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Map of the country between the Atlantic & Pacific oceans : included within the latidudes 25 & 42 & the longitudes 75 & 123 west, shewing the proposed route of a rail road from the Mississippi Valley to the ports of St. Diego, Monterey, & St. Francisco on the Pacific coast, also the connection of this road with those of the Atlantic states leading west as far as the Mississippi

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Title
Map of the country between the Atlantic & Pacific oceans : included within the latidudes 25 & 42 & the longitudes 75 & 123 west, shewing the proposed route of a rail road from the Mississippi Valley to the ports of St. Diego, Monterey, & St. Francisco on the Pacific coast, also the connection of this road with those of the Atlantic states leading west as far as the Mississippi
Alternative Title
Map of the country between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
Creator
Mills, Robert, 1781-1855  
Scale
Scale approximately 1:13,000,000  
Coordinates
(W 126°--W 66°/N 46°--N 23°).
Place of Publication
Washington (D.C.)
Publisher
United States. Congress. Senate  
Date of Publication
1852  
Extent
1 map
Dimensions
20 x 42 cm, on sheet 30 x 87 cm + 1 text (23 cm)
Notes
  • [Even before the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo made manifest destiny a reality, there were proponents of a transcontinental railroad that would connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to ensure the economic and military security of the United States. This map, which was designed by Robert Mills (architect of the Washington Monument), depicts one such route, connecting Van Buren, Arkansas (at Fort Smith) to San Diego and San Francisco via a southern route through land that is now Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. Eastern routes would connect the lines to major terminals at Chicago, St. Louis, New York, and New Orleans. In his map, Mills gave significant attention to territory that was still part of Mexico, some of which would be incorporated into the U.S. via the Gadsden Purchase of 1853 to facilitate creation of the southern route. But ultimately the first transcontinental railroad (completed in 1869) would take a more northerly route through Nebraska, Wyoming and Nevada, connecting points at Council Bluffs and Sacramento. Adjacent to the main map is an ancillary world map depicting the proposed route in relation to major international commercial routes, with a caption explaining how the railroad will benefit the economic vitality of North America. Profiles at the bottom depict the elevation of the route from Little Rock to San Diego. This map comes with the 17-page report including information about the proposed route and 2 distance tables.]--Edited description of Martin Wright Maps.
  • Includes untitled world map centered on the Western Hemisphere below the following text: This map shews the position of our continent as compared with Europe and Africa on one side and Asia on the other, placing us in the centre of Europe 5000 miles from us, with a population of 250,000,000, and Asia on the other side, about 5000 miles from us, with a population of more than 700,000,000. The rail road across our continent will make us the centre and thoroughfare for both. Constructed by Whitney.
  • Includes 2 profiles of the surveyed route: Independence to Reynosa -- Little Rock to the Pacific.
  • "S. rep. com. no. 344, 1st. sess., 32d. Cong."
  • Issued with text: In the Senate of the United States, August 18, 1852, ordered to be printed, Mr. Borland made the following report : the Committee on Public Lands, to whom was referred the "memorial of Robert Mills, proposing a plan for a railroad and telegraphic communication with the Pacific Ocean," have had it under consideration, and report: ...
  • Prime meridians: Washington and Greenwich.
  • Relief shown by hachures.
  • Likely published 1852.
  • Likely published by United States. Congress. Senate.
Coverage-Spatial
  • West (U.S.)  
  • United States  
Language
English
Subject
  • Railroads--Surveys  
  • Railroads  
Genre
Maps  
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Type
Cartographic material  
Repository
Map Library
Local Bib ID
99954925131105899
Collection Title
Railroad Maps
Collection
Railroad Maps
TitleMap of the country between the Atlantic & Pacific oceans : included within the latidudes 25 & 42 & the longitudes 75 & 123 west, shewing the proposed route of a rail road from the Mississippi Valley to the ports of St. Diego, Monterey, & St. Francisco on the Pacific coast, also the connection of this road with those of the Atlantic states leading west as far as the Mississippi
Alternative TitleMap of the country between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
CreatorMills, Robert, 1781-1855  
ScaleScale approximately 1:13,000,000  
Coordinates(W 126°--W 66°/N 46°--N 23°).
Place of PublicationWashington (D.C.)
PublisherUnited States. Congress. Senate  
Date of Publication1852  
Extent1 map
Dimensions20 x 42 cm, on sheet 30 x 87 cm + 1 text (23 cm)
Notes
  • [Even before the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo made manifest destiny a reality, there were proponents of a transcontinental railroad that would connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to ensure the economic and military security of the United States. This map, which was designed by Robert Mills (architect of the Washington Monument), depicts one such route, connecting Van Buren, Arkansas (at Fort Smith) to San Diego and San Francisco via a southern route through land that is now Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. Eastern routes would connect the lines to major terminals at Chicago, St. Louis, New York, and New Orleans. In his map, Mills gave significant attention to territory that was still part of Mexico, some of which would be incorporated into the U.S. via the Gadsden Purchase of 1853 to facilitate creation of the southern route. But ultimately the first transcontinental railroad (completed in 1869) would take a more northerly route through Nebraska, Wyoming and Nevada, connecting points at Council Bluffs and Sacramento. Adjacent to the main map is an ancillary world map depicting the proposed route in relation to major international commercial routes, with a caption explaining how the railroad will benefit the economic vitality of North America. Profiles at the bottom depict the elevation of the route from Little Rock to San Diego. This map comes with the 17-page report including information about the proposed route and 2 distance tables.]--Edited description of Martin Wright Maps.
  • Includes untitled world map centered on the Western Hemisphere below the following text: This map shews the position of our continent as compared with Europe and Africa on one side and Asia on the other, placing us in the centre of Europe 5000 miles from us, with a population of 250,000,000, and Asia on the other side, about 5000 miles from us, with a population of more than 700,000,000. The rail road across our continent will make us the centre and thoroughfare for both. Constructed by Whitney.
  • Includes 2 profiles of the surveyed route: Independence to Reynosa -- Little Rock to the Pacific.
  • "S. rep. com. no. 344, 1st. sess., 32d. Cong."
  • Issued with text: In the Senate of the United States, August 18, 1852, ordered to be printed, Mr. Borland made the following report : the Committee on Public Lands, to whom was referred the "memorial of Robert Mills, proposing a plan for a railroad and telegraphic communication with the Pacific Ocean," have had it under consideration, and report: ...
  • Prime meridians: Washington and Greenwich.
  • Relief shown by hachures.
  • Likely published 1852.
  • Likely published by United States. Congress. Senate.
Coverage-Spatial
  • West (U.S.)  
  • United States  
LanguageEnglish
Subject
  • Railroads--Surveys  
  • Railroads  
GenreMaps  
RightsNo Copyright - United States
TypeCartographic material  
RepositoryMap Library
Local Bib ID99954925131105899
Collection TitleRailroad Maps
CollectionRailroad Maps

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