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EARLY AMERICAN RAILROAD MAPS

(below is a list of all 291 maps on the 5 CD set)

Volume 1

A correct map of the Pennsylvania Central Rail Road with its branches & connections, the shortest & quickest route between the east & west. Mendel, Edward, 1827-1884. Chicago, [1854-58] Sketch map of the eastern United States showing the railroad network and emphasizing the routes between St. Louis and Chicago, and Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York.
Map of the Pennsylvania Railroad and its connections. Patterson, S. C. [Philadelphia], 1889. Insets: Florida. 17 x 8 cm.--Mexico. 10 x 11 cm. Map of the United States showing major relief by hachures, drainage, and the railroad network with named lines and emphasis on the main line.
General map of the Pennsylvania Railroad and its connections. Allen, Lane & Scott. [n.p.], 1893. Inset: [Map of Middle Atlantic region.] Map of the United States showing major drainage, relief by hachures, and the railroad network with names of lines and stations. Emphasizes with heavy black lines the Pennsylvania Railroad in the northeastern states.
Map showing the line of the Plymouth, Kankakee, & Pacific Railroad and its connections. G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. New York, 1871.Map of the middle Atlantic and midwestern states showing drainage, cities and towns, township and county boundaries, and the railroad network. This is the Indiana portion of a projected railroad from Plymouth, Ind., on the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne, and Chicago Railroad, to Bureau Junction, on the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad.
Map of the Richmond & Danville Railroad system in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, & Texas. G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. New York, 1881. Map of southern United States showing drainage, coal regions, cities and towns, counties, and the railroad network in red, with names along the lines. Includes list of railroads. Chartered in 1847 and completed to Danville in 1856.
A new and complete rail road map of the United States compiled from reliable sources by William Perris, C.E. & Surveyor, New York; presented by the Home Insurance Company. Perris, William. New York, [1858] Map of the eastern half of the United States showing cities, state boundaries, "finished railroads," and "railroads in progress."
Map of Texas showing the Sabine and Galveston Bay Rail Road, or Texas and New Orleans Air Line Rail Line, its connections in the U.S. and adjacent territories. Gentry, A. M. N[ew] Y[ork], 1859. Outline map of Texas and vicinity showing railroads actually built, under construction, and chartered but not under contract.
The Santa Fé Route and connections, 1888.  Rand McNally and Company. Chicago, 1888. Map of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, stations, Indian reservations, state boundaries, and the railroad network emphasizing the main line. Includes railroad names. Profiles in lower left of map.
Map showing lines and connections of the Shenandoah Valley and Norfolk & Western Railways. G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. New York, 1881. Map of the eastern United States showing drainage, cities and towns, stations, and the railroad netowrk with emphasis on the main lines. Includes a list of mileage between stations.
Map of the route of the Southern Continental R.R. with connections from Kansas City Mo., Ft. Smith Ark. and Shreveport La., giving a general view of the recent surveys of the Kansas Pacific Railway Co., across the continent made in 1867 & 1868, under the direction of Gen. Wm. J. Palmer, on the routes of the 32nd and 35th parallels together with compilations from Keeler's official map showing the central and northern routes to the Pacific and the intermediate topography. Palmer, William Jackson, 1836-1909. Washington, D.C., [1868]. Detailed map of the western United States showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, forts, military and Indian reservations, wagon roads, trails, routes of exploration, and the railroad network indicating finished, unfinished, and connecting lines.
Southern Railway and connections. Southern Railway (U.S.) Buffalo, [1897] Inset: The Montana resort region of the Southern Railway. "The Land of the Sky." 19 x 21 cm. Shows the New York and Florida Limited to be placed in service January 17, 1898. Left side of map and the verso has timetable information. Map of the United States showing relief by hachures, drainage, state boundaries, cities and towns, stations, named lines of railroads, and the railroad network with the main lines emphasized. Chartered in 1894.
Johnson's new railroad & county copper plate map of the southern states from the latest and best information. Johnson & Browning. [n.p.], 1860, c1859. Includes views of the Smithsonian Institute, Mount Vernon, Patent Office, the General Post Office, and the Treasury Department Buildings. Detailed map showing drainage, state and county boundaries, place names, steamboat routes, and railroad network.
Hazard's rail road & military map of the southern states. Prepared by the Committee on Inland Transportation of the Board of Trade of Philadelphia. From the latest accessible authorities. The coast accurately drawn from the U.S. coast surveys and adopted by the War Department as the official map for government use. Philadelphia Board of Trade. Committee on Inland Transportation. Philadelphia, Drawn & engraved by P.S. Duval & Son, Lithrs., 1863, c1862. Listed as "another copy" in R.W. Stephenson's Civil War Maps (Washington, Govt. print. off,. 1961), no. 44.  Annotated in color to indicate "gauges of southern rail roads." The additions were "compiled under direction of Lieut. Col. J. N. Macomb, A.D.C., Chief Top. Engr." and "corrected to date Feby. 9th 1864." DLC  Copy is partially mutilated; three corners are missing. Shows location and date of engagements, forts, railroads, state and county boundaries, roads, towns, and rivers.
Map showing the route of the Mobile & North Western Railroad, and its connections by land and sea; Henry Van Vleck chief engineer. G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. New York, 1871. Inset: [General map of the United States and Mexico] 63 x 37 cm. Map of Mississippi and vicinity showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, state, county, and township boundaries, and the railroad network, with emphasis on the main lines.
Texas and Pacific Railway and its connections. G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. New York, 1876. General map of the United States showing relief by hachures, drainage, and the railroad network with emphasis on the main line.
Map showing the Toledo, Peoria, & Warsaw Railway and its connections, 1867. G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. New York, 1867. Map of the Midwest showing drainage, cities and towns, township and county boundaries, and the railroads with emphasis on the main line.
Map of the Toledo, Wabash, and Gt. Western Rail Road Line, and its connections. Olmstead, S. R. (Samuel R.) [n.p., 1859]  Accompanied by The Gold Mines of Kansas and Nebraska (New York, 1859)  At left of map: "The Shortest and only Direct line!-to-St. Louis, Hannibal, Quincy, St. Joseph, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas City, Jefferson City, Council Bluffs, Omaha City, Cherry Creek, Pike's Peak, and the Gold Regions of Kansas and Nebraska." Outline map of the northeastern and north-central United States showing railroad lines and major cities.
New map of the Union Pacific Railway, the short, quick and safe line to all points west. Rand McNally and Company. [Chicago, 1883] Across top of map: Union Pacific Railway and connections. County map of the United States showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, and the railroad network with emphasis on the main line. Scenic illustrations border the map.
J. Sage & Son's new & reliable rail road map comprising all the railroads of the United States and Canadas with their stations and distances, compiled from the most acurate statistics. Stammann, Hugo. Buffalo, J. Sage & Sons, 1858. Shows railroads in operation, under construction, and projected.  Note: "To Directors & Superintendents. The low price of this map must insure a large sale and as it will be printed in small editions, the publishers believe it to be the interest of the Rail Road Community to furnish us with sketches of all roads, or parts of roads that may be finished after this date, as well as notice of any changes of name or consolidation, and the proposed routes of Newly Chartered & progressing roads..."  Inset: "Eastern Massachusetts and part of N. Hampshire, Rhode Island & Connecticut on an enlarged scale." 15 x 17 cm.  Outline commercial map of the eastern half of the United States framed in decorative borders indicating major drainage systems, state boundaries, cities and towns along railroad routes, and distances between stations. Includes detailed lists of railroad companies, stations, and distances by state in marginal text. [From published bibliography]
Colton's new railroad & county map of the United States and the Canadas &c. Colton, J. H. (Joseph Hutchins), 1800-1893. New York, 1860. Inset: Colton's map of the United States showing the proposed railroad routes to the Pacific Ocean. 18 x 26 cm.  Detailed county map of the eastern half of the United States showing place names and the railroads.
Map of the canals & rail roads of the United States reduced from the large map of the U.S. by Henry Schenck Tanner, 1786-1858. [Philadelphia] Engraved by J. Knight, 1830. From the author's A brief description of the canals and railroads of the United States.  Includes cross sections of 4 canals and inset "South part of Florida."  One of the earliest general maps of the eastern United States showing railroads in operation. The working lines are in blue, proposed lines are in green. Canals are shown in red and yellow.
Map of the railroads and canals, finished, unfinished, and in contemplation, in the United States / drawn and engraved for D.K. Minor, editor of the Railroad Journal by William Norris. Norris, William, engraver. New York : Railroad Journal, 1834."August 1834." Relief shown by hachures. Shows a small portion of southern Ontario.  A Includes 14 profiles of canals and railroads and ill. Important early map of the United States. Includes drainage, canals, and cities and towns. Contains route profiles for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, the Columbia Railroad, Pa., and the Massachusetts railroads.
Map of the United States compiled from the latest and most accurate surveys by Amos Lay, geographer & map publisher, New York. Lay, Amos, 1765-1851. London, 1834. Inset: Florida. 17 x 15 cm.  Detailed map of the eastern United States to about the 97th Meridian. Shows drainage, relief by hachures, state and county boundaries, cities, towns and villages, canals, roads, and railroads in operation and proposed lines. Railroads are shown in New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, South Carolina, and a very small part of North Carolina from Rock Island to the northern boundary.
