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Map Map of the European and North American Railway, showing its connection with the railways of the United States & Canada; made by direction of His Excellency John Hubbard, Governor of Maine under the resolve of Aug. 20th 1850.

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Title

  • Map of the European and North American Railway, showing its connection with the railways of the United States & Canada; made by direction of His Excellency John Hubbard, Governor of Maine under the resolve of Aug. 20th 1850.

Summary

  • Shows New England, eastern New York, and the Maritime Provinces. Gives completed, in progress, and proposed railroads. Indicates drainage, state boundaries, and larger cities. Slightly different edition, engraved by B. W. Thayer & Co., Boston, accompanies Morton's Report on the Survey of the European and North American Railway ... in Documents in Relation to the European and North American Railway Company ... (Portland, Harmon and Williams, 1851)

Names

  • Morton, A. C. (Engineer)

Created / Published

  • Philad[delphi]a, 1850.

Headings

  • -  Railroads--New England--Maps
  • -  Railroads--Maritime Provinces--Maps
  • -  United States--New England
  • -  Canada--Maritime Provinces

Notes

  • -  Scale [ca. 1:1,625,000].
  • -  LC Railroad maps, 105
  • -  Description derived from published bibliography.
  • -  Inset: Map showing the plan for shortening the transit between New York & London. 12 x 42 cm.

Medium

  • col. map 66 x 76 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3721.P3 1850 .M6

Repository

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

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 98688380

Online Format

  • image

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Morton, A. C. Map of the European and North American Railway, showing its connection with the railways of the United States & Canada; made by direction of His Excellency John Hubbard, Governor of Maine under the resolve of Aug. 20th. [PhiladDelphia, 1850] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/98688380/.

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Morton, A. C. (1850) Map of the European and North American Railway, showing its connection with the railways of the United States & Canada; made by direction of His Excellency John Hubbard, Governor of Maine under the resolve of Aug. 20th. [PhiladDelphia] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/98688380/.

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Morton, A. C. Map of the European and North American Railway, showing its connection with the railways of the United States & Canada; made by direction of His Excellency John Hubbard, Governor of Maine under the resolve of Aug. 20th. [PhiladDelphia, 1850] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/98688380/>.