Map A new map of the United States. Upon which are delineated its vast works of internal communication, routes across the continent &c. showing also Canada and the Island of Cuba,


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Title
A new map of the United States. Upon which are delineated its vast works of internal communication, routes across the continent &c. showing also Canada and the Island of Cuba,
Summary
Detailed general map of the eastern half of the United States indicating drainage, state boundaries, state and county capitals, cities and towns, common roads, the "Oregon Route," canals, and railroads. One of the earliest maps to indicate an operating railroad west of the Mississippi River, from St. Louis to Jefferson City. Topography is indicated by hachures only in the inset of California. Indian tribes are shown west of the Mississippi River. [From published bibliography]
Contributor Names
Williams, W. (Wellington)
Lippincott, Grambo & Co.
Created / Published
Philadelphia, Lippincott, Grambo & Co., 1851.
Subject Headings
-  Railroads--United States--Maps
-  Roads--United States--Maps
-  United States--Maps
-  United States
Genre
Road maps
Notes
-  Scale ca. 1:4,250,000.
-  Hand colored.
-  LC Railroad maps, 18
-  Insets: Map of the Niagara River and Falls.--City & harbor of Havana.--Map of the Island of Cuba.--Map of California, Oregon, New Mexico, Utah &c.
-  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
-  AACR2
Medium
col. map 63 x 76 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
G3700 1851 .W5
G3700 1851 .W5 Copy 2 Sectioned in two, mounted on cloth, and varnished.
Repository
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3700.rr000180
Library of Congress Control Number
gm70005363
Online Format
image
Description
Detailed general map of the eastern half of the United States indicating drainage, state boundaries, state and county capitals, cities and towns, common roads, the "Oregon Route," canals, and railroads. One of the earliest maps to indicate an operating railroad west of the Mississippi River, from St. Louis to Jefferson City. Topography is indicated by hachures only in the inset of California. Indian tribes are shown west of the Mississippi River. [From published bibliography]
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https://lccn.loc.gov/gm70005363
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Williams, W, and Grambo & Co Lippincott. A new map of the United States Upon which are delineated its vast works of internal communication, routes across the continent &c. showing also Canada and the Island of Cuba. Philadelphia, Lippincott, Grambo & Co, 1851. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/gm70005363/. (Accessed January 20, 2018.)

APA citation style:

Williams, W. & Lippincott, G. &. C. (1851) A new map of the United States Upon which are delineated its vast works of internal communication, routes across the continent &c. showing also Canada and the Island of Cuba. Philadelphia, Lippincott, Grambo & Co. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/gm70005363/.

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Williams, W, and Grambo & Co Lippincott. A new map of the United States Upon which are delineated its vast works of internal communication, routes across the continent &c. showing also Canada and the Island of Cuba. Philadelphia, Lippincott, Grambo & Co, 1851. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <https://www.loc.gov/item/gm70005363/>.