A Map Illustrative of the Route of the Proposed Rail-road From St. Louis to the Bay of San Francisco, Compiled From the Maps and Reports of Coln. Fremont

by W. L. Dearborn, draftsman G. B. Parrott

$7,500 · Offered by James Arsenault & Company

Boston: Tappan & Bradford Lith. 1850 . Hand-colored lithograph on two joined sheets, 47” x 8.75” plus margins. CONDITION: Good, multiple vertical crease marks, reinstated loss to bit of border and margin at upper right, some foxing and a few damp stains. A scarce map depicting a proposed route for a transcontinental railroad extending from St. Louis to San Francisco,

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