United States. Tanner, Henry Schenck, 1786-1858.[n.p., 1835] From his A New Universal Atlas . . . (Philadelphia, 1936). For a description of this atlas see P. L. Phillips' A List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress (Washington, Govt. Print. Off., 1909) v. 1, no 774. The map covers the eastern half of the United States. Shows roads, canals, and railroads. Indicates state boundaries and many cities.
Mitchell's map of the United States : showing the principal travelling turnpike and common roads, on which are given the distances in miles from one place to another, also the courses of the canals & rail roads throughout the country, carefully compiled from the best authorities. Mitchell, S. Augustus (Samuel Augustus), 1792-1868. Philadelphia : S.A. Mitchell ; Shows longitude west from Greenwich and Washington.  The paper edition of this map appears in Bishop Davenport's A New Gazetteer, or Geographical Dictionary of North America . . . (Philadelphia, 1836). [From published bibliography]  Includes distance table below the title.  Insets: Environs of Niagara Falls. 7 x 7 cm.--Environs of Baltimore and Washington. 9 x 7 cm.--Environs of Charleston. 9 x 6 cm.--Environs of Hartford and New Haven. 3 x 3 cm.--Environs of Albany. 7 x 7 cm.--Environs of Boston. 9 x 7 cm.--Environs of New York. 9 x 6 cm.--Environs of Philadelphia. 9 x 6 cm.
Map of the Wisconsin Central Line and connections. Matthews-Northrup Company. Buffalo, [188-]Map of the western United States framed in border giving major stations along the route and a shippers guide. Shows relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, state boundaries, and the railroad network with named lines. The main line emphasized in heavy black.
Map showing the line of the Virginia, Tennessee, & Georgia Air Line composed of the Shenandoah Valley R.R., Norfolk & Western R.R. and the East Tennessee, Virginia, & Georgia R.R.  G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. New York, 1881. Map of the southern United States showing drainage, cities and towns, state boundaries, table of distances, and the railroads distinguished by color.
Map of the Virginia Central R.R. and its proposed connections.  Ruggles, T. C. Philada., 1852. Outline map of the eastern portion of the United States showing the proposed and completed railroad network, and indicating, in red and blue, the main connections to the Virginia Central R. R. The line became a part of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad in 1868
Map of the Pittsburg [sic], Fort Wayne & Chicago, Cleveland and Pittsburg [sic], Grand Rapids and Indiana, and Pennsylvania railroads. Rand McNally and Company. Chicago, c1874. Map of the northeastern United States showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, and the railroad network with named lines. Emphasis on the main lines.
Map of routes for a Pacific railroad, compiled to accompany the report of the Hon. Jefferson Davis, sec. of war. G. K. Warren, lt. top. engrs. 1855.  Warren, Gouverneur Kemble, 1830-1882. N[ew] Y[ork] Lith. of J. Bien [1857]  Relief shown by hachures. Hand colored. "This is a hurried compilation of all the authentic surveys and is designed to exhibit the relations of the different routes to each other: the topography represents only those great divides which form summits on the profiles of the routes. An elaborate map on scale of 1:3,000,000 is being compiled and is in an advanced state..."  Outline sketch map of the United States west of the Mississippi River designed to show the relationship of the proposed railroad routes. First edition of the map appears in U.S. War Department, Report of the Secretary...Communicating the Several Pacific Railroad Explorations (Washington, 1855).
Map of the United States of North America with parts of the adjacent countries; by David H. Burr (late topographer to the Post Office,) Geographer to the House of Representatives of the U.S. Burr, David H., 1803-1875. [London, 1839]  From his The American Atlas (London, J. Arrowsmith, 1839) Map of the continental United States showing relief by hachures, drainage, state boundaries, cities and towns, roads, trails, canals, and railroads.
Tunis new colored rail road map of the United States & Canadas; revised and corrected every month. Tunis, W. E.[n.p., 1859] From Tunis' International Rail Road Guide [1859] Map of the eastern United States to about the 96th Meridian. Lower right corner of map has "table showing the length of rail roads, and the page on which their time tables may be found in the guide." "The continious red lines represent rail roads completed. The dotted red lines represent roads projected."
A new and complete county map of all the rail roads in the United States & Canadas in operation & progress.  Schultz, John H., publisher. [New York, 1857] Insets: Texas. 18 x 21 cm.--Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. 16 x 19 cm.  Covers the eastern half of the United States. Shows drainage, county boundaries, and place names.
United States railway map, showing all the railways completed in progress and proposed in the United States & Canadas with their stations, distances & connections together with a map of routes for a Pacific railway carefully compiled from govermnent surveys.  Middleton, Wallace & Co. Cincinatti, 1856. Inset: Map of routes for a Pacific Rail-Road.... 45 x 51 cm.  Map of the eastern United States within decorative borders showing drainage, cities and towns, state boundaries, and the railroad network with named lines and state of construction.
Williams' commercial map of the United States and Canada with railroads, routes, and distances, by W. Williams. Williams, W. (Wellington) Philadelphia, 1855 Includes list of distances between major cities.  Insets: City & harbor of Havana.--Map of the Island of Cuba.--Map of the Niagara River and Falls.--Map of California, Oregon, New Mexico, Utah &c.  Detailed general map of the eastern half of the United States framed in decorative borders indicating drainage, cities and towns, canals, roads, the railroad network, and indicating the proposed railroad routes to the Pacific Ocean. Railroads in progress are indicated by dashed lines
Disturnell's new map of the United States and Canada showing all the canals, rail roads, telegraph lines and principal stage routes. Drawn by Henry A. Burr. Burr, Henry A. New York, J. Disturnell, 1851. Relief shown by hachures. Map of the eastern half of the United States showing relief by hachures, drainage, major cities and towns, canals, roads, telegraph lines, railroads, and unfinished railroads. [From published bibliography]
Gray's new trunk railway map of the United States, Dom. of Canada and portion of Mexico. Compiled from latest official sources, showing carefully selected list of cities & town in readable type for quick reference.  Gray, Charles P.  New York, c1898. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Washington.  Map of the continental United States and parts of Canada and Mexico showing drainage, some hachures to indicate major topography in the West, major cities and towns; names or abbreviations for railroad companies appear along each line. The map is printed in colors to distinguish major railroad connections.
Map of the Shenandoah Valley route via Luray Caverns, Natural Bridge & the Grottos. The Shenandoah Valley R.R. Norfolk & Western R.R. and East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia System and their connections.  Matthews-Northrup Company. Buffalo, 1890.  Map of the United States showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, state boundaries, and the railroad network with named lines. Heavy black lines emphasize the main lines. Timetable information on the verso.
Colton's intermediate railroad map of the United States.  G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. New York, 1882  Inset: Mexico.  Detailed map of the continental United States and part of Canada indicating drainage, international, state and county boundaries, cities and towns, railroads, with names along each line. Railroads under construction are indicated by dashed lines.
Map of the proposed Northern Route for a railroad to the Pacific. Johnson, Edwin Ferry, 1803-1872. Hartford, Conn., 1853. Reproduced in Carl I. Wheat's Mapping the Transmississippi West, v. 3. (San Francisco, Institute of Historical Cartography, 1957-63), p. 193.  Outline map of the United States showing drainage, state boundaries, major cities, and names of states, with state population figures. Western states show topography by hachures. Some major rail lines are shown in the northeastern states. Besides the "Northern Route" the map also indicates four more southerly proposed routes west of the Mississippi River.
Pennsylvania's great highway and its tributary lines.  Kollner, Augustus, b. 1813. Philadelphia, [185-] Map of the northeastern United States showing drainage, some relief by hachures, cities and towns, the Sunbury and Erie Railroad, and connecting lines.
Complete railway map designed and engraved from the original maps, charts and schedules furnished by railway engineers, agents &c to accompany the American Railway Guide. Dinsmore, Curran. New York, [185-] Inset: Railway map of New England, together with sections of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania on an enlarged scale. 23 x 23 cm Additional edition, from American Railway Guide, and Pocket Companion, for the United States. Charles Cobb, compiler, 1850. To the left of the title is a small view engraved by "Nowland," which shows the offices of the "American Railway Guide" and "New York Pathfinder."  To the right of the map is an advertisment stating "American Railway Guide for the United States. Published Monthly."
Map of Pennsylvania Railroad with its connections, showing the different routes, projected or constructed between the seaboard & the western states.  Friend & Aub. Philad[elphi]a., [1851]  Across bottom of map: "Profile of Pennsylvania Rail Road."  Map of the northeastern and north-central States showing the existing and projected railroad network. Chartered April 13, 1846.
Dinsmore & Company's new and complete map of the railway system of the United States and Canada; compiled from official sources, under the direction of the editor of the "American Railway Guide." Dinsmore, Curran.[New York], 1850. Inset: City of New York [showing the Harlem R.R.] 18 x 15 cm. Map of the eastern United States to about the 96th Meridian showing operating and projected railroads.
Map without title showing the railroad route to Santa Fe and San Diego; the central route through South Pass and on to San Francisco and "Puget's Sound," and connecting railroads east of the Mississippi.  Whitney, Asa, 1797-1872. N[ew] Y[ork] Miller's Lith. [1849] Title from C. I. Wheat's Mapping the transmississippi west.  Relief shown by hachures.  From the author's A project for a railroad to the Pacific.  Includes distance chart showing distances via Northern Route, Southern Route, Galveston Route, and St. Louis Route.  Outline map of North America showing proposed railroad routes within the present limits of the United States. This is one of the earliest promotional maps for a transcontinental railroad to come before the United States Congress and claimed by the author to have been "conceived as early as 1830."
