Antique Railroad Maps

Scale ca. 1:875,000. Relief shown pictorially. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Annotated to show roads, plantations, counties and towns. AACR2: 651/1;700/1

Scale ca. 1:2,270,000. Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridian: Philadelphia and London. "Sold by R. Dodsley in Pall-Mall, London, & by the author in Philadelphia." Includes inscription to "Thomas Pownall, Esq More

Scale ca. 1:17,000. Title from manuscript catalog of the Peter Force map collection. Variant title in Philip Lee Phillips' A list of maps of America: Topography of upper part of Manhattan Island from about 85th More

Scale ca. 1:113,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown by hachures. Shows area from Newtown, Pennsylvania to Kingston, New Jersey, with routes of British and American forces. LC Maps of North More

Scale ca. 1:85,000. Title from table of contents: A survey of part of the province of New Jersey contain[in]g part of Middlesex County, and part of Monmouth, Somerset, and Essex counties with part of Statten [s More

Relief shown by hachures. Includes "Profile of route by Sodom Brook" and "Profile of route by Holt's Hill." LC copies imperfect: Creased and wrinkled. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as More

Scale ca. 1:11,800. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 398 Shows topography by contours, drainage, roads, railroads, and dwellings with names of inhabitants. Names of corps and commanding officers are given. Arrows i More

Relief shown by hachures. Shows state and county boundaries, names of counties, towns, cities, drainage, roads, railroads, churches, mills and other points of interest. Printed in 3 segments. Prime meridian: Lo More

LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), S152 "[A]pproved, Chas. R. Suter, 1st Lt., U.S. Engrs., Chf. Engr., D. S." Pen and ink tracing of a map in Robert Mills's Atlas of the State of South Carolina . . . Baltimore, F. Lu More

LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), S153 In lower right corner: Traced by A. Cheville, Compagnie K. 47 N.Y.V. In lower left corner: Eng. by H. S. Tanner & Assistants. "Approved, Chas. R. Suter, Lt. & Chf. Engr., D. S. More

LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), S145 Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image. At lower right corner: Traced by A. Cheville, 47 N.Y.V More

LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), S138 Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image. "Approved, C. R. Suter, 1st Lt., U.S. Engrs., Chf. Eng More

Scale from Stephenson's Civil War Maps, 1989. "Approved, Chas. R. Suter, 1st Lt., U.S. Engrs., Chf. Engr., D. S." Pen and ink tracing of a map in Robert Mills' Atlas of the State of South Carolina . . . Baltim More

Relief shown by hachures. Scale from Stephenson's Civil War Maps, 1989. "Approved, Chas. R. Suter, 1st Lt., U.S. Engrs., Chf. Engr. D.S." Pen and ink tracing of map in Robert Mills's Atlas of the State of Carol More

Relief shown by hachures. Title, scale, and date from Stephenson's Civil War Maps, 1989. Description derived from published bibliography. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), S134 Available also through the Library of More

Relief shown by hachures. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), S146 Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image. At lower right corner: "Trac More

LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), S143 Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image. "Approved, Chas. R. Suter, Lt. & Chf. Engr., D. S." Pe More

Relief shown by hachures. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.) S130. Description derived from published biibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image. "Approved, Chas. R. Suter, More

Shows roads, canals, railroads, and proposed railroads. Counties are distinguished by color. Main mountain ridges are shown by hachures. Earliest general map of the state to show railroads. Scale ca. 1:5,600,00 More

One of the earliest general maps of the eastern United States showing railroads in operation. The working lines are in blue, proposed lines are in green. Canals are shown in red and yellow. [From published bibl More

One of the earliest county and township maps to show proposed railroads in New England. Indicates rail line between Schenectady and Albany, N.Y. Scale [ca. 1:675,000]. LC Railroad maps, 97 Description derived f More

Map of Baltimore, Ann Arundel, Montgomery, Frederick, and Washington counties, Md, showing drainage, roads, and important place names. [From published bibliography]

Detailed map of part of Pennsylvania between Sharp Mountain and the Susquehanna River showing roads, drainage, and relief by hachures along the survey route. Shows the east and west branches of the Mount Carbon More

Topographic map surveyed in strips along the railroad routes. Shows property owners and covers an area between the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers to Winchester. Includes table showing "a summary of the routes su More

"Entered according to Act of Conress in the year 1[?] by John Mac Rae in the clerks office of the District of North Carolina." Prime Meridian: Washington. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site More

