sale by Live Oak, Perry & Gulf Railroad Company; these parcels are represented by the very small squares. Covers Lafayette County and parts of adjoining counties. Contract forms on verso. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Gift; Russell Tedder; Dec. 1997. LC copy imperfect: Brittle. Acquisitions control no. 98-20
Hand colored. Includes illus., "Time dial," and inset of "Map of Escambia & Santa Rosa Cos., Fl. showing Pensacola harbor and channel, Ft. Pickens, Ft. McRae, Bragg's batteries and the position of the U.S. fleet now before the harbor." On verso: Lloyd's American railroad weekly, vol. 1, no. 51, July 6, 1861. Scale ca. 1:1,900,800. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.) 14 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. AACR2
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.
Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. 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. post underlined in red," LC copy not colored. Vault AACR2
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
Title and date derived from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. In pencil mounted on cloth. Call no. cited in LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.): G3880 186- .M32 Vault. Imperfect: Losses along fold lines and discoloration throughout. Library of Congress. Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 508.55 Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image. Gift; Mrs. Carroll Greenough; Nov. 6, 1943.
Title provided by cataloger. Pen-and-ink on paper. Mounted on cloth. Shows the route of a proposed railroad, roads, streams, property lines, and the names of property owners. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Oriented with north toward the left. At right side, possible attribution note that is only partially legible: Wyndham [illegible] Jones. [Illegible]. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Gift; Mrs. William D. Wrighton; April 1962. vcFY24