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Library of Congress1859

Richardsons new map of the state of Texas, including part of Mexico

Shows railroads. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by form lines. "Compiled from government surveys and other authentic documents ... engraved expressly for the Texas almanac." "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year of 1858, by Charles Desilver ..." Includes list of railroads, etc. and "Map showing the proposed route of the Aransas railroad (and its) connections with the eastern roads." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy imperfect: Holes in map and deteriorated at edges. Acquisitions control no. 20-83

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Library of Congress1881

Carte du Mexique

LC copy extensively annotated in English to show railroads. Prepared from a map originally published in 1873 in Paris. Prime meridian: Mexico City. Printed on two sheets. Includes inset "Carte des divisions politiques". LC copy mounted on cloth and sectioned in two. "Map of Mexico" written in ink on the verso. Library of Congress. Civil War maps (2nd ed.), S187 Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image. French. Publication information in English.

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Library of CongressDate not supplied

Map showing the N.E. & S.W. Alabama R.R. with its connections also the principal routes between New York and New Orleans

Outline map of the eastern United states including Cuba and the Gulf of Mexico. Shows the railroad network and steamship routes. Indicates the railroad land grant and the coal and iron deposits in Alabama. Distances from Washington, D.C., to New Orleans, La. are shown below the title. Chartered in 1853 and 1854. Consolidated with the Wills Valley Railroad, forming the Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad.

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Library of Congress1965

Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi

Descriptive leaflet illustrated with the following two maps: [a] Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi. Colored. Scale ca. 1:14,400. 11 x 22 cm. (Shows names of commander roads, railroad, and tour route.) [b] The Vicksburg campaign. Aug. 1962. Colored. Scale ca. 1:2,350,000. 40 x 23 cm. (Map of the Mississippi River from Memphis to the Gulf of Mexico showing drainage, railroads, and towns.) Description derived from published bibliography. Various scales. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 291.4 Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.

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Library of Congress1958

Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi

Descriptive leaflet illustrated with the following two maps: [a] Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi. Colored. Scale ca. 1:14,400. 11 x 22 cm. (Shows names of commander roads, railroad, and tour route.) [b] The Vicksburg campaign. Aug. 1962. Colored. Scale ca. 1:2,350,000. 40 x 23 cm. (Map of the Mississippi River from Memphis to the Gulf of Mexico showing drainage, railroads, and towns.) Description derived from published bibliography. Scale ca. 1:62,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 291.1 Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.

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Library of Congress1859

From the Red River to the Rio Grande

At head of title: Route near the 32nd Parallel. Map and Profile no. 1. Relief shown by hachures. From U.S. War Department, Explorations and Surveys for a Railroad Route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Topographical Maps... to Illustrate the Various Reports... (Washington, 1859) Description derived from published bibliography. Scale 1:950,400. LC Railroad maps, 171 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

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Library of Congress1873

Maps showing the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad and leased lines

Special map shows the main line and land grant in Missouri and includes iron and lead regions; general map covers United States showing the railroad network with the main lines distinguished by color; created by Act of Congress, July 27, 1866, with a land grant of 42 million acres; entry 329 shows extent of land grant in Arizona and New Mexico.

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Library of Congress1857

Map of proposed Arizona Territory

Map of the U.S. Southwest and part of northern Mexico extending from El Paso, Tex., to the Pacific Ocean. Shows proposed and practicable railroad lines.

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Library of Congress1893

Rand, Mc.Nally & Co's official railroad map of the United States with portions of the Dominion of Canada, the Republic of Mexico, and the West Indies. Compiled from government surveys, and official tracings and operating time tables of all railroads

Very detailed commercial map of the continental United States showing drainage, international and state boundaries, cities and towns, railroad stations, the entire railroad network with names or abbreviations of railroad companies along each line. [From published bibliography]

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Library of Congress1851

Map of the Tehuantepec Railroad : from Jaltipec river to Boca del Monte

A proposed railroad route across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. Also shows alternative routes, roads, streams, and settlements. Relief shown pictorially and by contours and spot heights. Manuscript: Pencil, pen-and-ink (black and red) and watercolors. Handwritten note attached on looseleaf paper In top left corner: Tehuantepec Railway Company. Map of the Tehuantepec Railroad from Jaltipec river to Boca del Monte, 1851. [anon. Ms.] fold. 35 x 139, [n.p. 1851]. Accompanied by six manuscript sheets of an unidentified sketch map of a segment related to the railroad showing a large stream containing what appear to be soundings. Sketch map contains information relevant to the river portion of the proposed combined rail-water route across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, filed separately G4412.T2 Imperfect: Fragile, discoloration, staining, and torn at sheet edges. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 544 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

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Library of Congress1851

[Sketch map of the Tehuantepec Railroad]

An unidentified sketch map of a segment related to the railroad showing a large stream. Sketch map contains information relevant to the river portion of the proposed combined rail-water route across the Isthmus of Tehauntepec. Relief shown pictorially. Title devised by cataloger from the LUSO-Hispanic World in Maps. Manuscript: Pen-and-ink (black and red) with pencil annotations on 6 sheets cut into irregular triangle and rectangle shapes on paper. Accompanies the Map of the Techuantepec Rail Road, 1851: G4412.T42 1851 .T4. Imperfect: Fragile, fold-lined, cracked, holes and staining throughout. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 544 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

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Library of CongressDate not supplied

From the Pimas villages to Fort Fillmore : from explorations and surveys

At head of title: Route near the 32nd parallel of north latitude. Map no. 2. Relief shown by hachures. From U.S. War Department, Explorations and Surveys for a Railroad Route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Topographical Maps ... to Illustrate the Various Reports ... (Washington, 1859) "The Gila River, from the mouth of the valle del Sauz eastword, is laid down from the reconnaissance of Maj. W. H. Emory, U.S.T.E. in 1846--the remaining portion of the Gila; the positions of Frontera, El Paso, Ft. Fillmore and Tucson, and the topography along the Mexican Boundary Line were furnished by the office of the Mexican Boundary Commission, Maj. W. E. Emory, Commissioner. The heavy dotted line indicates new trails were made by Lt. Parke's Parties." Description derived from published bibliography. Scale 1:760,320. LC Railroad maps, 159 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

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