MEMORIAL OF A. WHITNEY, PRAYING A GRANT OF PUBLIC LAND TO ENABLE HIM TO CONSTRUCT A RAILROAD FROM LAKE MICHIGAN TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN. (SENATE DOC. 161. FEB. 24, 1846. with Map).
Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1846. Leather-bound. Asa Whitney (1797 to 1872) proposed to bu;ild, with the aid of the federal government, a railroad to the Pacific in order to deelop trade with the Orient.
Half-smooth calf over tan linen.(9 in. x 6 in.). Boards ruled in gilt, with gilt letting to two-hubbed spine. Some rubbing and wear to extremities, mostly at bottom of book.10 pp. plus folding map. Detailed map engraved by O.H. Throop, (12 in. x 18 in.) shows the entire United States border with "Mexico", extending well into today's Southwestern states. "Santa Fee" is located, and today's southern Rocky Mountains are named "Mexican Cordilleras Sierra Madre." There is little civilization -- except Army forts, beyond Missouri. Texas is named but no towns are showsn. Railroads - finished, unfinished, and proposed - are indicated. (Carl Wheat: Mapping The Transmississippi West: p. 187n. Very Good Plus. Item #88063
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