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Map of the Isthmus of Panama representing the line of the Panama Rail Road as constructed by George M. Totten, Chief Engineer &c reduced and compiled from the original surveys / by Thos. Harrison, Crown Surveyor
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Colton's map of the United States, the Canadas &c showing the rail roads, canals & stage roads with distances from place to place
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Kirkpatrick Catalogue entry: "2463 Colton, J. H., publisher. Colton's map of the United States, the Canadas &c. showing the rail roads, canals, & stage roads ... New York, J. H. Colton, 1860. 1 sheet. [see p.]."Alternate title from cover. Submaps: Map of New England and Eastern New York; Map of the United States & Central America; The Isthmus of Panama showing the Routes of Travel between Aspinwall & Panama. . Prime meridian: GM, Washington. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Polyconic. Printing Process: Lithography. Other Features: Sub-maps. Verso Text: MS note: R.B. 11486, i Stamp: Kensington Public Libraries.
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Map and profile of the Panama Rail Road and adjacent country exhibiting the Rio Chagres Mule Roads from Gorgona & Cruces to Panama and the ports of Limon or Navy Bay on the Atlantic and the Bay of Panama on the Pacific being the Termini of the road together with the line of a Rail Road approximately laid down by Co. George W. Hughes from Gorgona to Panama : this Rail Road was commenced in the year 1850 and the last rail was laid 27th January, 1855: the whole has been constructed under the direction of George M. Totten, Chief Engineer and James L. Baldwin, Assistant Engineer, and this map compiled in June and July 1855, from the various surveys made during the above period / by Thomas Harrison, Crown Surveyor, Jamaica
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Publisher derived from Phillips, A list of maps of America, p 657. Date derived from notations of later surveys on map. Extremely long (14+ ft.) map with great detail. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles, feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note: 353038.
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Territory of the United States from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean : originally prepared to accompany the reports of the explorations for a Pacific railroad route ; made in accordance with the 10th & 11th sections of the Army Appropriation Act of March 3rd 1853 ; compiled from authorized explorations and other reliable data / by Lieut. G. K. Warren, Top'l. Eng'rs in the Office of Pacific R.R. Surveys War Dept. under the direction of Bv't. Major W.H. Emory, Top'l Eng'rs in 1854 ; Capt. A.A. Humphreys, Top'l Eng'rs in 1854-1858 ; Recompiled and redrawn under the direction of Chief of Corps of Engineers / by Edward Freyhold 1865-66-67-68
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At head of title: "Headquarters Corps of Engineers, War Department." For another copy see RB 127677; for the top half of the original 1857 map on which this is based, see RB 49791; for a reduced reproduction of the original 1857 map, see RB 342277. Cover has sticker from Henry R. Wagner's library. Submap: Territory of Alaska ceded by Russia to the United States 1868. Authority Table. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Polyconic. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS notes: 43236 Maps -US U. S. Eng Dept. ... Terr. of the U.S. N.Y. 1868.
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To the Right Honourable George Grenville, Esqr., First Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, Chancellor and under Treasurer of the Exchequer, &c. &. This Map of the County of Surrey, in the Island of Jamaica laid down from the papers and under the Direction of Henry Moore Esqr, His Majesty's Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief of that Island in the years 1756..57..58..59..60 & 61 & from a great number of Actual Surveys performed by the Publishers is humbly inscribed by His Most Obedient and Most Humble Servants, Thos. Craskell, Engineer, Jas. Simpson, Surveyor
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