Transportation Routes Between the United States and Other American Countries, 1899

Caption

Transportation Routes Between the United States and Other American Countries

Summary

Map shows railways in operation and projected; proposed locations for intercontinental railway according to surveys made; proposed extensions for intercontinental railway according to surveys projected; steamship lines with calculated distances in nautical miles. Additional information on density of population in South America is also provided.

Note: Central and South American railway lines from report of Intercontinental Railway Commission.

Produced by the U.S. Treasury Department, Bureau of Statistics. Printed by The Norris Peters Co., Washington D.C.

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