Plan of Boston and Its Vicinity Showing the Connection of the Grand Junction Rail Road with the Harbor and Other Railroads A Skeleton Map Showing the Grand Junction Rail Road and Depots, snd the Railroads that Through It Connect Boston with the Canadas, Western States, Lakes and New York.

Grand Junction Railroad

Verlag: William F. Welldon, Charlestown, MA, 1853

Beschreibung

This is a handsomely engraved early map of the critical 8 1/2 mile railroad in Boston the connects north and west bound trains. The map on the right shows Boston and Vicinity and shows the railroad connecting, esp. to the Boston %Worcester and also the Boston& Providence. It is through the latter that the important connection to the rail network of then Western United States. It is interesting to note that the Skeleton map shows the 1852 arrival of the Michigan Central and Michigan southern's connection to Chicago. The Galena is shown as a straight line to the Mississippi River. It was not in service to Galena until 1854. There is an absence of the New York Central Rr which did not happen until 1853. Good condition except for a loss a seam junction in Boston of 1/8 x 1/2 inches and several tears expertly repaired with archival mending tape. 34 x 10 1/4 inches; Boston map is 11 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches; United States map is 22 3/4 x 10 1/4 inches. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 596

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Plan of Boston and Its Vicinity Showing the ...

Verlag: William F. Welldon, Charlestown, MA

Erscheinungsdatum: 1853

Auflage: 2 maps on one sheet.