General map of the Pennsylvania Railroad and its connections

Covers most of the United States; roughly bounded by Oregon, southern Maine, California and northern Florida.
Eight woodcut engravings of passenger train and scenery signed by J.W. Lauderbach, Jas. Hamilton and F.S. on verso: The Pennsylvania Railroad is the great trunk line and fast mail route of the United States. The scenery on the Pennsylvania Railroad and its branches is the most varied and beautiful in the United States.
Scale [ca. 1:5,760,000]
Relief shown by hachures.
Inset (13 x 28 cm.): Round the world across the American continent, via the Pennsylvania Railroad

Contained In:

Detached from: Pennsylvania Railroad. The Centennial Exhibition and the Pennsylvania Railroad. Philadelphia : The Company, 1876?, inside back cover.

Original Collection:

Rand McNally Collection (Newberry Library)

Citation

Pennsylvania Railroad, "General Map of the Pennsylvania Railroad and Its Connections" ([Chicago] : Rand, McNally & Co., [1876]), detached from The Centennial Exhibition and the Pennsylvania Railroad (Philadelphia : Pennsylvania Railroad, [1876?]), inside back cover. Map4F G3701.P3 1876 .R3

Newberry Call Number:

map4F G3701.P3 1876 .R3

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Geographic Area Covered:

United States, World maps, Earth (Planet)

Original Resource:

Digital reproduction of: 1 map : color ; 33 x 69 cm., folded to 21 x 12 cm.

Digital Image Rights Holder:

Newberry Library

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