Historic Maps » 147. Land grants, railways. by (United States. Census Office; Hewes, Fletcher W.; Gannett, Henry, 1846-1914) from 1883

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Author: (United States. Census Office; Hewes, Fletcher W.; Gannett, Henry, 1846-1914)

Date: 1883

Short Title: 147. Land grants, railways.

Publisher: New York: Charles Scribner's Sons

Type: Atlas Map ; Statistical Diagram

Obj Height cm: 42

Obj Width cm: 62

Scale 1: 8,900,000

Note: "Color lithographed map. Inset map: Ratio of area to mileage, by states, 1880. Charts: Railway mileage, by states, 1880 -- Total railway mileage of the United States, by years -- Railway mileage of the world, 1880 -- Iron and steel bars: total product, total import, total retained for home consumption. ""Railways."""

Country: United States

Subject: Railroad ; Statistical

Full Title: Government land grants, in aid of railroads, canals, and wagon roads. Drawn from the maps of the Department of the Interior. Railways, 1880. Copyright, 1883, by Charles Scribner's Sons.

List No: 4521.148

Page No: pl. 147

Series No: 157

Publication Author: (United States. Census Office); Hewes, Fletcher W.; Gannett, Henry, 1846-1914

Pub Date: 1883

Pub Title: Scribner's statistical atlas of the United States showing by graphic methods their present condition and their political, social and industrial development. By Fletcher W. Hewes and Henry Gannett, Chief Geographer of the United States Geological Survey. Formerly Geographer of the tenth census of the United States. New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 743 and 745 Broadway. (verso) Copyright 1883 by Charles Scribner's Sons. Struthers, Servoss & Co., Engravers, Nos. 32 and 34 Frankfort Street, New York. J.J. Little & Co., Printers, Nos. 10 to 20 Astor Place, New York. Haddon & Co., Binders, Nos. 139 to 143 Centre Street, New York.

Pub Reference: P1331; US Atlases 408.

Pub Note: See note field above.

Pub List No: 4521.000

Pub Type: Statistical Atlas

Pub Maps: 113

Pub Height cm: 50

Pub Width cm: 39

Image No: 4521148

Institution: Rumsey Collection

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