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. Prepared by order of the House of Representatives of the United States, 1st session, 30th Con.  United States. Congress. House. [Washington? 1848] Hand colored. Outline map of the eastern half of the United States indicating drainage, state boundaries, major cities, and constructed and contemplated railroads. The southern portion of map indicates proposed shipping routes to points in the West Indies and Middle America. This is one of the earliest small-scale government maps to show a railroad network. [From published bibliography]
Mitchell's new traveller's guide through the United States, showing the rail roads, canals, stage roads &c. with distances from place to place. Drawn and engraved by Ira S. DrakePhiladelphia, Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co., 1853, c1848. Shows railroads in operation, in progress of construction, and proposed. Insets: Map of the copper mine region.--Vicinity of Niagara Falls.--Map of the maritime and overland routes to California.--Map of the gold and quicksilver district of California.--Map of New England or eastern states. General map of the eastern half of the United States, framed in decorative borders, indicating drainage, state boundaries, major cities and towns, roads, railroads, canals, and distances. [From published bibliography]
Map of the United States of America to accompany Doggett's Rail Road Guide.  Doggett, John, 1809-1852. [n.p., 1847]  "The working lines of railroad are shown in color."  From Doggett's Railroad Guide [1847]  Inset: Map of Oregon, California &c. 15 x 12 cm.
A new map for travelers through the United States of America showing the railroads, canals & stage roads with the distances, by J. Calvin Smith.  Smith, J. Calvin (John Calvin) New York, Sherman & Smith, 1846. Insets: Railroads & canal routes from Albany to Buffalo.--Map showing the rail roads between the cities of New York, Boston & Albany and the Hudson R. from N. York to Albany.--Rail road route from New York to Philadelphia.--Rail road route from Philadelphia to Washington.--Map of Oregon, northern California, Santa Fé &c.  A detailed general map of the eastern half of the United States, framed in decorative borders, with most of the details east of the Mississippi River. Indicates drainage, state boundaries and shows many cities and towns with distances along roads and railroads. Indian tribes are indicated west of the Mississippi River.
Map of the projected railway from Harrisburg to Pittsburg [sic], with proposed extension to Cleveland, Wooster, Sandusky, Toledo, Cincinnati; Michigan City, Chicago, Galena, Rock Island, St. Louis, &a; in connection with the public works of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.  [n.p., 184-] Relief shown by hachures.  Covers area between Massachusetts and Virginia and west to the Mississippi River. Shows "finished" and "proposed" railroads. A mileage chart entitled "Rail Road Routes from Seaboard to the Interior" appears at lower right of map. Harrisburg to Pittsburgh Railroad is part of the Pennsylvania Railroad. See entry 517.
Map, exhibiting the railway route between Baltimore & St. Louis, together with the other principal lines in the eastern, middle & western states; prepared under the direction of B. H. Latrobe, Ch. Engr. B. & O. R.R.  Latrobe, Benj. H. (Benjamin Henry), 1807-1878. [n.p., 1843] Map covers area from Portland, Maine, to Norfolk, Va., and west to the Mississippi River.
Map shewing the connection of the Baltimore and Ohio-Rail-Road with other rail roads executed or in progress throughout the United States.  Edward Weber & Co. Balt[im]o[re] Lith. of Ed. Weber & Co. [184-?] Map of the United States east of the Mississippi River.
Map of the canals & rail roads of the United States, reduced from the large map of the U.S.; engraved by J. Knight.  Tanner, Henry Schenck, 1786-1858. New York, 1840, c1830. Includes cross sections of 4 canals. Inset: South part of Florida. 10 x 8 cm.  General map of the eastern United States showing drainage, state boundaries, and place names. Railroads are annotated in brown, canals in blue.
Carte des États-unis d'Amérique. Gravée sur pierre par L. Bouffard.   [Paris] Lith. de Benard, 1836. Relief shown by hachures.  Shows existing and projected railroads.  Hand colored showing "Voies de communication" in 5 colors.  Sketch map of the eastern half of the United States showing major mountain ridges by hachures. Indicates canals, railroads and the "Route Nationale" between Cumberland, Md., and Vandalia, Ill. Shows projected railroads between Cumberland and Vandalia, between New Orleans and Nashville, and between Cincinnati and Columbia, S.C. "Voies de communication" are indicated in five colors.

Volume 2

Bridgman's new reversible railroad distance and township map of Ohio and United States compiled from the most authentic sources. Bridgman, E. C. New York, 1873. Includes a railroad directory. On verso: "Railroad map of the United States with its territories . . ." c1872. Colored. Scale 1:6,000,000. 86 x 80 cm. Detailed map of Ohio including drainage, relief by hachures, cities and towns, and the railroad network with named lines.
Bridgman's new reversible railroad distance and township map of Ohio and United States compiled from the most authentic sources.  Bridgman, E. C. New York, 1873. Includes a railroad directory. On verso: "Railroad map of the United States with its territories . . ." c1872. Colored. Scale 1:6,000,000. 86 x 80 cm. Detailed map of Ohio including drainage, relief by hachures, cities and towns, and the railroad network with named lines. (second side)
Maps showing the connections of the Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad and its land grant. G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co.New York, 1873. Two maps on one sheet. Main map shows entire United States with its railroad system and emphasizes the main line. Secondary map shows land grants. Chartered in 1853 and opened in 1870.
American Central Railway, 1866. Bien, Julius, 1826-1909.New York, [1866]  Outline map of the northeastern United States showing relief by hachures, drainage, and place names concentrated along the main line between Omaha City and Tifflin, Ohio; shows connections of the American Central Railway with the railroad network.
Lloyd's American railroad map of the United States, showing the three proposed roads and the overland mail route to the Pacific, engd. by Rae Smith. Lloyd, James T. [New York], 1859. Relief shown by hachures. Portraits of 28 railroad presidents are reproduced in the border, including: John Robin McDaniel, Jacob Strader, J. D. De Frees, John Caldwell, C. A. Brown, J. Edgar Thompson, Thos. D. Walker, E. Hobbs, R. N. Rice, S. S. L'Hommedieu, Wm. Case, George Palmer, P. A. Hall, Henry C. Lord, A. G. Jaudon, Edwin Robinson, E. H. Gill, W. T. Joynes, J. B. Warring, S. L. Fremont, John L. Helm, John Ross, A. S. Crothers, E. Gest, Erastus Corning, L. M. Hubby, W. H. Clements, John T. Levis,  "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1859 by J.T. Lloyd in the clerk's office of the District Court of the United States ..."  "Drawn & engraved at Rae Smith's ... N.Y. from materials furnished to the 36th Congress, March 1859 by G.K. Warren, Lt. U.S. Top. Eng. for the passage of the Pacific Railroad bill." Outline map of the continental United States showing drainage, state boundaries, major cities, forts, finished and proposed railroads.
The Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe railroad system, 1899. Includes drainage, relief by hachures, state boundaries, and cities & towns. Map of the Western United States from Chicago to the Pacific coast, roads and railroads are named.
A correct map of the United States of America showing the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fé R.R. and connections. Map of the United States showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, stations, and the railroad network with the main line emphasized. Advertisements at top of map.
Map of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway, with its connections, 1866. Signed in ms. "M. Fillmore."  Annotated in ms. on verso: Hon. Millard Fillmore with compliments of Chas. S. P. Bowles.  Outline map of eastern United States from the Great Lakes to Charleston, S.C., showing drainage, cities and towns, county boundaries, and the railroad network, main lines indicated in heavy red and black; chartered in 1858 as successor to Meadville Company.
Maps showing the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad and leased lines. G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co.New York, 1873.  Special map shows the main line and land grant in Missouri and includes iron and lead regions; general map covers United States showing the railroad network with the main lines distinguished by color; created by Act of Congress, July 27, 1866, with a land grant of 42 million acres; entry 329 shows extent of land grant in Arizona and New Mexico
Map showing the new transcontinental route of the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad and its connections. G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. New York, 1883. Shows relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, township lines, the land grant of the "western division," railroads in progress of completion, and completed lines with their connections. At top of map: Extra-Beilag zue New-Yorker Handels-Zeitung.  Map covering the southwestern states but extending from Chicago to the Pacific Coast.
A map showing the Atlantic Mississippi & Ohio R.R. and its connections from Norfolk to Cumberland Gap via Bristol.  G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. New York, 1867 Inset: Plan showing the Atlantic Mississippi & Ohio R.R. as part of the Great Southern R.R. lines from the Atlantic to the Pacific. 17 x 22 cm. Map of the eastern half of the United States shows drainage, counties, cities and towns, canals, railroads, and a table of railroad distances
A map of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and its principal connecting lines uniting all parts of the East & West.  A. Hoen & Co. Baltimore, Lith. by A. Hoen & Co. [1860]. Cover title: Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, connecting all parts of the East with all parts of the West.  Accompanied by: Table of distances and epitome of the route by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and its chief connecting lines between Baltimore, Cincinnati, St. Louis, &c. 32 p.  Outline map of the eastern half of the United States to about the 95th Meridian.
General map of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road & its connections; the great national route between the east and west.  Inset: [U.S. west] 7 x 18 cm.  Part of the eastern United States showing relief by hachures, major drainage, state boundaries, cities and towns, and the railroad network with mail lines emphasized
Map of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road with its branches and connections.  Elmer, Walter F. Baltimore, 1878.  Includes comparative distances to Baltimore and New York, length of finished lines, Ohio River bridges, and a list of officials.  Inset: [View of] the marine terminus of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail Road ... 9 x 34 cm. Map of the Eastern U.S. showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, state boundaries, canals, named railroad network, and the B. & O. in heavy black lines, indicates cooperative connections, unfinished and proposed lines.
