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Rare Books
Rare Books
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Visual Materials
Image of a map of United States showing military railroads in the Mid-Atlantic, Mideast and Southern states during the American Civil War; track gauges printed in color; key at bottom right.
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The "Big Vein" is shaded, Cumberland Coal lands outlined in red. Mason Dixon Line runs along north edge of the property shown. MS note: 81928. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note: Cumberland Coal. Notes to self: Cumberland Coal and Iron Company incorporated in 1841. Ackerman Lith in OCLC - 1847 -1858
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Manuscripts
30 pages; 15 x 9 cm. Laid in the front cover is a list of cipher holders for no.1 and no. 5 in Division of the Gulf on yellow carbon paper sheet dated 1866, May 7; also a receipt for No. 12 and No. 5 ciphers on telegraph paper, signed T.R. Boyle, July 13, 1866. A list of cipher holder on t.p. verso. Four pages (numbered 27-30) bound in between p. 11 and 12, four blue unnumbered pages bound in between p. 25 and 26.
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At head of title: Department of the Interior, U. S. General Land Office, Hon. Binger Hermann, Commissioner. Included in the islands is "Pine Island, W. I." now Isle of Pines and part of Cuba. Also various acquisitions are shown with dates. Submaps: Territory of Alaska; Philippine Islands; Tutulia Group of the Samoan Islands; Guam or Cuajan Island; The Hawaiian Islands; Pine Island, W. I.; Porto Rico; World map to show possessions. Prime meridian: GM, Washington. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Polyconic. Printing Process: Lithography.
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Submaps of Florida and the entire United States with proposed Railroad routes to the west coast. This map was resold by a London map dealer, see verso information. Attached to this map is a copy of "Seat of War in the Americas," see 105:368M for another copy. See 093:364, Accession no. 130475, for another copy on linen in folder. Submaps: Southern part of Florida; Colton's map of the United States showing the proposed Railroad Routes to the Pacific Ocean. Table: Census data by states for 1860. Attached map of the Seat of the War in America, see 105:368M. Leaf and grape border. Numerous ships along the coastlines.. Prime meridian: Washington. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Other Features: Sub-mapsBorder. Verso Text: Map Title same as on map face, but printed in red. Label pasted over bottom portion: London: Bacon & Co., 48 Paternoster Row. [London agent for Colton] Advertisement for other Colton maps handled by Bacon & Co. also pasted to verso..
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