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Map Of The Country Tributary To The Northern Pacific Railroad
Knight, Edward H.
Map Of The Country Trib...
1871
3571.000
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Knight, Edward H.
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Map Of The Country Tributary To The Northern Pacific Railroad. Compiled from English, Canadian, and American official sources and original Surveys by Edward H. Knight. Jan. 1st. 1871. The compilation of English and Canadian charts and Surveys embracing the Northerly region of this Map, was platted in connection with the official U.S. War Department Map (the lower portion) at the Bureau of U.S. Topographical Engineers by the kind permission of Maj. Gen. A.A. Humphreys. (with profile).
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3571.000
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A spectacular map, missed by Wheat. With full and outline color. Shows the route of the proposed Northern Pacific Railroad. Covers the entire U.S. and Canada west of the Mississippi, and south to the 38th parallel. One immediately recognizes the use of the Warren/Freyhold "Map of the Territory of the United States..." of 1868, for the lower portion of this map - it is an exact copy. The upper portion appears to be a copy of some official English and/or Canadian survey map. Isothermal lines, railroad routes, latitudes of major European Cities, Distances to Asia, Coal fields, and notes about usability of the soil and forests are added. A profile shows the "Difference Between The Elevations of the Northern Pacific and the Union Pacific Railroads." Relif shown by hachures.
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