Correct map of the Burlington and Missouri River R.R., the Burlington Route and its connections.  Rand McNally and Company, Chicago, [1882] "This is the great through car line and is universally conceded to be the finest equipped railroad in the World for all classes of travel."  Inset: Around the World, across the American continent via Burlington Route. 12 x 27 cm.  Time schedules and ticket information on the verso.  Map of the United States showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, state and county boundaries, and the named railroad network.
Burlington Route.  Rand McNally and Company. Chicago, 1892. "This map is issued by the Passenger Department of the Chicago, Burlington &. Quincy Railroad. Copies will be mailed to any address on receipt of fifteen cents postage by the under signed. P. S. Eustis, General Passanger and Ticket Agent C., B.&Q. R.R. Chicago, Ill. The Burlington Route runs daily through trains between Chicago, Peoria, or St. Louis ... connecting with through trains for all points..." Map of the United States showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, state and county boundaries, time zones, and the railroad network with main lines emphasized.
New county and railway map of the United States and the Dominion of Canada compiled from information obtained from official sources showing the lines of the Chicago and Alton R.R. and its connections.  Shows relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, counties, and the railroad network emphasizing the main line. Includes names of lines.
Map of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy R.R.  Heubach, Emil. Chicago, 1879.  Map of the north-central United States showing relief by hachures, cities and towns, township and county boundaries, wagon roads, and railroad network with emphasis on the main line. Incorporated February 12, 1849, as the Aurora Branch Railroad. Known popularly as the Burlington Route.
New and correct map of the Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska Ry. Rock Island Route.  Sebastian, John. Buffalo, 1888. Map of the United States showing relief by hachures, drainage, state boundaries, cities and towns, and the railroad network with heavy lines for main routes.
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. [Chicago, 1879]  Inset: Map of the World. 11 x 13 cm 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.
Map of the Cincinnati Southern Railway and connections ... Published for the Cincinnati Southern Railway.  Mendenhall, Edward. Cincinnati, 1879. Inset: Map showing the connection of the Cincinnati Southern Railway with the Gulf ports and the ports of South America. Map of the eastern United States showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, state boundaries, and the railroad network with heavy red and black lines for the main lines. Distances shown by 100-mile concentric circles centered on Cincinnati.
Map showing the lines of the Columbus, Chicago, and Indiana Central Railway, and their connections.  G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. New York, 1868. Township and county map of the middle Atlantic and midwestern states showing drainage, cities and towns, railroad stations, railroads, and distances between stations.
Map showing the route of the Continental Railway and its connecting lines.  G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. New York, 1873. Map of the northeastern United States showing drainage, cities and towns, county boundaries, and the railroad network with emphasis on the main line.
Colton's map of the United States showing the route & connections of the Fort Scott, Topeka & Lincoln R.R.  G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. New York, 1883. Map of the eastern half of the United States showing relief by hachures, drainage, railroads with emphasis on the main line.
A section of Colton's large map of Indiana with the Fort Wayne and Southern Rail Road marked upon it, as located also a map of the United States showing Road and its connections together with a profile of the Ohio river and lands adjoining and a section of the double track rail road tunnel under the Ohio river at Louisville, Kentucky & Jeffersonville, Indiana for the year 1855 ending Oct. 1, W. J. Holman, President and Chief Engr.  Holman, W. J.  N[ew] Y[ork], [1855]  Scale of map of the eastern half of the United States is ca. 1:3,300,000. The map indicates "Railroads finished and under way" and "railroads proposed." Chartered January 15, 1849
Map of the Fremont and Indiana Rail Road and its connections, December 1858.  Medberry, S. N[ew] Y[ork], [1858]  Map of the northeastern and north-central United States showing drainage, place names, state boundaries, and the completed and proposed railroad network. Chartered April 25, 1853. Opened in 1859.
Map of the Great Central Route and its connections, the most central, attractive, direct and reliable thoroughfare between the eastern and western states.  Noble, C. E., fl. 1856. Buffalo, N.Y., c1856. Description derived from published bibliography.  At right of map: "Statistics of suspension bridge."  Inset: [View of] Mammoth suspension bridge over Niagara River in view of the falls.  Outline map of the north-central and northeastern states indicating larger cities, county boundaries, and railroad network emphasizing the Michigan Central Railroad and the Great Western Railway.
Map showing the Iowa & Missouri State Line Railroad and its connections.  G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. New York, 1868. Township and county map of the northern United States showing drainage, cities and towns, and the railroad network emphasizing the main line.
View fo the lake & north west-connections with Philadelphia.  P.S. Duval & Co. [n.p.], [1856?] Indicates railroads in the Great Lakes region, south to the Ohio River, and from New York State to the Mississippi River. Shows proposed railroads as far west as the Missouri River.
Map of the country from Lake Superior to the Pacific Ocean. From the latest explorations and surveys to accompany the report of the New York Chamber of Commerce, April 1868.  G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. [n.p.], 1867. Indicates railroads in the Great Lakes region, south to the Ohio River, and from New York State to the Mississippi River. Shows proposed railroads as far west as the Missouri River.
Map of land-grant and bond-aided railroads of the United States.  United States. Army. Quartermaster Corps. Washington, 1892. "Bond-aided roads shown by heavy black lines. Fifty per cent land grant roads shown by red lines. Free land grant roads shown by green lines. Connections shown by light black lines." Outline map of the United States showing major drainage, cities and towns, and military posts.
Map of the Lexington and Big Sandy Railroad showing the connections, 1853, J. B. Westbrook, Chief Engineer.  Westbrook, J. B. Cin[cinnati], O., [1853] Outline map of the middle Atlantic and midwestern states showing the railroad network in operation and under construction. Chartered in 1852 and opened to traffic in 1857.
Lloyd's American railroad map.  Lloyd, James T. [New York] 1861. Hand colored. Includes "Time dial" and inset of "Map of Escambia & Santa Rosa Cos., Fl. showing Pensacola harbor and channel, Ft. Pickens, Ft. McRae, Bragg's batteries and the position of the U.S. fleet now before the harbor." Covers area east of the Mississippi River. Omits most of Florida and northern Maine. Indicates "railroads in running order."
Lloyd's railroad, telegraph & express map of the United States and Canadas from official information.  Lloyd, James T. New York, 1867. Annotated in red and blue to show major railroad and steamboat lines in the North East. Map is incomplete, left side is missing.  Note: "The public are cautioned against another "Lloyd" by whose name he hopes to deceive the public with spurious Lloyd's Maps...." Insets: Map of the eastern states... 62 x 34 cm.--[Boston] 15 x 12 cm.--[Philadelphia] 12 x 15 cm.--Railroads in Texas. 15 x 14 cm.--Riviere du Loup Branch. 7 x 16 cm. Map of the eastern United States showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, forts and fortification, express companies, railroads, and magnetic telegraph wires. Includes railroads which have been completed and in operation up to July 1863.
Rail road map accompanying the report an[d] exhibit of the Logansport & Northern Indiana Railroad showing its connections and the through route from St. Louis to New York of which this road forms a part; Logansport, Indiana May 1st 1854; L. S. Nash, Chief Engineer.  Nash, L. S. New York, [1854]. Map of the north-central and northeastern United States showing drainage, relief by hachures, place names, and state boundaries. Chartered as the Auburn and Eel River Valley Rail Road on March 8, 1853. Name changed August 3, 1853.
Map showing the line of the Louisville, New Albany, and St. Louis Air Line Railroad and its connections.  G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. New York, 1872. Map of the middle Atlantic and central United States showing drainage, cities and towns, state and county boundaries, and the railroad network with emphasis on the main lines. Indicates coal field in Illinois and Indiana.
Map showing the route of the Louisville, New Orleans, and Texas Railroad and its connecting line,  G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. New York, 1883. Map of the United States showing relief by hachures, drainage, state boundaries, cities and towns, and the railroad network with emphasis on the main line.
Map of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Ry.; and connections.  Danley, W. L. Buffalo, N.Y., 1889. Insets: Map of Chattanooga. 17 x 20 cm.--Map of Nashville and West Nashville, Tenn. 23 x 28 cm.--Map of Mexico and the West Indies. 20 x 40 cm  Map of United States showing major relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, railroad stations, the railroad network, with emphasis on Tennessee. Names of railroads along the lines are indicated. This line was first chartered under Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad on December 11, 1845. Its present name dates from 1873.
Map showing the New Orleans, Mobile & Chattanooga Railroad and its connections.  G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. New York, 1865.  Inset: Map showing the relation of Mobile & N.O. to the ports of Mexico, Central America , and the W.I. 21 x 21 cm. Map of the eastern half of the United States showing drainage, cities and towns, counties, and the railroad network.
Map showing route of Norfolk & Petersburg Rail Road and its connections with Ohio & Mississippi Rivers, William Mahone, Chief Engineer, F. Bourquin & Co., Philada.  Mahone, William, 1826-1895. Norfolk, Va., [1858]  Map of the eastern United States between the Chesapeake Bay and the Mississippi River. Shows drainage, place names and the railroad network. Chartered March 17, 1851. Line completed in 1858. consolidated in April 1871, forming part of the Atlantic, Mississippi, and Ohio Railroad.
