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.
- Used
- Good
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Outline map depicting Florida and the Eastern United States extending towards Canada, as well as the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean without emphasis on any small islands. The map indicates drainage, state boundaries, major cities, and constructed and contemplated railroads, as well as proposed shipping routes. According to the Library of Congress, "this is one of the earliest small-scale government maps to show a railroad network". Multiple fold lines and moderate tears to edges (see image). Scarce.
The map measures 36 x 49.5 in
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- Seller
- William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 8636
- Title
- Skeleton Map Showing the Rail Roads Completed and in Progress in the United States and their Connection as Proposed with the Harbor of Pensacola, and its Relative Position to the Various Important Ports on the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Coast, and in the West Indies.
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Prepared by Order of the House of Representatives of the United States, 1st session, 30th Con.
- Place of Publication
- Washington D.C.
- Date Published
- 1848
- Pages
- 1
- Size
- Elephant Folio
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Florida, Map, Gulf of Mexico, Railroad, Shipping Routes, Eastern United States
- Bookseller catalogs
- Map; Floridiana;
Terms of Sale
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
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About the Seller
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
About William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...