Historic 1800's Railroad Map Collection - 5 CDs Consisting of 394 Historic Maps

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• Historic 1800's Railroad Map Collection
• 5 CDs Consisting of 394 Historic Maps

Product Description

The Railroad maps represent an important historical record, illustrating the growth of travel and settlement as well as the development of industry and agriculture in the United States. They depict the development of cartographic style and technique, highlighting the achievement of early railroaders. Included in the collection are progress report surveys for individual lines, official government surveys, promotional maps, maps showing land grants and rights-of-way, and route guides published by commercial firms. Each map is stored in MrSID format. This format allows you to see the entire map on your computer screen or drill down to see the smallest details. The original maps are often quite large, as much as 36" long or larger and quite detailed. With the MrSID software, you can manipulate the map to view the entire map or zoom into a portion of the map in full detail. (MrSID software is included on each CD.) Each map contains a wealth of interesting details to explore over and over again. This is a must have collection for any 19th century American railroad buff. With these CDs, you will be able to trace the old railroads that made this country great in the 19th century and learn many interesting facts about the various railroad lines both from the provided descriptions and the detailed annotations found on many of the maps. To use this CDs, you must install the free ExpressView MrSid software which is included on the CD. This is a 30 second process and will allow you to view and manipulate all the maps in this CD collection in full detail. The viewing software runs on Windows based platforms and full installation instructions are included on the CDs.

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