The Growth of Industry and Railways, 1848 to 1914

Caption

The Growth of Industry and Railways

Summary

This map shows the network of railways that developed from 1848 to 1914.
There are also markers for several industries like steel, shipbuilding, and chemicals.

Source

‘Oxford Atlas of World History, Oxford University Press, 1999. General Editor Patrick K. O’Brien. (p. 170)

Copyright

Map copyright © Philip’s, a division of Octopus Publishing Group Ltd.
Source: Philip’s Atlas of World History

Used under license from Octopus Publishing Group.

Series

This map is one in a series of maps selected from the Oxford Atlas of World History.

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Openness to Trade 1980
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