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Source Description
Shows proposed routes for a transcontinental railroad.
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Document identity
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vd670589q
label
Mills map of the several routes proposed to the Pacific Ocean from the head waters of the Missouri, to the Isthmus of Darien
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obj
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map
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1
Source metadata
id
vd670589q
contentType
map
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normalized
title
Mills map of the several routes proposed to the Pacific Ocean from the head waters of the Missouri, to the Isthmus of Darien
description
Shows proposed routes for a transcontinental railroad.
date
["[1848]"]
year
1848
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_018438
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
North America--Maps
Railroads--North America--Maps
subjectsGeographic
North America
North and Central America
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
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largeImageUrl
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1
source
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pubPlace
[Washington]
Source extras
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sf268508b
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41688024w
schema:latitude
58.166
schema:longitude
-104.466
extent
1 map ; 20 x 32 cm
notes
Shows proposed routes for a transcontinental railroad.
From Memorial of Robert Mills, respecting a new route to the Pacific Ocean, with a plan for the transportation of dispatches to Astoria in fifteen days (Washington : publisher not identified, 1848).
Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.
"1. Sess. 30 Cong. Senate Mis. no. 51."
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no
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vd670589q
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map
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1
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0
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photo
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