Map of the American railways at the outbreak of the Civil War
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A large map of the United States railway system east of the Mississippi, on a scale of thirty miles to an inch, with insets of the railways of Texas and Pensacola Harbour. This is an early issue, including information about the Southern railroads, removed from latter examples.
Of interest is the advert for 'Fowler and Wells', the famous phrenologists in New York.
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Date | 1861 |
Extra Info | Lloyd's American Railroad Map, Showing the Whole Seat of War. |
Publication | New York & London, J.T. Lloyd, c.1861. Wood-engraved folding map with original colour, dissected and laid on linen in four sections, total 990 x 1280mm, folded into marbled slipcase. |
Condition | A good example. |
References | – |