Cornell University Library Digital Collections
Land Grants to Transcontinental Railroads
- Title:
- Land Grants to Transcontinental Railroads
- Alternate Title:
- Land Grants to Transcontinental Railroads
- Collection:
- Persuasive Cartography: The PJ Mode Collection
- Creator:
- Morison, Samuel Eliot & Henry Steele Commager
- Date:
- 1942
- Posted Date:
- 2017-04-14
- ID Number:
- 2032.01
- Collection Number:
- 8548
- File Name:
- PJM_2032_01.jpg
- Style/Period:
- 1940 - 1959
- Subject:
- Money & Finance
Politics & Government
Deception/Distortion
Railroads
- Measurement:
- 14.5 x 23 page (centimeters, height x width)
- Notes:
- This misleading map is here reprinted in a leading textbook from 1942. For a full explanation, see ID #1088, "How the Public Domain Has Been Squandered" (1884).
For further information on the Collector’s Notes and a Feedback/Contact Link, see https://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/content/about-collection-personal-statement and https://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/content/feedback-and-contact
- Source:
- Morison, Samuel Eliot & Henry Steele Commager. 1942. The Growth of the American Republic. 2:113. New York: Oxford University Press.
- Cite As:
- P.J. Mode collection of persuasive cartography, #8548. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- P.J. Mode collection of persuasive cartography
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- For important information about copyright and use, see http://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/copyright.
