COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Chaix, Napoléon, 1807-1865
Date:
1858
Short Title:
Nouvelle carte des chemins de fer des Etats-Unis d’Amérique.
Publisher:
Napoléon Chaix et Cie
Publisher Location:
Paris
Type:
Atlas Map
Obj Height cm:
65
Obj Width cm:
83
Scale 1:
300,000
Note:
Map representing railways in the eastern part of the United States. Shows political boundaries, cities, railways, bodies of water, drainage, shorelines, coastlines, and islands. Includes a legend, a decorative border, and a bar scale given in myrias. Hand-colored engraving. Map is 65 x 83 cm on double sheet 69 x 96 cm.
Region:
East (U.S.)
Subject:
Railroad
Full Title:
Nouvelle carte des chemins de fer des Etats-Unis d’Amérique. Publiée par Napoleon Chaix et Cie. editeurs, Rue Bergère, 20, à Paris. 1858. Déposé. Gravé et imprimé à l'Imprimerie Centrale des Chemins de fer, Napoléon Chaix et Cie., Rue Bergère so, à Paris.
List No:
14507.007
Series No:
7
Engraver or Printer:
Napoléon Chaix et Cie
Publication Author:
Chaix, Napoléon, 1807-1865
Pub Date:
1858
Pub Title:
Atlas des Chemins de Fer. Publié par Napoléon Chaix.
Pub Note:
Atlas des chemins de fer. Printed by Napoléon Chaix in Paris, 1858. Title translates to: Railway atlas. Bound in leather-styled red cloth with gilt title. Includes a title page, author's introduction, and 14 maps. Maps show political boundaries, cities, railways, roads, drainage, bodies of water, coastlines, and islands. The altlas covers the railways of France and its networks: Paris and its environs, all regions of France, as well as Central Europe, the United Kingdom, Scotland and Ireland, the United States of America, Russia, and Algeria. For ease of use, the maps have a tab on the right bearing the name of the illustrated region.
Pub List No:
14507.000
Pub Type:
World Atlas
Pub Type:
Thematic Atlas
Pub Maps:
14
Pub Height cm:
69
Pub Width cm:
50
Image No:
14507007.jp2
Authors:
Chaix, Napoléon, 1807-1865
