Collection: Osher Map Library Collection

Name: Diagram of the transcontinental lines of road, showing the original Central Pacific and Union Pacific and their competitors.

Barcode: 54615

Image Number: 54615.0001

Publishing Location: Washington D.C.

Brief Description: One of three railway maps in the Pacific Railway Commission's report on the U.S. Government's subsidies of the railroads that became a political issue in the 1884 presidential election. Includes major railroads with colored lines and engraved text. Competitors are represented with small black lines and their names. Included are sea routes that are also named.

Publisher: United States. Government Printing Office.

Date/Date Range Published: 1887

Language: English

Region Depicted: United States

Map Type: GeographicalHistorical mapsRailroad maps

Dimensions: 50 x 55 cm

Historical Context: One of three maps that was involved in the controversy over United States grants to subsidize railroad construction.

LC Call Number: G3701.P3 1887 D5

OCLC: 44262303

Accession Number: OML-1887-88

Subjects: RailroadsTransportation

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