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Profile shewing the general features of the route of the proposed railroad to the Pacific, from Chicago, Ill., to the straits of Juan de Fuca via the valley of the upper Missouri: and its connection with Lake Superior

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Title
Profile shewing the general features of the route of the proposed railroad to the Pacific, from Chicago, Ill., to the straits of Juan de Fuca via the valley of the upper Missouri: and its connection with Lake Superior
Names
Johnson, Edwin Ferry, 1803-1872 (Creator)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

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Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1853
Place: New York
Publisher: Railroad Journal Job Printing Office
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-5338
Topics
Pacific railroads -- Explorations and surveys
Railroads -- Grades
West (U.S.)
Missouri River Valley
Genres
Maps
Charts
Notes
Statement of responsibility: by E.F. Johnson, C.E.
Content: Relief shown pictorially.
Date: "Augt. 1853."
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 profile ; on sheet 22 x 90 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 137341083
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20644145
Other local Identifier: US028A.2.06
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2b3775d0-363d-0134-86da-00505686a51c
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1803: Creator Born
  • 1853: Issued
  • 1872: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Profile shewing the general features of the route of the proposed railroad to the Pacific, from Chicago, Ill., to the straits of Juan de Fuca via the valley of the upper Missouri" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1853. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ca9dfdc0-363d-0134-399e-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Profile shewing the general features of the route of the proposed railroad to the Pacific, from Chicago, Ill., to the straits of Juan de Fuca via the valley of the upper Missouri" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ca9dfdc0-363d-0134-399e-00505686a51c

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1853). Profile shewing the general features of the route of the proposed railroad to the Pacific, from Chicago, Ill., to the straits of Juan de Fuca via the valley of the upper Missouri Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ca9dfdc0-363d-0134-399e-00505686a51c

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Profile shewing the general features of the route of the proposed railroad to the Pacific, from Chicago, Ill., to the straits of Juan de Fuca via the valley of the upper Missouri