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Map of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway : "big four route" and connections

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Title
Map of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway : "big four route" and connections
Creator
Corbitt-Skidmore Co.  
Scale
Scale approximately 1:6,407,000  
Place of Publication
Chicago (Ill.)
Publisher
Corbitt-Skidmore Co.  
Date of Publication
1892  
Extent
1 map : color
Dimensions
41 x 79 cm
Notes
  • [Timetable map for this railroad centered in Indianapolis with branches out to the cities in its name ... The map is considerably distorted. For example, Illinois is clearly wider than Nevada or Utah, and Alabama is wider than Arizona. In general the western states are compressed while the eastern and midwestern states are expanded.]--Description of High Ridge Books, Inc.
  • Timetables on verso.
  • Relief shown by hachures.
  • Map dated January 1892.
  • Shows Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago, and St. Louis Railway Company railroads and railroad stations from St. Louis to Cleveland, and from Cairo, Illinois and Louisville, Kentucky to Benton Harbor, Michigan. Also shows railroad networks throughout the United States.
Coverage-Spatial
  • Middle West  
  • United States  
Language
eng
Subject
  • Railroad stations  
  • Railroads  
  • Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago, and St. Louis Railway Company  
Genre
Maps  
Type
Cartographic material  
Repository
Map Library
Local Bib ID
99954927977805899
Collection Title
Railroad Maps
Collection
Railroad Maps
TitleMap of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway : "big four route" and connections
CreatorCorbitt-Skidmore Co.  
ScaleScale approximately 1:6,407,000  
Place of PublicationChicago (Ill.)
PublisherCorbitt-Skidmore Co.  
Date of Publication1892  
Extent1 map : color
Dimensions41 x 79 cm
Notes
  • [Timetable map for this railroad centered in Indianapolis with branches out to the cities in its name ... The map is considerably distorted. For example, Illinois is clearly wider than Nevada or Utah, and Alabama is wider than Arizona. In general the western states are compressed while the eastern and midwestern states are expanded.]--Description of High Ridge Books, Inc.
  • Timetables on verso.
  • Relief shown by hachures.
  • Map dated January 1892.
  • Shows Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago, and St. Louis Railway Company railroads and railroad stations from St. Louis to Cleveland, and from Cairo, Illinois and Louisville, Kentucky to Benton Harbor, Michigan. Also shows railroad networks throughout the United States.
Coverage-Spatial
  • Middle West  
  • United States  
Languageeng
Subject
  • Railroad stations  
  • Railroads  
  • Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago, and St. Louis Railway Company  
GenreMaps  
TypeCartographic material  
RepositoryMap Library
Local Bib ID99954927977805899
Collection TitleRailroad Maps
CollectionRailroad Maps

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