New rail road map of the United States and the Dominion of Canada, showing the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific R.R.; the great overland route and short line to the west and south-west.

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New rail road map of the United States and the Dominion of Canada, showing the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific R.R.; the great overland route and short line to the west and south-west.

Heubach, Emil.

CREATED/PUBLISHED
[Chicago, 1879]

SUMMARY
Map of the United States showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, state boundaries, and the railroad network with emphasis on the main line. The line was created by an act of the state of Illinois, February 27, 1847, and amended July 27, 1851. The line reached the Mississippi River on February 22, 1854, where the first bridge to cross the river was opened on September 1, 1854, linking Rock Island, Ill., with Davenport, Iowa.

NOTES
Scale ca. 1:5,000,000.

Reference: LC Railroad maps, 379

Description derived from published bibliography.

Inset: Map of the World. 11 x 13 cm

SUBJECTS
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company (1866-1880)--Maps.
Railroads--United States--Maps.
United States.

MEDIUM
map 48 x 103 cm.

CALL NUMBER
G3701.P3 1879 .H42 RR 379

REPOSITORY
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA

DIGITAL ID
g3701p rr003790 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3701p.rr003790

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