Map showing the Norfolk & Western Railroad and its connections. G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. New York, 1887. Map of the eastern United States showing drainage, cities and towns, distance by 100-mile concentric circles centered on Roanoke, and the railroad network with emphasis on the main line. This line became one of the world's greatest coal carriers. It began as the City Point Rail Road from Petersburg to City Point, a distance of 9 miles. It was consolidated in 1870 as the Atlantic, Mississippi, and Ohio Railroad. See entry 491. It was sold in 1881 under the above name. In 1896 it was reorganized as the Norfolk and Western Railway Company.
H. V. Poor's rail road map showing particularly the location and connections of the North East & South West Alabama Rail Road, by E. D. Sanford, Civil Engineer.  Sanford, E. D. [n.p., 1854]  Covers the United States from the Mississippi River east, and from Maine to northern Florida. Includes drainage, relief by hachures, place names, state boundaries, canals, and the railroad network.
New and correct map of the lines of the Northern Pacific Railroad and Oregon Railway & Navigation Co.  Rand McNally and Company. Chicago, 1883. Map of northern United States and part of Canada showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, and railroads. Shaded area shows land grant. Main lines indicated by heavy black and red.
Map showing the N.E. & S.W. Alabama R.R. with its connections also the principal routes between New York and New Orleans. Hoyer & Ludwig. Richmond, Va., [185-] Outline map of the eastern United states including Cuba and the Gulf of Mexico. Shows the railroad network and steamship routes. Indicates the railroad land grant and the coal and iron deposits in Alabama. Distances from Washington, D.C., to New Orleans, La. are shown below the title. Chartered in 1853 and 1854. Consolidated with the Wills Valley Railroad, forming the Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad.
Sketch illustrating the positions of the commercial cities and towns of the Eastern, Middle and Western States with the principal existing and proposed lines of communication.  [n.p., 1850?] Shows the United States between Maine and Virginia, west ot the Mississippi River. Indicates railroads and canals.
Map showing the principal rail road in the middle & adjoining states, in operation & in progress.  Veeder, N. Pittsburgh, Pa., 1854. Map of the north-central and middle Atlantic states showing cities, the railroad network, and the coal region boundaries.
Map of Chicago & Rock Island, Peoria and Bureau Valley, and Mississippi & Missouri railroads; with their connections to New York.  Leefe, George E. New York, [1852?] Outline map of the northeastern and north-central United States showing "railroads completed or in progress" and "railroads proposed & authorized unless named as 'projected.'"  id
Goldthwait's map of the United States, British Provinces, Mexico, Central America, W. India Is. &c., exhibiting the railroads with their distances, single and double tracks and width of gauge.  Goldthwait, J. H. New York, 1861. Population figures appear to the left and bottom of the map. "Principal forts and military stations in the U.S." are listed at the lower right of the map. Insets: Map of the railroads of New England and eastern N. York. 23 x 18 cm.--Map of the great railroad routes from the middle Atlantic ports to the Mississippi River. Shows drainage, relief by hachures, place names, and state boundaries.
Map of the western railroads tributary to Philadelphia, with their rival lines; prepared under the direction of Charles Ellet Jr., Civil Engineer.  Ellet, Charles, 1810-1862. Philadelphia, 1851. Covers area from Jefferson City, Mo., to New Haven, Conn., and from Oswego, N.Y., to Blakely, N.C.
Skeleton map showing the Rail Roads completed and in progress in the United States, and those projected through the Public Lands and their connection with the principal harbours on the Lakes and on the Seaboard; printed by order of the Senate of the United States the 9th: Sess: 31st Congress 1848-9. United States. Congress. Senate.Washington, D.C., [1848] Accompanied with a report from Hon: Sidney Breese, for granting land to the state of Illinois to aid in the completion of her rail roadsOutline map of the eastern half of the United States indicating drainage, state boundaries, major cities, and constructed and contemplated railroads. The southern portion of map indicates proposed shipping routes to points in the West Indies and Middle America. This is one of the earliest small-scale government maps to show a railroad network.
The Virginia, Tennessee, and Georgia Air Line; the Shenandoah Valley R.R.; Norfolk & Western R.R.; East Tennessee, Virginia, & Georgia R.R. (its leased lines,) and their connections.  Rand McNally and Company. Chicago, 1882.Map of the eastern United States showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, and the railroad network emphasizing the main lines.
A new and complete railroad map of the United States compiled from reliable sources.  Perris, William. [New York,] 1857. Insets: [Boston & vicinity] includes list of "Boston Depots." 14 x 20 cm.--[New York & vicinity] includes "Rail road depots in the city of New York." 13 x 30 cm.--[Philadelphia & vicinity] includes list of "Philadelphia depots." 13 x 23 cm.--Rail road map of Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island...1857. Map of the eastern half of the United States showing cities, state boundaries, finished railroads, and railroads in progress.
Map of the various channels for conveying the trade of the north west to the Atlantic sea-board exhibiting the tributaries & drainage of the trade into each and the effect of the enlargement of the Erie Canal, illustrating the position taken by William J. McAlpine, C.E. in his Annual Report as State Engineer and Surveyor of the State of New York, 1853. Vaughan, David, fl. 1849-1864.Albany, 1853.Outline map of the eastern half of the United States showing canals, finished railroads, railroads in progress of contruction and proposed lines. Trade areas are indicated by line symbols and added brown and red color.
Map of all the railroads in the United States in operation and progress. Poor, Henry Varnum, 1812-1905. New York, [1854] Map of the eastern United States showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, state boundaries, canals, and the railroad network. In 1923 Poor's Publishing Company of New York issued a reduced redrawing of this map measuring 46 x 50 cm.
A new map of the United States. Upon which are delineated its vast works of internal communication, routes across the continent &c.  Williams, W. (Wellington) Philadelphia, Insets: Map of California, Oregon, New Mexico, Utah &c. 26 x 23 cm.--Map of the island of Cuba. 9 x 23 cm.--City & harbor of Havana. 8 x 7 cm.--Map of the Niagara River and Falls. Map of the eastern half of the United States and part of Canada showing drainage, state boundaries, cities and towns, roads, railroads, and canals. Showing also the island of Cuba.
A new map for travellers through the United States of America showing the railways, canals & stage roads, with the distances. Smith, J. Calvin (John Calvin)Liverpool, 1852. Insets: Railway route from Philadelphia to Washington. 3 x 13 cm.--Railway route from New York to Philadelphia. 3 x 13 cm.--Map showing the railways between the cities of New York, Boston &. Albany & the Hudson R. from New York to Albany. General map of the eastern United States. Indicates concentric circles at 100-mile intervals from New York City.
Map of the railroads in the United States in operation and progress to accompany a report from the Treasury Department by Israel D. Andrew's. Drawn and engraved under direction of the editor of the American railroad journal. Ackerman, litho., N.Y. Andrews, Israel De Wolf. [Washington, D.C., Treasury Dept., 1852] Insets: Map of Florida.--Map of Texas. Map of the eastern half of the United States showing boundaries, place names, and major drainage. [From published bibliography]

EARLY AMERICAN RAILROAD MAPS

Volume 3

American Central Railway, 1866.
The American Union railroad map of the United States, British possessions, West Indies, Mexico and Central America. 1866.
The American Union railroad map of the United States, British possessions, West Indies, Mexico and Central America. 1872
Barringtons new and reliable railroad map and shippers & travellers guide of Pennsylvania, Engrd. by Ths. Leonhardt, showing the name of every city, town and village in the state, with nearest rail road station 1860.
Birds-eye map of the Western and Atlantic R.R., the great Kennesaw route; Army operations, Atlanta campaign, 1864.
Birds-eye-view of the Richmond & Danville Railroad and the Florida Central & Peninsular Systems and their connections.
Boones map of the Black Diamond System of Railways, J. D. McKisson del., Perysville Ohio. 1896
Boston & Maine Railroad and connections. 1898
Bridgman's new rail road & township map of New York from the latest official & other authentic sources adapted for use in institutions of learning, business offices & libraries. 1896
Map of Nebraska published by the Burlington Route 1886, compiled from the official records of the government and rail road offices. 1896
Chicago to San Franciso via the Burlington Route. Chicago, c1879. Contains profiles and elevation of lines, indicates geographic regions, industry and agriculture, mileage, stage connections, and railroads. "The above three sections, showing the line of railroad from Chicago to San Francisco giving distances, elevations above the sea, quality of soil and country, population of towns and cities, lakes, rivers, mountains, connecting railroad lines, and all items of interest of which a traveller would desire to know, in regard to the Great Route Across the continent. Armed with this Guide, the passenger needs to further information."
Centennial American Republic and railroad map of the United States and of the Dominion of Canada. Shows drainage, cities and towns,and the railroad network with names of lines. Includes distance chart and view of "Main building centennial exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876."
Chapman's rail road map of Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri, Minnesota, & Wisconsin. 1859
Chicago Great Western Railway "Maple Leaf Route." 1897
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy R.R. and intersecting lines, 1883. Map of the midwestern states showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, and the railroad network coded in color with the main line emphasized.
Cleveland and Toledo Rail-Road 1856. Sketch map of northern Ohio showing the railroad lines. Below the neat line is a list of officers and directors of the company. Chartered as the Junction Rail Road, March 2, 1846.
Coffin's new rail-road map of Vermont accompanying report of the board of railroad commissioners, 1896. Shows relief by hachures, major drainage, cities and towns, township and county boundaries. Names railroads along the lines and includes a list of railroads.
