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The Hannibal & St. Joseph Rail Road Company : offer for sale nearly 400,000 acres of the best prairie, timber and coal lands in northern Missouri, located on or mostly within 10 miles of the railroad

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Title
The Hannibal & St. Joseph Rail Road Company : offer for sale nearly 400,000 acres of the best prairie, timber and coal lands in northern Missouri, located on or mostly within 10 miles of the railroad
Alternative Title
Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad Company
Creator
Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad Company  
Scale
Scale approximately 1:6,720,000  
Coordinates
(W 124°50ʹ--W 66°53ʹ/N 49°23ʹ--N 33°40ʹ)
Place of Publication
Hannibal (Mo.)
Publisher
Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad Company  
Date of Publication
1967  
Extent
1 map : color
Dimensions
31 x 68 cm
Notes
  • Shows U.S. from east to west coast north of Texas. Boundaries colored in red. Text beneath map and on verso extols land and region. There is also interesting social commentary on the society of Missouri in the aftermath of the Civil War. The Central Pacific is shown developed just beyond Pyramid Lake and the Union Pacific is still in Nebraska. Many railroads, existing and projected, are shown. Areas in California, Idaho, Wyoming and Colorado are labeled Gold Region. The Oregon Trail is shown, though not named as such, and is named in one stretch, the 'New Worked Emigrant Rd'. Construction of the Hannibal and St. Joseph RR began in 1851 from both cities and was completed in Feb. 1859. It appears that all the towns on the line are located and named. In 1860 the RR met the Pony Express. The railroad was acquired by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy RR in 1883.--Warren Heckrotte.
  • "Advertising broadsheet map published by the Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad Company announcing land sales in Northern Missouri. Map detail includes routes of the incomplete Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads. A table gives the acreage of available railroad land in each of 20 counties. The sheet is filled with marketing 'facts' and information. The Hannibal & St. Joseph railroad was the first to cross Missouri."--Edited description, Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps website.
  • Published circa 1967.
  • Text on verso.
  • Includes text and statistical tables.
  • Relief shown by hachures.
Coverage-Spatial
  • Missouri  
  • United States  
Language
eng
Subject
  • Railroads  
  • Railroad land grants  
  • Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad Company  
Genre
  • Maps  
  • Thematic maps  
Type
Cartographic material  
Repository
Map Library
Local Bib ID
99954869468305899
Collection Title
Railroad Maps
Collection
Railroad Maps
TitleThe Hannibal & St. Joseph Rail Road Company : offer for sale nearly 400,000 acres of the best prairie, timber and coal lands in northern Missouri, located on or mostly within 10 miles of the railroad
Alternative TitleHannibal and St. Joseph Railroad Company
CreatorHannibal and St. Joseph Railroad Company  
ScaleScale approximately 1:6,720,000  
Coordinates(W 124°50ʹ--W 66°53ʹ/N 49°23ʹ--N 33°40ʹ)
Place of PublicationHannibal (Mo.)
PublisherHannibal and St. Joseph Railroad Company  
Date of Publication1967  
Extent1 map : color
Dimensions31 x 68 cm
Notes
  • Shows U.S. from east to west coast north of Texas. Boundaries colored in red. Text beneath map and on verso extols land and region. There is also interesting social commentary on the society of Missouri in the aftermath of the Civil War. The Central Pacific is shown developed just beyond Pyramid Lake and the Union Pacific is still in Nebraska. Many railroads, existing and projected, are shown. Areas in California, Idaho, Wyoming and Colorado are labeled Gold Region. The Oregon Trail is shown, though not named as such, and is named in one stretch, the 'New Worked Emigrant Rd'. Construction of the Hannibal and St. Joseph RR began in 1851 from both cities and was completed in Feb. 1859. It appears that all the towns on the line are located and named. In 1860 the RR met the Pony Express. The railroad was acquired by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy RR in 1883.--Warren Heckrotte.
  • "Advertising broadsheet map published by the Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad Company announcing land sales in Northern Missouri. Map detail includes routes of the incomplete Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads. A table gives the acreage of available railroad land in each of 20 counties. The sheet is filled with marketing 'facts' and information. The Hannibal & St. Joseph railroad was the first to cross Missouri."--Edited description, Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps website.
  • Published circa 1967.
  • Text on verso.
  • Includes text and statistical tables.
  • Relief shown by hachures.
Coverage-Spatial
  • Missouri  
  • United States  
Languageeng
Subject
  • Railroads  
  • Railroad land grants  
  • Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad Company  
Genre
  • Maps  
  • Thematic maps  
TypeCartographic material  
RepositoryMap Library
Local Bib ID99954869468305899
Collection TitleRailroad Maps
CollectionRailroad Maps

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