Map A new map for travelers through the United States of America showing the railroads, canals & stage roads with the distances,


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Title
A new map for travelers through the United States of America showing the railroads, canals & stage roads with the distances,
Summary
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. [From published bibliography]
Contributor Names
Smith, J. Calvin (John Calvin)
Sherman & Smith.
Created / Published
New York, Sherman & Smith, 1846.
Subject Headings
-  United States--Maps
-  United States
Notes
-  Scale ca. 1:4,250,000.
-  LC Railroad maps, 8
-  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.
-  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
-  AACR2
Medium
map 54 x 68 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
G3700 1846 .S61
Repository
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3700.rr000080
Library of Congress Control Number
gm70005371
Online Format
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Description
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. [From published bibliography]
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https://lccn.loc.gov/gm70005371
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Chicago citation style:

Smith, J. Calvin, and Sherman & Smith. A new map for travelers through the United States of America showing the railroads, canals & stage roads with the distances. New York, Sherman & Smith, 1846. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/gm70005371/. (Accessed January 20, 2018.)

APA citation style:

Smith, J. C. & Sherman & Smith. (1846) A new map for travelers through the United States of America showing the railroads, canals & stage roads with the distances. New York, Sherman & Smith. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/gm70005371/.

MLA citation style:

Smith, J. Calvin, and Sherman & Smith. A new map for travelers through the United States of America showing the railroads, canals & stage roads with the distances. New York, Sherman & Smith, 1846. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <https://www.loc.gov/item/gm70005371/>.