Map showing the navigable depths of the rivers of the United States and the principal transportation routes on the sea-coasts and Great Lakes in the year of the eleventh census (1890)

Water Transportation Routes, United States, 1894

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Water Transportation Routes, United States, 1894

Geographic Area Covered:

United States

Geographic Coordinates:

(W 129°--W 65°/N 51°--N 25°)

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Full Title: Map showing the navigable depths of the rivers of the United States and the principal transportation routes on the sea-coasts and Great Lakes in the year of the eleventh census (1890)

Creators:

Vivian, Thomas J. (Thomas Jondrie), 1855-

Publisher:

Government Printing Office

Publisher Location:

Washington

Date Created:

1894

Contributors:

United States. Census Office, Julius Bien & Co., Adams, Henry C. (Henry Carter), 1851-1921, United States. Congress. House, United States. Government Printing Office

Subjects:

Rivers, Canals, Inland navigation

Form/Genre:

Maps, Nautical charts

Mode of Travel:

Waterways

Context of Travel:

Transportation statistics, Government publications, Freight

Time Period Covered:

1890-1895

Notes:

"Prepared by Thomas J. Vivian, in charge of transportation statistics."
"Eleventh census of the United States. Robert P. Porter, Superintendent"--Left corner, top margin.
"Julius Bien & Co., lith., N.Y."--Right corner, bottom margin.
Keyed to symbols showing rivers of less than 3 feet, 3-5 feet, 5-6 feet, and 6 feet or more in depth; identfies heads of navigation, slack-water navigation, and canals; labels ocean routes and their distances in miles between cities on the east and west coasts of the United States.
Scale [ca. 1:7,070,000]
Part of a report issued in House miscellaneous documents (United States. Congress. House), 52nd Congress, 1st session, no. 340, v. 50, pt. 11 (Serial Set 3023).

Contained In:

In: United States. Census Office. 11th census, 1890. Report on transportation business in the United States at the eleventh census, 1890. Part II. Transportation by water / Henry C. Adams, special agent --Washington : Govt. Printing Office, 1894-1895 --pt. 2, [map 1]

Citation

Vivian, Thomas J., "Map Showing the Navigable Depths of the Rivers of the United States and the Principal Transportation Routes on the Sea-Coasts and Great Lakes in the Year of the Eleventh Census (1890)", in United States. Census Office. 11th census, 1890, Report on Transportation Business in the United States at the Eleventh Census, 1890, U.S. Serial Set 3023, 52nd Congress, 1st session, House miscellaneous document 340 (Washington : Government Printing Office, 1894-1895), pt. 2, map 1. Govt. 3023

Newberry Call Number:

Govt. 3023

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Geographic Area Covered:

United States

Original Resource:

Digital reproduction of: 1 map : col. ; 43 x 71 cm., folded to 28 x 22 cm.

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Newberry Library

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