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Map Road road route from Boston, Massachusetts to Chicago, Illinois.

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Title

  • Road road route from Boston, Massachusetts to Chicago, Illinois.

Summary

  • Outline map of a strip between Boston and Chicago showing one schematic rail line with many railroad stations named along the line. Mileage table indicating five railroads is at lower right of map.

Names

  • Perris, William.

Created / Published

  • [New York], 1859.

Headings

  • -  Railroads--Northeastern States--Maps
  • -  Railroads--Ontario--Maps
  • -  United States--Northeastern States
  • -  Canada--Ontario

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:6,300,000.
  • -  At top of map: Weights, measures and moneys of commercial nations.
  • -  At top center of map: Color advertisement of the "Home Insurance Company, New York"
  • -  LC Railroad maps, 87
  • -  Description derived from published bibliography.

Medium

  • map 8 x 34 cm, on sheet 27 x 34 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3711.P3 1859 .P4

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 98688362

Online Format

  • image

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Perris, William. Road road route from Boston, Massachusetts to Chicago, Illinois. [New York, 1859] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/98688362/.

APA citation style:

Perris, W. (1859) Road road route from Boston, Massachusetts to Chicago, Illinois. [New York] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/98688362/.

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Perris, William. Road road route from Boston, Massachusetts to Chicago, Illinois. [New York, 1859] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/98688362/>.