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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About this Item

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]

Names

  • Smith, J. Calvin (John Calvin)
  • Sherman & Smith.

Created / Published

  • New York, Sherman & Smith, 1846.

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

Library of Congress Control Number

  • gm70005371

Online Format

  • image

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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. https://www.loc.gov/item/gm70005371/.

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, <www.loc.gov/item/gm70005371/>.