Colton's county & township rail road map of Ohio, Indiana, & Michigan, with parts of adjoining states & Canada; printed by Lang & Laing, 1859. Detailed township and county map of the midwestern states showing drainage, cities and towns, and the railroad network.
Colton's map of the state of Indiana, compiled from the United States surveys & other authentic sources, exhibiting sections, fractional sections, railroads, canals &c. Detailed map showing drainage, cities and towns, township and county boundaries, canals and railroads.
Colton's new railroad & county map of the United States and the Canadas &c.Shows drainage, cities and towns, and railroads distinguished by color.
Colton's new township railroad map of New York with parts of adjoining states & Canada. Detailed map showing drainage, cities and towns, internal boundaries, distances between stations and the railroad network.
Colton's rail-road and military map of the United States, Mexico, the West Indies, &c. Detailed general map of portions of North America framed in decorative borders showing drainage, international and state boundaries, cities and towns, forts, railroads in operation, and proposed lines.
Colton's railroad & commercial map of the United States and Canada; compiled, engraved and published by G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. 1871. Detailed map of the United States east of the Mississippi River naming railroad lines showing cities and towns, railroad stations, state and county boundaries.
Colton's railroad & township map of Arkansas complied from the U.S. Surveys and other authentic sources. Detailed general map showing drainage, cities and towns, roads, railroads, and canals.
Colton's railroad & township map of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.
Colton's railroad & township map of the state of Ohio, drawn by George W. Colton, engraved by J M. Atwood.
Colton's railroad and express map of the northwestern states showing countries, towns, railroads, station, distances, etc. 1872 North-central states. Shows drainage, cities and towns, townships, counties, stations, and the railroad network with distances.
Colton's railroad map (intermediate size) of the United States reduced from "Colton's railroad and commercial map of the United States." Detailed map of the United States showing drainage, cities and towns, internal boundaries, railroads named along the line, and railroads under construction.
Colton's railroad map of part of the United States south of the 37th parallel embracing the country between the Atlantic Ocean and the 96th meridian of longitude. 1883
Colton's township map of Oregon & Washington Territory, issued by the Oregon Railway and Navigation Co. Shows relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, township and county boundaries, Indian reservations, ocean routes, and railroads with emphasis on the main lines.
Coltons railroad map of part of the United States north of the 37th parallel embracing the country between the Atlantic Ocean and the 96th Meridian of longitude. Detailed map of the northeastern United States showing drainage, cities and towns, and the railroad network.
Commissioners official railway map of Missouri. Completed to January 1st 1888. Copyright 1887 by R. T. Higgins. Shows relief by hachures, drainage, names river valleys, indicates cities and towns, county boundaries, and the railroad network by distinguishing colors.
Corpus Christi and Rio Grande Railway Company, [map showing the proposed railroad between Laredo and Corpus Christi and its connections with Mexico]. From An Act to Incorporate the Corpus Christi and Rio Grande Railway Company and to Aid in the Construction of the Same. Passed May 24th, 1873
Correct map of Dakota compiled from United States and Territorial surveys Nov. 1, 1882. "The large lines on the above map show the location of the Chicago & North-Western Railway, and its branches, the small lines its connections." Shows relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, townships, counties, and railroads.
A correct map of a section of the United States showing the allignment [sic] of the Pittsburgh, Marion, and Chicago Railway between Chewton, Penna. and Marion, Ohio and connections. Map of parts of Pennsylvania and Ohio showing drainage, cities and towns, township and county boundaries, and coal fields. Railroad network distinguished by color.
Correct map of the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Rail Road and its principal connecting lines. Map of the United States, eastern sheet, with relief by hachuring, drainage, cities and towns, county boundaries, and Indian reservations. The railroad network is overprinted in red. Heavy red lines indicate main line of the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad.
Correct map of the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Rail Road and its principal connecting lines. Map of the United States, western sheet, with relief by hachuring, drainage, cities and towns, county boundaries, and Indian reservations. The railroad network is overprinted in red. Heavy red lines indicate main line of the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad.
A correct map of the United States showing the Union Pacific, the overland route and connections. 1892.
Cram's rail road and township map of Nebraska. Indexed township and county map showing relief by hachures, drainage, and cities and towns. Railroads are distinguished by color.
Cram's township and rail road map of Arkansas. Indexed township and county map showing relief by hachures, drainage, and cities and towns. Railroad lines are distinguished by color.
Cram's township and rail road map of Indiana. Indexed township and county map showing relief by hachures, drainage and cities and towns. Railroads are distinguished by color.
Cram's township and rail road map of New York. Indexed township and county map showing relief by hachures, drainage, and cities and towns. Railroad lines are identified by initials.
Cram's township and railroad map of Idaho. Indexed township and county map showing relief by hachures, drainage, and cities and towns. Railroads are distinguised by color.
Cram's township and railroad map of Washington. Shows relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, and the railroads distinguished by color and name.
Cram's township and railroad map of Wyoming. Shows relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, townships and counties, roads, and railroads distinguished by name and number.
D.B. Cooke & Co's railway guide for Illinois shewing all the stations with their respective distances connecting with Chicago. Outline map showing "R.R. in operation" and "R.R. in Progress."
D.B. Cooke & Co.'s great western railway guide exhibiting all stations and distances from each other. Outline map of the north-central states showing the railroad network in operation and in progress of construction.
Dedicated to the city of Philadelphia through the directors of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company; plan no. 2. exhibits the streets with the present railroads removed; the red lines show the proposed location of the different railroads entering the city ... 1857-58.
Delaware, prepared especially for the Mercantile Guide and Bureau Co. Publishers of Railway, express and postal shipping guides. 1899. Outline map showing major drainage, cities and towns, and the railroad network with names.
Denver and Rio Grande Railway System, 1886. Map of Colorado and part of New Mexico showing relief by hachures and shading, drainage, cities and towns, counties, stage roads, and railroads with the main line emphasized.
Dinsmore's complete map of the railroads & canals in the United States & Canada carefully compiled from authentic sources by Richard S. Fisher, editor of the American Rail Road & Steam Navigation Guide. Map of the eastern half of the United States and part of Canada showing drainage, relief by hachures, state boundaries, and proposed, projected, and operating railroads.
Drew's new map of the state of Florida, showing the townships by the U.S. Surveys, the completed & projected railroads, the different railroad stations and growing railroad towns. The new towns on the rivers and interior, and the new counties, up to the year 1874. Shows drainage, township and county boundaries, cities and towns, battlefields, and submarine cables to Havana. Lists operating and newly chartered railroads
Electric railway map of eastern New England. Outline map showing townships, cities and towns, and existing and proposed electric railroads in red. Includes names of lines and junction points.
Ensign, Bridgman & Fanning's rail road map of the Eastern States. Map of New England, part of eastern Canada, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, most of Maryland, and part of Virginia. Shows drainage, some relief by hachures, place names, and state boundaries. "Names of rail roads which are designated by numbers on the annexed 'Plan of the New England States'" appear at the right of the map.
Experimental survey for the Eastern Shore Rail Road, Maryland, drawn by W. H. Emory & J. McClelland Asst. Civ. Engs., made under the direction of James Kearney. Survey map along route of line covering strip of land in Maryland from Elk Landing to Tangier Sound. Shows streams, fields, land owners, roads, and the "lines run with compass & level, Lines run with compass." The line was chartered in 1853, organized in 1859, and the first section of road completed in 1860.
Explorations and surveys for a rail road route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Route near the 38th & 39th parallels. From explorations and surveys made under the direction of the Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War, by Capt. J. W. Gunnison. Topl. engrs. assisted by Capt. E. G. Beckwith, 3d artillery. R. H. Kern, topographer in the field. Map made under the supervision of Capt. E. G. Beckwith, 3d artillery by F. W. Egloffstein, topographer for the route. Map no. 1. From the western boundary of Missouri to the mouth of Trap Cree
Explorations and surveys for a rail road route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Route near the 38th & 39th parallels. From explorations and surveys made under the direction of the Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War, by Capt. J. W. Gunnison. Topl. engrs. assisted by Capt. E. G. Beckwith, 3d artillery. R. H. Kern, topographer in the field. Map made under the supervision of Capt. E. G. Beckwith, 3d artillery by F. W. Egloffstein, topographer for the route. Map no. 2. From the mouth of Trap Creek to the Santa Fe crossing
Explorations and surveys for a rail road route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Route near the 38th & 39th parallels. From explorations and surveys made under the direction of the Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War, by Capt. J. W. Gunnison. Topl. engrs. assisted by Capt. E. G. Beckwith, 3d artillery. R. H. Kern, topographer in the field. Map made under the supervision of Capt. E. G. Beckwith, 3d artillery by F. W. Egloffstein, topographer for the route. Map no. 3 From the Santa Fe crossing to the Coo-Che-to-pa Pass.
Explorations and surveys for a rail road route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Route near the 38th & 39th parallels. From explorations and surveys made under the direction of the Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War, by Capt. J. W. Gunnison. Topl. engrs. assisted by Capt. E. G. Beckwith, 3d artillery. R. H. Kern, topographer in the field. Map made under the supervision of Capt. E. G. Beckwith, 3d artillery by F. W. Egloffstein, topographer for the route. Map no. 4 From the Coo-Che-to-pa Pass to the Wahsatch Mountains.

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Fox River Valley R.R. in Wisconsin with its connections. Shows area of southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois. Indicates county boundaries, larger cities, and some drainage. The line was chartered in 1852 and constructed in 1854.
