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Source Description
Outline map of the eastern half of the United States indicating drainage, state boundaries, major cities, and constructed and contemplated railroads. The southern portion of map indicates proposed shipping routes to points in the West Indies and Middle America. This is one of the earliest small-scale government maps to show a railroad network. [From published bibliography].
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Document identity
localId
cj82kn57k
label
Skeleton map showing the rail roads completed and in progress in the United States and their connection as proposed with the harbor of Pensacola
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
cj82kn57k
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Skeleton map showing the rail roads completed and in progress in the United States and their connection as proposed with the harbor of Pensacola
description
Outline map of the eastern half of the United States indicating drainage, state boundaries, major cities, and constructed and contemplated railroads. The southern portion of map indicates proposed shipping routes to points in the West Indies and Middle America. This is one of the earliest small-scale government maps to show a railroad network. [From published bibliography].
date
["[1848]"]
year
1848
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_009159
creators
United States. Congress. . House
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Railroads--United States--Maps
Trade routes--North America--Maps
United States--Maps
subjectsGeographic
North and Central America
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
[Washington]
publisher
House of Representatives
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
38
schema:longitude
-98
extent
1 map : hand col. ; 123 x 92 cm.
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no
dcId
cj82kn57k
type
map
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
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600649e217948938