Shows New York state from Westchester County to Lake Erie, and part of northern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The line was chartered on April 24, 1832. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as More

Detailed map of the eastern United States to about the 97th Meridian. Shows drainage, relief by hachures, state and county boundaries, cities, towns and villages, canals, roads, and railroads in operation and p More

Shows New York state from Westchester County to Lake Erie, and part of northern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The line was chartered on April 24, 1832. See entry 404. Scale ca. 1:500,000. LC Railroad maps, 481 D More

Important early map of the United States. Includes drainage, canals, and cities and towns. Contains route profiles for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, the Columbia Railroad, Pa., and the Massachusetts railroad More

Scale 1:200,000. "Proportion of vertical scale = 10 feet." Relief shown by form lines. Shows the counties of St. Mary, Charles, and a part of Prince George, on the Western Shore of Maryland. Shows stratigraphy. More

Partial cadastral map showing block numbers. Facsimile. Original version: Washington : Surveyors Office, 1835. Includes text, attestors' names, and illegible seal. LC copy 1 fold-lined. LC copy 2 halved and mou More

The map covers the eastern half of the United States. Shows roads, canals, and railroads. Indicates state boundaries and many cities. Scale ca. 1:8,000,000. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 183 More

Map includes parts of Philadelphia and Montgomery counties. Indicates topography by hachures, drainage, roads, property owners, and part of the city street plan of Philadelphia. [From published bibliography]. S More

Outline map covering New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and Ohio; shows drainage, canals, important cities, and railroad connections, chartered in 1828, opened to York in 1838.

Topographical strip map of part of Massachusetts showing relief by hachures, drainage, property owners names, roads, and the lines of survey. Includes geological cross-section profile. [From published bibliogra More

Map of southern Alabama and part of western Florida showing roads, cities, and drainage. Scale ca. 1:800,000. At head of title: No. 1. From Letter from the Secretary of War. LC Railroad maps, 388 Description de More

Shows longitude west from Greenwich and Washington. "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1835, by S. Augustus Mitchell ..." The paper edition of this map appears in Bishop Davenport's A New Gazett More

The earliest general map to show the South Carolina Canal and Rail Road Company's line which began in Charleston, S.C. It was completed to Hamburg, S.C., in 1833. Its 136 miles of track were then the longest in More

Shows area from Washington, D.C., north to above Lake Huron and from Cape Cod to the Mississippi River. Scale [ca. 1:3,000,000]. LC Railroad maps, 73 Description derived from published bibliography. Available a More

Sketch map of the eastern half of the United States showing major mountain ridges by hachures. Indicates canals, railroads and the "Route Nationale" between Cumberland, Md., and Vandalia, Ill. Shows projected More

Nautical chart with extensive annotations in col. and lead pencils to show proposed railroad routes connecting central Washington and Alexandria (Va.). Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by contours and sou More

Topographic strip map of part of Pennsylvania from Mahanoy Mountain along Schuylkill River to Philadelphia. The line was chartered on December 5, 1833, and was completed in 1839. The entire line was opened on J More

Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: London and Washington D.C. "Entered according to Act of Congress, July 10th, 1839, by David H. Burr, in the clerk's office of the District Court of the District of Col More

Detailed map showing relief by hachures, drainage, township and county boundaries, cities and towns, canals, roads, and railroads. Scale ca. 1:650,000. From his The American Atlas (London, J. Arrowsmith, 1839) More

Map of the continental United States showing relief by hachures, drainage, state boundaries, cities and towns, roads, trails, canals, and railroads.

Survey map and profile of part of Pennsylvania and Maryland from Gettysburg to the Potomac River. Shows relief by hachures along the line, creeks, roads, cities and towns. Chartered on January 9, 1838; construc More

Detailed map showing relief by hachures, drainage, township and county boundaries, cities and towns, canals, roads, and railroads. Scale ca. 1:650,000. From his The American Atlas (London, J. Arrowsmith, 1839) More

Detailed map showing relief by hachures, drainage, township and county boundaries, cities and towns, canals, roads, and railroads. Scale ca. 1:650,000. From his The American Atlas (London, J. Arrowsmith, 1839) More

Map of the southeastern United States indicating drainage, relief by hachures, place names, roads, canals in blue, Georgia Railroad in red, "R.R. completed & in progress" in yellow. "R.R. chartered & proposed" More