From Fort Smith to the Rio Grande : from explorations and surveys / made under the direction of the Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War by Lieut. A. W. Whipple, Topogl. Engrs. and Lieut. J. C. Ives, Topogl. Engrs. A. H. Campbell, Civil Engr. and Surveyor, Wm. White Jr., N. H. Hutton, J. P. Sherburne, Asst. Surveyors, 1853-4. From U.S. War Department, Explorations and Surveys for a Railroad Route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Topographical Maps . . . to Illustrate the Various Reports . . . (Washington, 1859)
From Great Salt Lake to the Humboldt Mountains. From explorations and surveys made under the direction of the Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War by Capt. E. G. P. Beckwith, 3d. Artillery. E. [sic] W. Engloffstein, Topographer for the route, 1855. From U.S. War Department, Explorations and Surveys for a Railroad Route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Topographical Maps ... to Illustrate the Various Reports ... (Washington, 1859)
From San Francisco Bay to the Plains of Los Angeles : from explorations and surveys / made under the direction of the Hon. Jefferson Davis Secretary of War, by Lieut. John G. Parke, Topl. Engrs., assisted by Albert H. Campbell Civil Engineer and N. H. Hutton, H. Custer and G. G. Garner, 1854 & 55; constructed and drawn by H. Custer. From U.S. War Department, Explorations and Surveys for a Railroad Route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Topographical Maps . . . to Illustrate the Various Reports . . . (Washington, 1859)
From San Francisco Bay to the northern boundary of California : from explorations and surveys / made under the direction of Hon. Jefferson Davis. Sec of War by Lieut. R. S. Williamson, U.S. Topl. Engrs. and Lieut. H. L. Abbot, U.S. Topl. Engrs., H. C. Fillebrown, J. Young, and C. D. Anderson, Assts., 1855. From U.S. War Department, Explorations and Surveys for a Railroad Route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Topographical Maps... to Illustrate the Various Reports... (Washington, 1859)
From the Humboldt Mountains to the Mud Lakes. From explorations and surveys made under the direction of the Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War by Capt. E. G. Beckwith, 3d. Artillery. F. W. Egloffstein, Topographer for the route, 1855. From U.S. War Department, Explorations and Surveys for a Railroad Route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Topographical Maps ... to Illustrate the Various Reports ... (Washington, 1859)
G. Woolworth Colton's railroad map of Illinois. Township map showing place names, counties, and the railroad system. At bottom of the map appear statements about the economic conditions of the state and its railroads.
G. Woolworth Colton's railroad, township & distance map of New England with adjacent portions of New York, Canada & New Brunswick. Shows state, county, and township boundaries and indicates mileage between stations. A table of distances appears above the inset.
General map of the Orange & Alexandria Rail Road and its connections north, south, and west. Outline map of the southeastern United States showing major drainage and important cities. "Directions and route to New Orleans and Memphis" are listed below the map title. Chartered March 22, 1848. Opened to Gordonsville in 1854.
General map of the Pennsylvania Railroad and its connections. General map of the United States & their territory between the Mississippi & the Pacific Ocean. 1. Showing the different surveyed routes from the Mississippi valley to the coast of Pacific Ocean, 2. the new established & proposed Post Routes, 3. the recently discovered gold, silver, and copper region in Kansas, Nebraska and Arizona. Compiled from the various P.R.R. Surveys & the best authorities which could be obtained.
A geographically correct county map of the states traversed by the Atchison Topeka and the Santa Fé Railroad and its connections.
Guide through Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin & Iowa; by J. Calvin Smith, engraved by S. Stiles, Sherman & Smith. Detailed township map of the midwestern states showing drainage, cities and towns, canals, stage roads, and railroads
Hannibal & St. Joseph Railway & connections. Small sketch map showing drainage and the major cities and towns in the midwest. Includes railroad stations along a heavy distorted line representing the main railroad line in Missouri. This is an early example of the typical timetable map developed in the 1870's which was designed to place emphasis on specific routes.
Hawaiian Government Survey; W. D. Alexander, Surveyor General, Oahu, Hawaiian Islands; map by C. J. Lyons, from trigonometic surveys by W. D. Alexander, C. J. Lyons, J. F. Brown, M. D. Monsarrat and Wm. Webster, finished map by Richd. Covington. Topographic map of Oahu showing relief by hachures, drainage, soundings in fathoms, cities and towns, and land owners names. The line of the Oahu Railway added in red ink.
Hillsborough & Cincinnati Rail-road map extending from Hillsborough, Highland Co. to the coal field at Jackson, Jackson Co. Ohio; as located in 1852 under the direction of Ellwood Morris, Chief Engr. N. F. Jones, Princ. Assist. Eng. Topographic strip map indicating drainage, relief by hachures, roads, houses, property owners names, and county names. This line was chartered in Ohio, March 2, 1846. It was purchased by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1860.
Hillsborough & Cincinnati Railroad map extending from Jackson, Jackson Co. Ohio to Parkersburg, Va., as located in 1853 under the direction of Ellwood Morris, Chief Eng. N. E. Jones, S. Linton, Princ. Assist. Engrs. Topographic strip map indicating drainage, relief by hachures, roads, houses, property owners names, and county names. This line was chartered in Ohio, March 2, 1846. It was purchased by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1860.
Indexed county and railroad pocket map and shippers guide of West Virginia, accompanied by a new and original compilation and ready reference index, showing in detail the entire railroad system. Shows relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, stations, post offices, and the railroad network keyed to list by number.
Indexed county and township pocket map and shippers guide of Nevada, accompanied by a new and origianl compilation and ready reference index, showing in detail the entire railroad network. Shows relief by hachures, drainage, counties, township lines, Indian reservations, roads, and railroads with names.
Indexed county and township pocket map and shippers guide of South Dakota. Shows relief by hachures, drainage, counties, township lines, cities and towns, Indian and military reservations, area "opened for settlement by treaty of 1889," and the railroad network with named lines.
Indexed county map of Montana with a new and original compilation and index, designating all post office towns and railroad stations. Shows relief by hachures, drainage, counties, cities and towns, roads, and railroads with names.
Indexed map of Arizona showing the stage lines, counties, lakes & rivers. Shows relief by hachures, cities and towns, roads and trails, proposed mail route, and proposed railroad lines.
Indexed map of Colorado showing the railroads in the state, and the express company doing business over each, also counties and rivers.Shows relief by hachures, drainage, counties, cities and towns, roads, and the railroads with names along the lines.
Indexed map of New Mexico showing stage lines, counties lake & rivers. Shows relief by hachures, drainage, counties, cities and towns, roads, trails, and proposed or surveyed railroad lines.
Indexed map of Oregon showing the railroads in the state and the express company doing business over each, also, counties, lakes & rivers. Railroads are named along the line.
Indexed map of Rhode Island showing the railroads in the State, and the express company doing business over each, also counties, townships, lakes, rivers, islands, etc.
Indexed map of Utah with a new and original compilation and index. Shows relief by hachures, drainage, post offices, stations, counties, cities and towns, roads, and railroads with names
Indexed railroad and county map of Georgia. Indexed map showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, county and township boundaries. Railroads distinguished by color.
The Indiana, Bloomington and Western Railway System. Map of the north-central United States showing drainage, cities and towns, township and county boundaries, and the railroad network with emphasis on the main line.
Indiana, Illinois, Missouri & Iowa with parts of adjoining states. Shows railroads and indicates mileage between stations and state, county, and township boundaries.
International rail road guide of the Great Central Route. Shows railroad lines in the north-central and northeastern United States connecting with the Michigan Central and New York Central Railroads.
Isothermal chart of the region north of the 36th Parallel &c. &c. between the Atlantic & Pacific oceans; compiled under the direction of Isaac I. Stevens, Govnr. of Washington Territory. Indicates "practicable railroad lines," and "proposed railroad lines." Summer isotherms are in red, winter isotherms are in blue.
J. H. Colton's map of the state of Louisiana and eastern part of Texas compiled from United States Surveys, and other authentic sources, showing the counties, townships, sections. Fractional sections, settlement rights, railroads, &c. Shows drainage, cities and towns, township and county boundaries, and the railroad network.
Johnson's map of Indiana showing the rail roads and townships compiled from the latest & best authorities. Shows drainage, cities and towns, townships, and the railroad network
Johnson's new railroad and township copper-plate map of Illinois, Iowa, & Missouri, from the latest and best authorities. Detailed general map which includes drainage place names, roads, railroad, counties, and townships.
Karte der verschiendenen Pacific Eisenbahnen und deren Verbindung mit anderen Bahnen; für die "N.Y. Handels Zeitung" gezeichne. 1870. Map of western United States showing drainage, relief by hachures, state and county boundaries, cities and towns, Indian and military reservations, roads, trails, the railroad network and the Pacific lines in heavy colors.
Lines of the Paterson, Passaic, & Rutherford Electric R'y and the Jersey City, Hoboken & Rutherford Electric R'y, and the Paterson Central Electric Ry., Charles A. Johnson, president, James A. Morrisse, vice president. Panoramic map of part of New Jersey showing drainage, major cities, some buildings, and railroad buildings. Stamped in blue ink "The Morrisse Electric Railway System."
Lloyd's new county map of the United States and Canadas showing battle fields, railroads, &c., compiled from the latest goverment surveys & other reliable & official sources, drawn and engraved by Schonberg & Co., New York. Indicates location and date of engagements, towns, railroads, state and county boundaries, and rivers.
