Original antique General Land Office survey map Alabama 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 Alabama, 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: 21 x 13 in Condition: Acceptable, the map is darkened along fold lines, showing a possible water stain along top fold, and is wrinkled from misfolding, with some chipping along the outer edges. Some repairs have been made with acid-free tape, as can be seen in the photos. Still, this map is uncommon. 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: 29.99 USD

Location: Lafayette, Colorado

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