Detailed map showing relief by hachures, drainage, township and county boundaries, cities and towns, canals, roads, and railroads. Scale ca. 1:650,000. From his The American Atlas (London, J. Arrowsmith, 1839) More

Scale ca. 1:650,000. Relief shown by hachures. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. AACR2

Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Washington and Greenwich. LC copy sectioned in 8 and mounted on cloth. Printed label on verso: no. 5, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia. LC Railroad maps, 70 Available also More

Detailed map showing relief by hachures, drainage, township and county boundaries, cities and towns, canals, roads, and railroads. [From published bibliography] Scale ca. 1:650,000. Relief shown by hachures. LC More

Outline map showing major drainage, some relief by hachures, state boundaries, canals, and important place names. Finished and proposed railroads are indicated.

General map of the eastern United States showing drainage, state boundaries, and place names. Railroads are annotated in brown, canals in blue.

Map of the United States east of the Mississippi River. [From published bibliography] Scale ca. 1:4,900,000. LC Railroad maps, 334 Includes text. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a ras More

Outline map of western Maryland showing drainage, major roads, cities, and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and Canal. A shaded area indicates the coal field. Scale ca. 1:330,000. LC Railroad maps, 231 Descripti More

Map of parts of Pennyslvania, New Jersey, Maryland, and Delaware indicating major drainage, relief by hachures, boundaries, cities, and towns. A table of distances appears at left of map. Scale [ca. 1:660,000]. More

Covers area between Massachusetts and Virginia and west to the Mississippi River. Shows "finished" and "proposed" railroads. A mileage chart entitled "Rail Road Routes from Seaboard to the Interior" appears at More

Street map of part of Boston showing the railroad yards and the passenger depot. Chartered on March 3, 1842. Scale 1:24,000. At the upper right of the plan is the "Proposed Plan of Depot of Granite. Front View More

Map shows drainage, county boundaries, cities, roads, and canals. Lines of surveys and railroads in operation are indicated by different colors. [From published bibliography] Scale 1:380,160; 6 miles to an in. More

Map of the northeastern United States showing drainage, relief by hachures, important cities, the existing railroads, turnpike roads, canals, and the projected railroads; a statement below the title explains th More

"Entered according to Act of Congress, July 10th, 1839 by David H. Burr, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Columbia." Sectioned into 2 pieces and mounted on cloth. Includes inset of More

Map covers area from Portland, Maine, to Norfolk, Va., and west to the Mississippi River. Scale 1:2,471,040. LC Railroad maps, 74 Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Libr More

Lightly colored map on tracing linen showing western Pennsylvania, western Maryland, parts of Virginia and West Virginia and most of Ohio. Scale 1:316,800. LC Railroad maps, 335 Description derived from publish More

Detailed township map of the midwestern states showing drainage, cities and towns, canals, stage roads, and railroads. Scale ca. 1:2,250,000. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1840. LC also has 1 More

Outline map of eastern New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and northern Massachusetts showing four proposed railroad routes. A list of distances appear below the title. Scale ca. 1:625,000. LC copy annotated in p More

Map covers parts of Belknap, Carroll, Grafton, and Merrimac counties, N.H. [From published bibliography] Scale ca. 1:125,000. Relief shown by hachures. Oriented with north toward the lower right. LC Railroad ma More

Detailed topographic strip map showing the coast from New York City to New Haven, Conn. Indicates drainage, relief by hachures, cities and towns, roads, and railroads. Chartered in 1844, organized in 1846, open More

Map showing parts of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine indicating county lines, cities, towns, and the railroad network. [From published bibliography] Scale 1:190,080; 3 miles to an in. Oriented with nort More

Detailed map of the Mohawk Valley from Troy to Rome showing drainage, relief by hachures, towns, and villages. Scale ca. 1:180,000. LC Railroad maps, 260 Description derived from published bibliography. Accompa More

Map of northern half of Worcester County, Mass., showing drainage, cities, and townships. Shows beginning of survey north of Worcester and the survey for part of the Winchendon branch of the Fitchburg Railroad. More

General map showing drainage, cities, towns, state and county boundaries. Scale [ca. 1:700,000]. LC Railroad maps, 100 Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Cong More

A detailed general map of the eastern half of the United States, framed in decorative borders, with most of the details east of the Mississippi River. Indicates drainage, state boundaries and shows many cities More

Shows only southeastern and southwestern portions of Canada. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Washington, D.C. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes 24 ins More

