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Map Map shewing [sic] the several routes, examined with a view to the extension of the route of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail-Road through north western Virginia from the Potomac to the Ohio river; as well as the different railways and canals completed and projected within that state,--and also the various lines of improvement existing and proposed between Cincinnati on the Ohio and Richmond, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and Boston on the Atlantic coast.

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  • Map shewing [sic] the several routes, examined with a view to the extension of the route of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail-Road through north western Virginia from the Potomac to the Ohio river; as well as the different railways and canals completed and projected within that state,--and also the various lines of improvement existing and proposed between Cincinnati on the Ohio and Richmond, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and Boston on the Atlantic coast.

Summary

  • Map of the northeastern United States showing drainage, relief by hachures, important cities, the existing railroads, turnpike roads, canals, and the projected railroads; a statement below the title explains the feasibility of the extension; ink and pencil annotations indicate other connecting lines and several cities.

Names

  • Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company.

Created / Published

  • [n.p., 184-]

Headings

  • -  Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company--Maps
  • -  Railroads--Middle Atlantic States--Maps
  • -  United States--Middle Atlantic States

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:2,000,000.
  • -  LC Railroad maps, 333
  • -  Description derived from published bibliography.

Medium

  • map 43 x 60 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3791.P3 184- .M3

Repository

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

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 98688589

Online Format

  • image

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Baltimore And Ohio Railroad Company. Map shewing sic the several routes, examined with a view to the extension of the route of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail-Road through north western Virginia from the Potomac to the Ohio river; as well as the different railways and canals completed and projected within that state,--and also the various lines of improvement existing and proposed between Cincinnati on the Ohio and Richmond, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and Boston on the Atlantic coast. [N.P., 184, 1840] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/98688589/.

APA citation style:

Baltimore And Ohio Railroad Company. (1840) Map shewing sic the several routes, examined with a view to the extension of the route of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail-Road through north western Virginia from the Potomac to the Ohio river; as well as the different railways and canals completed and projected within that state,--and also the various lines of improvement existing and proposed between Cincinnati on the Ohio and Richmond, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and Boston on the Atlantic coast. [N.P., 184] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/98688589/.

MLA citation style:

Baltimore And Ohio Railroad Company. Map shewing sic the several routes, examined with a view to the extension of the route of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail-Road through north western Virginia from the Potomac to the Ohio river; as well as the different railways and canals completed and projected within that state,--and also the various lines of improvement existing and proposed between Cincinnati on the Ohio and Richmond, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and Boston on the Atlantic coast. [N.P., 184, 1840] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/98688589/>.