nyplLionBlack logo

Search only public domain. What is public domain?


Railroad map of Iowa

Our collections include some content that may be harmful or difficult to view. Learn more.


Data source:

Research Catalog

Purchase this print

Order Print

Image ID

57484171


Item data

Title

Railroad map of Iowa

Collection

Maps of North America
Countries
United States (except New York)
States
Iowa

Names

Cram, George Franklin, 1841-1928 (Cartographer)
Iowa. Board of Railroad Commissioners (Associated name)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1872 (Inferred)
Place: 66 Lake Street, Chicago, Ill.
Publisher: George F. Cram

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-5908

Subjects

Railroads -- Iowa
Railroads
Iowa -- Administrative and political divisions
Iowa

Genres

Maps

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: Prepared for the Board of Railroad Commissioners by George F. Cram, map publisher.
Content: Also shows counties.
Date: "Entered according to an Act of Congress in the year 1872..."
Citation/Reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 5, page 322, column 1, no. 1
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map : mounted on cloth ; 71 x 95 cm, on sheet 74 x 101 cm

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 911496274
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20644715
Folder number: US070.3.03
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 316feda0-94b4-0135-0331-75e9141eb071

Rights

The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1872

Cite this item

MLA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Railroad map of Iowa" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1872. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/316feda0-94b4-0135-0331-75e9141eb071

APA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1872). Railroad map of Iowa Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/316feda0-94b4-0135-0331-75e9141eb071

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Railroad map of Iowa" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 10, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/316feda0-94b4-0135-0331-75e9141eb071

Wikipedia citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/316feda0-94b4-0135-0331-75e9141eb071 | title= (cartographic) Railroad map of Iowa (1872) | author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library | accessdate=December 10, 2025 | publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>