Research Catalog

General railway map of the United States and Canada.

Title
General railway map of the United States and Canada.
Publication
[New York?] : [publisher not identified], [between 1882 and 1889?]

Available Online

NYPL Digital Collections

Items in the Library & Off-site

Filter by

1 Item

StatusFormatAccessCall NumberItem Location
CartographicSupervised use Map Div. 15-5208Schwarzman Building M1A - Map Division Room 117

Details

Description
1 map : both sides, color; 59 x 93 cm, on sheet 65 x 74 cm
Alternative Title
  • Railway map of the United States and Canada
  • Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US018.3.02
Subjects
Genre/Form
Maps.
Note
  • Relief shown by hachures.
  • Shows North and South Dakota united as one territory, Dakota; shows Oklahoma as Indian Territory, with panhandle labelled "Public Lands;" shows Saskatchewan as Assiniboia.
  • Originally folded to 18 x 13 cm.
  • Map printed in 2 segments, with states east of the Rocky Mountains in color on one side of sheet, and states west of the Rocky Mountains uncolored on opposite side of sheet.
  • Inset: Map of the vicinity of New York.
  • Includes advertisements for businesses in New York, Providence, and Boston.
Call Number
Map Div. 15-5208
OCLC
943208753
Title
General railway map of the United States and Canada.
Publisher
[New York?] : [publisher not identified], [between 1882 and 1889?]
Cartographic Data
Scale not given (W 125°00ʹ--W 61°30ʹ/N 51°30ʹ--N 21°30ʹ).
Type of Content
cartographic image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
sheet
Local Note
NYPL Map Div. copy has accession no. stamped in lower left corner: 86035. Library copy filed flat, in 2 sheets, each 65 x 37 cm..
Source
US018.3.02
Connect to:
NYPL Digital Collections
Place of Publication
United States New York (State) New York.
Research Call Number
Map Div. 15-5208 [Filed flat, 2 sheets]
View in Legacy Catalog