Map of the Proposed Northern Route for a Railroad to the Pacific
DraftsmanDrawn by
Edwin F. Johnson
(American, 1803 - 1872)
PrinterLithographed by
E.C. Kellogg & Co.
(American, 1851 - 1854)
Date1853
MediumLithography; black printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 20 5/8 x 32 5/8in. (52.4 x 82.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 22 x 34 7/8in. (55.9 x 88.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 22 x 34 7/8in. (55.9 x 88.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionMap of the United States and part of Canada, primarily depicting a proposed railroad line from Chicago to Bellingham Bay, Washington. Other westward-bound railroad lines are shown, including one from Chicago to Astoria, Oregon; from Memphis to San Francisco; from New Orleans to San Diego; and from St. Louis to Walker's Pass, California. Direct routes between two places are denoted with broken solid lines. Physical features depicted include elevation, conveyed with hachure marks; lakes, rivers, islands, bays and gulfs.
Object number2012.312.202
NotesCartographic Note: Scale: About 1/2 inch equals about 50 milesOn View
Not on view
Ithamar P. Berthrong
1908
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
1846