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Map exhibiting the fixed location of the main trunk of the New-Orleans, Opelousas & Great Western Railroad of Louisiana : together with its proposed branches, connections and extensions in Louisiana, Arkansas & Texas ; also its connecting steamship routes from Berwicks Bay to ports in the Gulf of Mexico, together with the advantages in point of directness & diminished distance to the Pacific Coast, New Orleans, La., January 24th, 1859.
- Title
- Map exhibiting the fixed location of the main trunk of the New-Orleans, Opelousas & Great Western Railroad of Louisiana : together with its proposed branches, connections and extensions in Louisiana, Arkansas & Texas ; also its connecting steamship routes from Berwicks Bay to ports in the Gulf of Mexico, together with the advantages in point of directness & diminished distance to the Pacific Coast, New Orleans, La., January 24th, 1859.
- Author
- New Orleans, Opelousas, and Great Western Railroad Company, creator, publisher.
- Publication
- [New Orleans, La.] : [New-Orleans, Opelousas & Great Western Railroad], [1859]
- N[ew] O[rleans, La.] : Hammond, engr. & lithr., [1859]
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building M1A to submit a request in person. | Cartographic | Supervised use | Map Div. 17-625 | Schwarzman Building M1A - Map Division Room 117 |
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- Description
- 1 map; 64 x 94 cm
- Summary
- Outline map of the south-central states from Mississippi to the Rio Grande. Shows the "Wheat Region of Texas." Indicates completed, located and proposed lines. Table of distances in left side of map.
- Alternative Title
- Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US080.3.07
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Maps.
- Note
- Description derived from published bibliography.
- Indexed In (note)
- Library of Congress. Railroad maps
- Call Number
- Map Div. 17-625
- LCCN
- 98688729
- OCLC
- 42953496
- Author
- New Orleans, Opelousas, and Great Western Railroad Company, creator, publisher.
- Title
- Map exhibiting the fixed location of the main trunk of the New-Orleans, Opelousas & Great Western Railroad of Louisiana : together with its proposed branches, connections and extensions in Louisiana, Arkansas & Texas ; also its connecting steamship routes from Berwicks Bay to ports in the Gulf of Mexico, together with the advantages in point of directness & diminished distance to the Pacific Coast, New Orleans, La., January 24th, 1859.
- Publisher
- [New Orleans, La.] : [New-Orleans, Opelousas & Great Western Railroad], [1859]
- Manufacturer
- N[ew] O[rleans, La.] : Hammond, engr. & lithr., [1859]
- Cartographic Data
- Scale 1:1,267,200. 20 miles per inch (W 101°57ʹ--W 88°45ʹ/N 34°40ʹ--N 27°20ʹ).
- Type of Content
- cartographic image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- sheet
- Indexed In:
- Library of Congress. Railroad maps, 479
- Local Note
- NYPL Map Div. copy imperfect: several pieces of map lacking, especially the lower part of the map. Manuscript notation in ink below title:1859.
- Connect to:
- Place of Publication
- United States Louisiana New Orleans.
- Added Author
- Bayley, G. W. R.Hammond, John T., approximately 1820- engraver, lithographer.
- Research Call Number
- Map Div. 17-625 [Filed with New Orleans]