Lloyd's official map of the state of Kentucky compiled from actual surveys and official documents, showing every rail road & rail road station with the distances between each station. Also the counties and county seats, cities, towns, villages, post offices, wagon roads, canals, forts fortifications &c. Detailed township and county map showing relief by hachures, drainage, coal and iron mines, salt works, canals, roads, and the railroad network.
Lloyd's official map of the state of Virginia from actual surveys by order of the Executive 1828 & 1859. Indicates drainage, relief by hachures, state and county boundaries, roads, distances, place names, mills, factories, "places remarkable for military incidents," and the railroad network.
Map of the route surveyed from the Mississippi at Lake Providence in Louisiana to the great bend of Red river at Fulton in Arkansas / under the orders of Col. J. J. Abert, Chief of the Corps of Topographical Engineers by W. H. Sidell, Civil Engineer, 1850.
Map of a part of the State of Louisiana exhibiting the route of the New-Orleans, Opelousas & Great Western Rail Road. By G. W. R. Bayley, chief engineer. Mississippi delta area shows drainage, sugar crop, parishes, major cities and towns, canals, and railroads with lines named and distances on the main line. This railroad was opened for first 50 miles on March 6, 1854. It was purchased in 1878 by the Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Railroad.
Louisiana Indexed map showing drainage, cities and towns, with the railroad network overprinted in red.
Map of Mississippi, Louisiana & Arkansas exhibiting the post offices, post roads, canals, rail roads, &c. / by David H. Burr (late topographer to the Post Office), Geographer to the House of Representatives of the U.S. Map of Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas exhibiting the post offices, post roads, canals, rail roads, &c.
Map showing the route and connections of the Mississippi Valley Railroad of Louisiana; E. Baldwin, chief engineer. Map of Louisiana and Mississippi showing drainage, cities and towns, township and county boundaries, and the railroad network, with emphasis on the main line.
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. 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.
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Lower Canada, 1860. At head of title: G. Woolworth Colton's series of railroad maps, No 2. "Printed for the History of the Railroads of the United States by H. V. Poor." Inset: The eastern portion of Massachusetts on an enlarged scale. 28 x 26 cm.
Map & profile of the Rutland & Burlington Railroad, Wm. B. Gilbert, Chief Engineer, Jany. 1st, 1848. Includes a table of distances from Boston to New York. Shows rail lines from Burlington, Vt., south to Bellows Falls in Windham Co., Vt., and includes drainage and topography on both sides of the line. Indicates county and township boundaries. Chartered November 1, 1843. Name changed November 6, 1847.
Map & profile of the Virginia & Tennessee Rail Road. Strip map of Virginia between Lynchburg and Bristol, Tenn. Shows drainage, coal and copper fields, county boundaries, cities, towns, and roads. Chartered March 24, 1848, under the name of Lynchburg abd Tennessee Railroad. Consolidated in 1871 under Atlantic, Mississippi, and Ohio Railroad
Map & profile of the location of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail Road from Cumberland to Wheeling showing also the various routes surveyed from the 1836 to the final establishment in 1850 of the line upon which the road is being constructed; Benj. H. Latrobe, Chief Engineer; drawn by Albert Fink, Baltimore 1850. Topographical map of part of the middle Atlantic region showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, counties, roads, turnpikes, railroads in operation, final location of lines, surveyed lines, and rejected lines.
Map and guide of the elevated railroads of New York City. Outline map of Manhattan showing stations. Includes train schedule and list of points of interest.
Map and profile of first 40 miles of Union Pacific Rail Road Eastern Division extending west from boundary between states of Missouri and Kansas, accompanying report of commissioners submitted to Hon. James Harlan, Secretary of the Interior, October 26th, 1865; compiled from map, submitted by U.P.R.R. Co. E.D., and records in Gen. Land Office. Detailed map showing relief by hachures, drainage, vegetation, roads, and railroads in Kansas, from Kansas City to Lawrence.
Map and profile of the Gettysburg Rail Road as surveyed by order of the legislature of Pennsylvania, 1839. Survey map and profile of part of Pennsylvania and Maryland from Gettysburg to the Potomac River. Shows relief by hachures along the line, creeks, roads, cities and towns. Chartered on January 9, 1838; constructed December 1, 1858.
Map and profile of the Orange and Alexandria Rail Road with its Warrenton Branch and a portion of the Manasses [sic] Gap Rail Road, to show its point of connection. Printed topographic strip map with manuscript annotations to show the geologic structure along the route of the railroad. The Alexandria and the Chesapeake and Ohio canals and stage stable for horses used on the Piedmont stage route to North Carolina are also indicated. The Orange and Alexandria Railroad Company was founded in 1848 to divert hinterland products away from Baltimore and Richmond to Alexandria, Va. Construction was begun in 1850 and was completed to Culpeper in 1852 and to Gordonsville in 1854, from where the rail line connected with the Virginia Central. Warrenton, originally on a proposed earlier route, was linked by a branch line in 1853. The Manassas Gap Railroad, the first rail line to cross the Blue Ridge Mountains, was completed to Strasburg in 1854 and joined Alexandria with the upper Piedmont Valley.
Map and profile of the Sunbury route Susqua. Rail Road from the terminus of York & Cumberland Railway to Williamsport Pennsa. showing its connection with the great southern anthracite coal fields; 1st by the Dauphin & Susqa. Rail Road, 2d by the Lykins Valley Rail Road, 3d by the Treverton Rail Road, 4th by the Shamokin Rail Road, surveyed by Geo. P. Worcester, Civ. Engr. and the Williamsport and Elmira Route surveyed under the directions of Maj. Hartman Bache Topog. Engr. U.S.A., by Geo. P. Worcester Civ. Engr. for Balto. & Susqua. R.R. Also exhibiting the route to the Lakes from Elmira N.Y. on the New York and Erie Rail Road and the Chemung Rail Road besides showing its connection with all the principal lines of Railway & Canal both in N. York & Pennsylvania.
Map and profile of the proposed Paterson and Dover Rail Road and Paterson and Ramapo Rail Road. Map of northern New Jersey from Jersey City to Andover. Shows drainage, relief by hachures, cities & towns, roads, iron works, forges, mines and mills. The Paterson and Ramapo was chartered March 10, 1841.
Map and profiles showing the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road with its branches and immediately tributary lines, 1858; compiled and drawn by L. Jacobi C.E. Baltimore. "Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road being the main artery in the great national route between the east and west."  Includes profiles and distances and length of finished track.
Map exhibiting that portion of the State of Pennsylvania traversed by the surveys for a continuous rail road from Harrisburg to Pittsburg. Map shows drainage, county boundaries, cities, roads, and canals. Lines of surveys and railroads in operation are indicated by different colors.
Map exhibiting the experimental and located lines for the New-York and New-Haven Rail-Road. Detailed topographic strip map showing the coast from New York City to New Haven, Conn. Indicates drainage, relief by hachures, cities and towns, roads, and railroads. Chartered in 1844, organized in 1846, opened in 1849.
Map exhibiting the route of communication between Philadelphia & Charleston; compliled and drawn by J. McClellan. Three rail and canal route distances are tabulated and one steamboat route. The legend indicates "Rail Road route," "Canal route," and "Steamboat route." Shows coastal area between Philadelphia, Pa., and Charleston, S.C., indicating larger cities and rivers.
A map illustrative of the route of the proposed railroad : from St. Louis to the Bay of San Francisco / compiled from the maps and reports of Coln. Fremont, by W. L. Dearborn, Civil Engineer. "The red line indicates the route of the Railroad. The green line is the route followed by Col. Fremont from the South Pass to Humboldt River."
Map exhibiting the several Pacific railroads prepared for the report on the internal commerce of the United States by the Bureau of Statistics. Detailed map of the continental United States indicating drainage, relief by hachures, international and state boundaries, cities & towns, forts, roads, and the railroad network.
Map of Alabama. "Prepared expressly for the Tenth (10th) Annual report of the Railroad Commissioners of Alabama."
Map of California to accompany printed agreement of S. O. Houghton as to the rights of the Southern Pacific R.R. Co. of Cal. to government lands under Acts of Congress passed July 27, 1866 and March 3, 1871 made before the committee of the judiciary of the Senate and Ho. of Reps. in May 1876. Detailed map of California, including Nevada. Shows relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, with major railroads distinguished by color.
Galbraith's railway mail service maps, Illinois. One of eight large-scale pictorial maps of midwestern states showing routes and post offices of the Railway Mail Service. Designed by Chicago railway mail clerk Frank H. Galbraith to help employees of the Railway Mail Service quickly locate counties and post offices. The maps were rented for practicing or prospective workers who numbered over 6,000 and traveled over a million miles a year on the rails sorting mail. A printed title cartouche accompanied by a list of counties for each of the states by McEwen Map Company of Chicago is pasted on the maps.
Galbraith's railway mail service maps, Indiana. One of eight large-scale pictorial maps of midwestern states showing routes and post offices of the Railway Mail Service. Designed by Chicago railway mail clerk Frank H. Galbraith to help employees of the Railway Mail Service quickly locate counties and post offices. The maps were rented for practicing or prospective workers who numbered over 6,000 and traveled over a million miles a year on the rails sorting mail. A printed title cartouche accompanied by a list of counties for each of the states by McEwen Map Company of Chicago is pasted on the maps.

Volume 5

Map of Franklin County, Arkansas; showing the land grant of the Little Rock & Fort Smith Railway. Detailed count