Johnson, Edwin F. Map of the Proposed Northern Route for a Railroad to the Pacific. Hartford, CT, 1853. email 14 1/2 x 17 inches

14 1/2 x 17 inches

Hand-colored lithographs

Covens and Mortier

Information for the printed map was compiled at least as early as 1727

A variety of maps were produced to both depict this contested area and to make

Johnson, Edwin F. Map of the Proposed Northern Route for a Railroad to the Pacific. Hartford, CT, 1853. email 14 1/2 x 17 inchesEdwin F. Johnson Map of the Proposed Northern Route for a Railroad to the Pacific Hartford, CT, 1853 35" x 22" Highly detailed railroad map of the United States, illustrating a number of different proposed Northern Routes for a railroad line to the Pacific, by Edwin F. Johnson, C. E. Johnson's map is one of the most interesting and important early maps to illustrate the prospective routes to the Pacific: As noted by Wheat: This is in many ways an