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Map of the United States showing the limits within which land grants were made by the federal gov't to aid in the construction of railroads and wagon roads
Map of the United States showing the limits within which land grants were made by the federal government to aid in the construction of railroads and wagon roads

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Title
Map of the United States showing the limits within which land grants were made by the federal gov't to aid in the construction of railroads and wagon roads
Alternative Title
Map of the United States showing the limits within which land grants were made by the federal government to aid in the construction of railroads and wagon roads
Creator
United States. General Land Office  
Scale
Scale approximately 1:11,000,000  
Coordinates
(W 125°--W 67°/N 49°--N 25°)
Place of Publication
Washington (D.C.)
Publisher
  • United States. Government Printing Office  
  • United States. General Land Office  
Date of Publication
1934  
Extent
1 map
Dimensions
27 x 44 cm.
Notes
  • Likely published 1934
  • Includes note and table of land areas of federal railroad and wagon road grants.
  • 34519-34. (Face p. 362.)
  • "Based on map originally prepared for House of Representatives, Misc. Doc. No. 45, 47th Congress, 2nd session, entitled 'The Public Domain'. Reprinted by Bureau of Corporations, Dept. of Commerce and Labor in report on the lumber industry in 1913, corrected to 1910."
  • Series statement transcribed from page [1] of PDF of associated Senate document.
  • "January 11 (calendar day January 19), 1934.--Read; ordered to lie on the table and be printed, with illustrations"--Page [1] of PDF of associated Senate document.
  • Map appears in a United States Senate document in the United States congressional serial set (Serial Set 9785 S.doc.116): Survey of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project : message from the President of the United States transmitting reports on the proposed Great Lakes-St. Lawrence project. Washington : Government Printing Office, 1934.
  • Map of the continental U.S. showing primary and indemnity limits of federal land grants for railroads and wagon roads.
Coverage-Spatial
United States  
Language
English
Subject
  • Railroad land grants  
  • Land grants  
Genre
Thematic maps  
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Type
Cartographic material  
Repository
Map Library
Local Bib ID
99162180412205899
Collection Title
Railroad Maps
Collection
Railroad Maps
TitleMap of the United States showing the limits within which land grants were made by the federal gov't to aid in the construction of railroads and wagon roads
Alternative TitleMap of the United States showing the limits within which land grants were made by the federal government to aid in the construction of railroads and wagon roads
CreatorUnited States. General Land Office  
ScaleScale approximately 1:11,000,000  
Coordinates(W 125°--W 67°/N 49°--N 25°)
Place of PublicationWashington (D.C.)
Publisher
  • United States. Government Printing Office  
  • United States. General Land Office  
Date of Publication1934  
Extent1 map
Dimensions27 x 44 cm.
Notes
  • Likely published 1934
  • Includes note and table of land areas of federal railroad and wagon road grants.
  • 34519-34. (Face p. 362.)
  • "Based on map originally prepared for House of Representatives, Misc. Doc. No. 45, 47th Congress, 2nd session, entitled 'The Public Domain'. Reprinted by Bureau of Corporations, Dept. of Commerce and Labor in report on the lumber industry in 1913, corrected to 1910."
  • Series statement transcribed from page [1] of PDF of associated Senate document.
  • "January 11 (calendar day January 19), 1934.--Read; ordered to lie on the table and be printed, with illustrations"--Page [1] of PDF of associated Senate document.
  • Map appears in a United States Senate document in the United States congressional serial set (Serial Set 9785 S.doc.116): Survey of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project : message from the President of the United States transmitting reports on the proposed Great Lakes-St. Lawrence project. Washington : Government Printing Office, 1934.
  • Map of the continental U.S. showing primary and indemnity limits of federal land grants for railroads and wagon roads.
Coverage-SpatialUnited States  
LanguageEnglish
Subject
  • Railroad land grants  
  • Land grants  
GenreThematic maps  
RightsNo Copyright - United States
TypeCartographic material  
RepositoryMap Library
Local Bib ID99162180412205899
Collection TitleRailroad Maps
CollectionRailroad Maps

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