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Map of routes for a Pacific railroad

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Title
Map of routes for a Pacific railroad
Creator
Warren, G. K. (Gouverneur Kemble), 1830-1882  
Scale
Scale [ca. 1:6,000,000]  
Coordinates
W 128°--W 84°/N 50°--N 24°
Place of Publication
  • Washington (D.C.)
  • New York (N.Y.)
Publisher
  • P.R.R. Surveys  
  • Bien & Sterner  
Date of Publication
1855  
Extent
1 map : hand color
Dimensions
52 x 57 cm
Notes
  • Compiled to accompany the report of the Hon. Jefferson Davis, Sec. of War in Office of P.R.R. Surveys ; G.K. Warren.
  • Likely published in Washington (D.C.).
  • Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.
  • ppears in the U.S. War Dept.'s Report of the Secretary of War on the several Pacific railroad explorations, 1855.
  • "This is a hurried compilation of all the authentic surveys and is designed to exhibit the relations of the different routes to each other. An elaborate map on scale of 1:3,000,000 is being compiled and is in an advanced state."
  • Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Coverage-Spatial
West (U.S.)  
Language
English
Subject
  • Railroads  
  • Pacific railroads  
  • Explorations and surveys  
Associated Entities
  • United States. War Department. Office of P.R.R. Surveys  
  • Bien & Sterner  
Genre
Maps  
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Type
Cartographic material  
Repository
Map Library
Local Bib ID
99955330008505899
Collection Title
Railroad Maps
Collection
Railroad Maps
TitleMap of routes for a Pacific railroad
CreatorWarren, G. K. (Gouverneur Kemble), 1830-1882  
ScaleScale [ca. 1:6,000,000]  
CoordinatesW 128°--W 84°/N 50°--N 24°
Place of Publication
  • Washington (D.C.)
  • New York (N.Y.)
Publisher
  • P.R.R. Surveys  
  • Bien & Sterner  
Date of Publication1855  
Extent1 map : hand color
Dimensions52 x 57 cm
Notes
  • Compiled to accompany the report of the Hon. Jefferson Davis, Sec. of War in Office of P.R.R. Surveys ; G.K. Warren.
  • Likely published in Washington (D.C.).
  • Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.
  • ppears in the U.S. War Dept.'s Report of the Secretary of War on the several Pacific railroad explorations, 1855.
  • "This is a hurried compilation of all the authentic surveys and is designed to exhibit the relations of the different routes to each other. An elaborate map on scale of 1:3,000,000 is being compiled and is in an advanced state."
  • Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Coverage-SpatialWest (U.S.)  
LanguageEnglish
Subject
  • Railroads  
  • Pacific railroads  
  • Explorations and surveys  
Associated Entities
  • United States. War Department. Office of P.R.R. Surveys  
  • Bien & Sterner  
GenreMaps  
RightsNo Copyright - United States
TypeCartographic material  
RepositoryMap Library
Local Bib ID99955330008505899
Collection TitleRailroad Maps
CollectionRailroad Maps

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