Explorations and surveys for a rail road route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Route near the 38th & 39th parallels.
Scale 1:760,320; 12 miles to 1 in. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. From U.S. War Department, Explorations and Surveys for a Railroad Route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Topographical Maps. to Illustrate the Various Reports. (Washington, 1859) AACR2: 100, 650/1; 700/1; 700/2; 700/3; 700/4; 700/5; 710/1
- Date
- 1855
- Mapmaker / publisher
- Egloffstein, F. W.; Davis, Jefferson; Gunnison, J. W. (John Williams); Beckwith, E. G. (Edward Griffin); Kern, Richard H.; Siebert, Selmar; United States. War Department
- Scale
- 1:760,320
- Archive
- Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Type
- map
- Original size
- 7,350 × 9,754 pixels
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"Explorations and surveys for a rail road route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Route near the 38th & 39th parallels." (1855). Egloffstein, F. W.; Davis, Jefferson; Gunnison, J. W. (John Williams); Beckwith, E. G. (Edward Griffin); Kern, Richard H.; Siebert, Selmar; United States. War Department. Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Explorations_and_surveys_for_a_rail_road_route_from_the_Mississippi_River_to_the_Pacific_Ocean._Route_near_the_38th_%26_39th_parallels._LOC_gm70005008.jpgNeed maps for a whole project? Add Find Any Map to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 12340.
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