Scale [ca. 1:2,700,000]. LC Railroad maps, 101 Description derived from published bibliography. At top of map: "See paragraph headed Our Railway Map." On the verso: City of Boston. 18 x 14 cm. Available also th More

Physical map of Pennsylvania and parts of adjacent states showing drainage, relief by hachures, spot heights in feet, state boundaries, canals, cities and towns. Finished and proposed railroads with names of li More

Shows area of Cheshire, Hillsborough, and northern part of Middlesex county. Chartered December 28, 1844. Scale ca. 1:150,000. LC Railroad maps, 617 Description derived from published bibliography. Available al More

Map of eastern Massachusetts showing drainage, place names, and township lines. [From published bibliography]

"The working lines of railroad are shown in color." Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington D.C. Includes inset "Map of Oregon, California &c.". LC copy imperfect: foldlined, darkened along folds, lacking low More

Map of northern New Jersey from Jersey City to Andover. Shows drainage, relief by hachures, cities & towns, roads, iron works, forges, mines and mills. The Paterson and Ramapo was chartered March 10, 1841. Scal More

Outline map showing area from Pottsville, Pa., to Macon, Ga. [From published bibliography] Scale ca. 1:3,250,000. LC Railroad maps, 557 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. More

Outline map of the eastern half of the United States indicating drainage, state boundaries, major cities, and constructed and contemplated railroads. The southern portion of map indicates proposed shipping rou More

Map shows Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont. Includes a table of distances and indicates "constructed & completed" and "contemplated & chartered" railroads. The Cocheco line was chartered on July 2, 184 More

The map indicates drainage, county boundaries, mines, cities and towns, roads, canals, and railroads. Scale 1:950,000. LC Railroad maps, 307 Description derived from published bibliography. Available also throu More

Outline map of the eastern half of the United States indicating drainage, state boundaries, major cities, and constructed and contemplated railroads. The southern portion of map indicates proposed shipping rou More

Shows rail connections between Harpers Ferry and Winchester, Acquia Creek to Rocky Mount and Huntsville, N.C., and a line from Gosport to Newsons Depot.

Public domain scan of a vintage map, plan, atlas, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Scale ca. 1:3,000,000. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1848. From Doggett's Railroad Guide, New York, (1848), p. 56. LC Railroad maps, 75 Description derived from published bibliography. Avail More

Scale ca. 1:180,000. "May 1st 1848." Oriented with north toward the upper left. Relief shown by hachures. Includes 2 elevation profiles. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image More

Includes a table of distances from Boston to New York. Shows rail lines from Burlington, Vt., south to Bellows Falls in Windham Co., Vt., and includes drainage and topography on both sides of the line. Indicate More

Shows main line from Detroit to Kalamazoo and from Munroe to Hillsdale. Scale ca. 1:3,500,000. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1848. From Doggett's Railroad Guide (1848) LC Railroad maps, 237 More

Scale 1:60,000; 5,000 ft. to the in. "Aug. 1849." Relief shown by hachures. Includes statistical data and gradient profile. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. AACR2: 650/2; 710

The distance and cost of grading is tabulated at the lower right of the map. The area covered is along Mill Creek and from the Lancaster Pike to Schuylkill River. Scale 1:9,600. Across bottom of map: "Profiles More

Covers New York State and New England (west of Portland, Me.). Also shows railroads completed, under construction, chartered, and/or planned. Does not contain statement of attribution. Relief shown by hachures. More

Shows railroads in operation and some proposed lines. Indicates state boundaries, cities and towns, and main drainage. Scale [ca. 1:2,500,000]. LC Railroad maps, 104 Description derived from published bibliogra More

Outline map of North America showing proposed railroad routes within the present limits of the United States. This is one of the earliest promotional maps for a transcontinental railroad to come before the Uni More

Map covers the northeastern portion of the United States. Scale ca. 1:2,000,000. At bottom of map: List of "Canal, rail road & steamboat routes." LC also has editions of 1850 and 1856. LC Railroad maps, 12 Desc More

Shows county and township boundaries, and "Railroads completed, located and in progress." Scale [ca. 1:700,000]. LC Railroad maps, 102 Description derived from published bibliography. Inset: Boston & vicinity s More

Detailed county and township map indicating drainage, relief by hachures, cities and towns, roads, railroads, and railroad stations. Scale [ca. 1:525,000]. LC also has 1853 edition. LC Railroad maps, 103 Descri More