Original antique General Land Office survey map Missouri railroad grants 1865

Description: According to the Library of Congress page on Land Grants*, "The second half of the nineteenth century was the era of railroad land grants. Between 1850 and 1872 extensive cessions of public lands were made to states and to railroad companies to promote railroad construction. Usually the companies received from the federal government, in twenty- or fifty-mile strips, alternate sections of public land for each mile of track that was built. Responsibility for surveying and mapping the grants fell to the U.S. General Land Office, now the Bureau of Land Management. Numerous maps of the United States and individual states and counties were made which clearly indicated the sections of the granted land and the railroad rights-of-way." This uncommon antique Land Office township and range map of Missouri, published by the Land Office Commissioner in 1865, just on the heels of the Civil War, is one of those maps, showing drainage, cities and towns, current and former land offices and the location of land grant railroads, which are named. Hand-colored pink, yellow, and blue bands on either side of the line of the railroad track show limits of the grants, usually 6-, 10-, 15, or 25 miles. Size: 18 x 21 in Condition: Good, the map is somewhat darkened along fold lines, showing a possible water stain along bottom fold, slightly wrinkled from misfolding. Some repairs have been made with acid-free tape, as can be seen in the photos. Will ship USPS Media Mail for free. * https://www.loc.gov/collections/railroad-maps-1828-to-1900/articles-and-essays/history-of-railroads-and-maps/land-grants/#:~:text=Between%201850%20and%201872%20extensive,of%20track%20that%20was%20built.

Price: 25.99 USD

Location: Lafayette, Colorado

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