Map Map of the county west of Cumberland towards the Ohio river, showing the various lines surveyed or reconnoitred [sic] for the extension of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail Road to its western terminus referred to in the report of the chief engineer of September 20th, 1843.

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About this Item

Title

  • Map of the county west of Cumberland towards the Ohio river, showing the various lines surveyed or reconnoitred [sic] for the extension of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail Road to its western terminus referred to in the report of the chief engineer of September 20th, 1843.

Summary

  • Lightly colored map on tracing linen showing western Pennsylvania, western Maryland, parts of Virginia and West Virginia and most of Ohio.

Names

  • Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company.

Created / Published

  • [n.p., 1843]

Headings

  • -  Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company--Maps
  • -  Railroads--Middle Atlantic States--Maps
  • -  United States--Middle Atlantic States

Notes

  • -  Scale 1:316,800.
  • -  LC Railroad maps, 335
  • -  Description derived from published bibliography.
  • -  Indicates several "preferred" and "surveyed" lines to Wheeling and Pittsburgh and other possible northern and southern routes.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
  • -  Vault

Medium

  • col. map 70 x 117 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3791.P3 1843 .B3

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 98688590

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Baltimore And Ohio Railroad Company. Map of the county west of Cumberland towards the Ohio river, showing the various lines surveyed or reconnoitred sic for the extension of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail Road to its western terminus referred to in the report of the chief engineer of September 20th. [N.P, 1843] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/98688590/.

APA citation style:

Baltimore And Ohio Railroad Company. (1843) Map of the county west of Cumberland towards the Ohio river, showing the various lines surveyed or reconnoitred sic for the extension of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail Road to its western terminus referred to in the report of the chief engineer of September 20th. [N.P] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/98688590/.

MLA citation style:

Baltimore And Ohio Railroad Company. Map of the county west of Cumberland towards the Ohio river, showing the various lines surveyed or reconnoitred sic for the extension of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail Road to its western terminus referred to in the report of the chief engineer of September 20th. [N.P, 1843] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/98688590/>.