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San Francisco to Chicago via the Burlington route

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Title
San Francisco to Chicago via the Burlington route
Alternative Title
  • Panel title: Central Pacific, Union Pacific and the Burlington route
  • Title on back panel: Burlington route
Creator
Hart, Alfred A., 1816-1908  
Place of Publication
Chicago (Ill.)
Publisher
  • Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company  
  • Knight & Leonard  
Date of Publication
1876  
Extent
3 maps on 1 sheet
Dimensions
each 7 x 79 cm, on sheet 40 x 81 cm, folded to 20 x 11 cm
Notes
  • "In no other work can so much general knowledge of the country traversed by these lines be obtained as in this map ..."--Panel.
  • Relief shown by hachures.
  • Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1870, by Alfred A. Hart ...
  • Includes notes, 3 profiles of railroad routes, and lists of stagecoach routes.
  • Advertisements on verso with timetables for January 1 to December 23, 1876.
  • San Francisco to Ogden -- Salt Lake and Ogden to Omaha -- Omaha to Chicago.
  • Published January 15, 1876.
  • Likely published by Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
  • Travelers own map of the Central Pacific Rail Road of California from the Pacific Ocean to the Great Salt Lake : showing the line of road distances, elevations, stage connections, rail road connections and the general topography of the country -- The travelers map : Union Pacific Rail Road from Missouri River to the Great Salt Lake : showing the line of road distances, elevations, stage connections, rail road connections and the general topography of the country -- Travelers own map of the Chicago Burlington and Missouri River line from Chicago to Omaha : showing the line of road, distances, elevations, stage connections, rail road connections and the general topography of the country.
  • "Unusual 3-tier strip map of route from Chicago to San Francisco ... Gives distances, elevations above sea level, quality of soil, population of towns and cities, lakes, rivers, mountains, connecting railroad lines ..."--Edited description of High Ridge Books.
  • Shows the route from Chicago to San Francisco and its elevation, and provides information about the landscape, landforms, natural resources, etc. of the country they traverse.
Coverage-Spatial
West (U.S.)  
Language
English
Subject
  • Railroads  
  • Railroad stations  
Genre
Maps  
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Type
Cartographic material  
Repository
Map Library
Local Bib ID
99955038066805899
Collection Title
Railroad Maps
Collection
Railroad Maps
TitleSan Francisco to Chicago via the Burlington route
Alternative Title
  • Panel title: Central Pacific, Union Pacific and the Burlington route
  • Title on back panel: Burlington route
CreatorHart, Alfred A., 1816-1908  
Place of PublicationChicago (Ill.)
Publisher
  • Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company  
  • Knight & Leonard  
Date of Publication1876  
Extent3 maps on 1 sheet
Dimensionseach 7 x 79 cm, on sheet 40 x 81 cm, folded to 20 x 11 cm
Notes
  • "In no other work can so much general knowledge of the country traversed by these lines be obtained as in this map ..."--Panel.
  • Relief shown by hachures.
  • Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1870, by Alfred A. Hart ...
  • Includes notes, 3 profiles of railroad routes, and lists of stagecoach routes.
  • Advertisements on verso with timetables for January 1 to December 23, 1876.
  • San Francisco to Ogden -- Salt Lake and Ogden to Omaha -- Omaha to Chicago.
  • Published January 15, 1876.
  • Likely published by Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
  • Travelers own map of the Central Pacific Rail Road of California from the Pacific Ocean to the Great Salt Lake : showing the line of road distances, elevations, stage connections, rail road connections and the general topography of the country -- The travelers map : Union Pacific Rail Road from Missouri River to the Great Salt Lake : showing the line of road distances, elevations, stage connections, rail road connections and the general topography of the country -- Travelers own map of the Chicago Burlington and Missouri River line from Chicago to Omaha : showing the line of road, distances, elevations, stage connections, rail road connections and the general topography of the country.
  • "Unusual 3-tier strip map of route from Chicago to San Francisco ... Gives distances, elevations above sea level, quality of soil, population of towns and cities, lakes, rivers, mountains, connecting railroad lines ..."--Edited description of High Ridge Books.
  • Shows the route from Chicago to San Francisco and its elevation, and provides information about the landscape, landforms, natural resources, etc. of the country they traverse.
Coverage-SpatialWest (U.S.)  
LanguageEnglish
Subject
  • Railroads  
  • Railroad stations  
GenreMaps  
RightsNo Copyright - United States
TypeCartographic material  
RepositoryMap Library
Local Bib ID99955038066805899
Collection TitleRailroad Maps
CollectionRailroad Maps

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