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Skeleton map showing the rail roads completed and in progress in the United States and their connection as proposed with the harbor of Pensacola : and its relative position to the various important ports on the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Coast, and in the West Indies

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434067


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Title

Skeleton map showing the rail roads completed and in progress in the United States and their connection as proposed with the harbor of Pensacola : and its relative position to the various important ports on the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Coast, and in the West Indies

Collection

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

Names

United States. Congress. House (Publisher)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1849
Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: The House

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 01-5312 [Filed with U.S. Railroads, 1849]

Subjects

Railroads -- United States

Genres

Maps

Notes

Funding: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Content: Railroad lines hand col. in red ink.
Content: Shows constructed and contemplated railroads.
Citation/Reference: LC Railroad maps, 13
Statement Of Responsibility: prepared by order of the House of Representatives of the United States, 1st Sess., 30th Con.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map : hand col. ; 117 x 92 cm.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 47840326
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b15129085
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): eef54830-c52a-012f-fc52-3c075448cc4b

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

1849

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MLA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Skeleton map showing the rail roads completed and in progress in the United States and their connection as proposed with the harbor of Pensacola : and its relative position to the various important ports on the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Coast, and in the West Indies" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1849. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/eef54830-c52a-012f-fc52-3c075448cc4b

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1849). Skeleton map showing the rail roads completed and in progress in the United States and their connection as proposed with the harbor of Pensacola : and its relative position to the various important ports on the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Coast, and in the West Indies Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/eef54830-c52a-012f-fc52-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Skeleton map showing the rail roads completed and in progress in the United States and their connection as proposed with the harbor of Pensacola : and its relative position to the various important ports on the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Coast, and in the West Indies" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 6, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/eef54830-c52a-012f-fc52-3c075448cc4b

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