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Watson's new rail-road and distance map of the United States and Canada : compiled from the latest official sources.

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Map shows finished and unfinshed railroads, state boundaries, cities, towns, and notable physical features. Includes list of railroads with statistics, key to major railroads, and illustration. Insets: "Routes of the Union Pacific Railroads," "Vicinity of New York," "Vicinity of Philadelphia," and "Vicinity of Boston." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:2,304,000].

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1 map : col. ; 91 x 117 cm., folded in covers 18 x 13 cm.

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Watson, Gaylord 1869.

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Map shows finished and unfinshed railroads, state boundaries, cities, towns, and notable physical features. Includes list of railroads with statistics, key to major railroads, and illustration. Insets: "Routes of the Union Pacific Railroads," "Vicinity of New York," "Vicinity of Philadelphia," and "Vicinity of Boston." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:2,304,000].

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1 map : col. ; 91 x 117 cm., folded in covers 18 x 13 cm.

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Text in lower margin: "Chicago: W. W. Wadsworth, 135 So. Water St."

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Map Collections from the University of Texas at Arlington

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  • 1869

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Watson, Gaylord. Watson's new rail-road and distance map of the United States and Canada : compiled from the latest official sources., map, 1869; New York. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth231841/: accessed April 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting University of Texas at Arlington Library.

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