United States, exhibiting the Railroads & Canals.

Subject

United States east of the Mississippi River, railroads, canals, transportation

Date

1835

Publisher

[Bradford, Thomas Gamaliel, W. D. Ticknor, Wiley & Long]

Place of Publication

[Boston and New York]

Accession Number

T0055.1997.0499

Alternate number

1955.010a

Condition

Fair. Browning, acidification.

Curatorial Notes

See Phillips, Vol 1, p. 458, # 770; From dealer description: shows chartered railroads, completed or under construction. The first rr's appeared in late 1820's, most horse-drawn. This is one of the eariest maps to show rr's at the national level, most earlier maps were of individual rr's.

Market Value

1998 Dec: Cartographic Arts Online catalog, item # N7061, $150.00

Notes

Plate 18 from Bradford's 1835 "Comprehensive Atlas."

Size

7 1/2 x 9 3/4

Storage

c04d02