COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Short Title:
No.III. Map of vertical section of the proposed Honduras interoceanic railway
Obj Height cm:
36
Obj Width cm:
66
Scale 1:
633,600
Note:
Uncolored map with one profile on 1 sheet, folded to 23x15. Shows railroad lines, cities, rivers, etc. Includes references. Relief shown by hachures. "Horizontal scale (1:633,600) 10 miles to 1 in. Vertical scale (1:520,000) 2000 feet to 1 in."
Full Title:
No.III. Map of vertical section of the proposed Honduras interoceanic railway. Located 1857 & 1858. Authorities. E.G. Squier ... J.C. Trautwine ... Com. W.N. Jefers, U.S.N. Hydrographic Eng. & Deputy Agt. Drawn by G. Thompson, June, 1866. Bowen & Co. Lith. Philada. "To accompany Report of Rear Admiral C.H. Davis, U.S.N., ordered by resolution of the Senate of the United States of March 19th. 1866". (inset) Profile.
List No:
1789.004
Page No:
III
Series No:
4
Pub Date:
1866
Pub Title:
Report on Interocean Railroads & Canals between the waters of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. {Senate} 39th Congress, 1st Session. Ex. Doc. No. 62.
Pub Note:
Early issue. Maps are uncolored. Also includes profile views of potential canal sites. All maps bound in cloth covered boards with title on the spine. "Interoceanic railroads and canals. 1866".
Pub List No:
1789.000
Pub Maps:
11
Pub Height cm:
23
Pub Width cm:
15
Image No:
1789004
Publisher Location:
Philadelphia
Publisher Location:
Washington
Publisher:
Bowen & Co.
Publisher Location:
Philadelphia
Publisher Location:
Washington
Publisher:
U.S.
Type:
Book Map
World Area:
Central America
Country:
Honduras
Subject:
Canals
Subject:
Railroad
Engraver or Printer:
Bowen & Co.
Engraver or Printer:
Hergesheimer, E.
Engraver or Printer:
Squier, E.G.
Engraver or Printer:
Fitzroy, Admiral.
Engraver or Printer:
Waldecker, Louis.
Engraver or Printer:
Gisborne, Lionel.
Engraver or Printer:
Childs, O.W.
Engraver or Printer:
Garella, Napoleon.
Engraver or Printer:
Hughes, G.W.
Engraver or Printer:
Kelley, Frederick M.
Engraver or Printer:
Butler, Cyrus.
Engraver or Printer:
Merrill, Luke T.
Publication Author:
Davis, Charles Henry
Pub Type:
Survey Book
Author:
Davis, Charles Henry
Date:
1866
No.III. Map of vertical section of the proposed Honduras interoceanic railway
