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D.B. Cooke & Co's great western railway guide, exhibiting all stations with distances from each other
Great western railway guide

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Title
D.B. Cooke & Co's great western railway guide, exhibiting all stations with distances from each other
Alternative Title
  • Great western railway guide
  • D.B. Cooke and Company's great western railway guide, exhibiting all stations with distances from each other
Creator
D.B. Cooke & Co.  
Scale
Scale approximately 1:1,250,000  
Place of Publication
  • Chicago (Ill.)
  • Cincinnati (Ohio)
Publisher
D.B. Cooke & Co.  
Date of Publication
1855  
Extent
1 map : hand colored
Dimensions
65 x 94 cm, on sheet 72 x 99 cm
Notes
  • Shows railroads in operation, railroads under construction, and railroad stations from Johnstown, Pennsylvania in the east to Keokuk, Iowa in the west, and from Berlin, Wisconsin in the north to Cairo, Illinois in the south.
  • "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1855 by D.B. Cooke & Comp."
  • Differs from edition also issued in 1855 in that this edition is hand colored, while the other is monochromatic.
  • [This is the first edition. The map was reissued in 1856, 1860, and perhaps other years]--Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps.
  • Decorative border.
Coverage-Spatial
Middle West  
Language
English
Subject
  • Railroads  
  • Railroad stations  
Genre
Maps  
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Type
Cartographic material  
Repository
Map Library
Local Bib ID
99955414718405899
Collection Title
Railroad Maps
Collection
Railroad Maps
TitleD.B. Cooke & Co's great western railway guide, exhibiting all stations with distances from each other
Alternative Title
  • Great western railway guide
  • D.B. Cooke and Company's great western railway guide, exhibiting all stations with distances from each other
CreatorD.B. Cooke & Co.  
ScaleScale approximately 1:1,250,000  
Place of Publication
  • Chicago (Ill.)
  • Cincinnati (Ohio)
PublisherD.B. Cooke & Co.  
Date of Publication1855  
Extent1 map : hand colored
Dimensions65 x 94 cm, on sheet 72 x 99 cm
Notes
  • Shows railroads in operation, railroads under construction, and railroad stations from Johnstown, Pennsylvania in the east to Keokuk, Iowa in the west, and from Berlin, Wisconsin in the north to Cairo, Illinois in the south.
  • "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1855 by D.B. Cooke & Comp."
  • Differs from edition also issued in 1855 in that this edition is hand colored, while the other is monochromatic.
  • [This is the first edition. The map was reissued in 1856, 1860, and perhaps other years]--Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps.
  • Decorative border.
Coverage-SpatialMiddle West  
LanguageEnglish
Subject
  • Railroads  
  • Railroad stations  
GenreMaps  
RightsNo Copyright - United States
TypeCartographic material  
RepositoryMap Library
Local Bib ID99955414718405899
Collection TitleRailroad Maps
CollectionRailroad Maps

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