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Map Map of the projected railway from Harrisburg to Pittsburg [sic] with proposed extensions to Cleveland, Cincinnati and St. Louis, in connexion [sic] with the public works of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois

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Title

  • Map of the projected railway from Harrisburg to Pittsburg [sic] with proposed extensions to Cleveland, Cincinnati and St. Louis, in connexion [sic] with the public works of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois

Summary

  • Outline map showing major drainage, some relief by hachures, state boundaries, canals, and important place names. Finished and proposed railroads are indicated.

Names

  • Sheaff, J. A.

Created / Published

  • Philadelphia, [1840?]

Headings

  • -  Railroads--Northeastern States--Maps
  • -  United States--Northeastern States

Notes

  • -  Scale [ca. 1:2,200,000].
  • -  Shows table of distances and maximum grades.
  • -  LC Railroad maps, 72
  • -  Description derived from published bibliography.

Medium

  • col. map 41 x 104 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3711.P3 1840 .S3

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 98688348

Online Format

  • image

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Sheaff, J. A. Map of the projected railway from Harrisburg to Pittsburg sic with proposed extensions to Cleveland, Cincinnati and St. Louis, in connexion sic with the public works of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. [Philadelphia, ?, 1840] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/98688348/.

APA citation style:

Sheaff, J. A. (1840) Map of the projected railway from Harrisburg to Pittsburg sic with proposed extensions to Cleveland, Cincinnati and St. Louis, in connexion sic with the public works of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. [Philadelphia, ?] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/98688348/.

MLA citation style:

Sheaff, J. A. Map of the projected railway from Harrisburg to Pittsburg sic with proposed extensions to Cleveland, Cincinnati and St. Louis, in connexion sic with the public works of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. [Philadelphia, ?, 1840] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/98688348/>.