Coordinates approximate and based on Greenwich meridan. Shows cities, railroad line, drainage. Includes Great Lakes (except Lake Superior). "This map is a correct representation of the Toledo, Wabash & Great Western Rail Road Line, running through the Great Wabash Valley, and connecting with the principal Railroads to all points in Kansas, Nebraska, and the West and Southwest. " "The shortest and only direct line! To St. Louis, Hannibal, Quincey, St. Joseph, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas City, Jefferson City, Council Bluffs, Omaha City, Cherry Creek, Pike's Peak, and the gold regions of Kansas and Nebraska." "This road is the shortest and quickest route to Lafayette, Springfield, Alton, St. Louis, and all points in the far west, with fewer changes than any other route. Passengers by this Route go through from Toledo to St. Louis without change of Cars. Through tickets by this line at the lowest rates may be obtained at the principal railroad and steamboat offices in New York. Be sure to procure tickets, "Via Toledo, Wabash & Great Western R.R. Line." G.W. Bartlett, Gen'l Ticket Agent C.H. Van Ness, Agent, New York City. Geo. H. Burrows, Gen'l. Superintendent." Advertisement on verso for Lovejoy's Hotel. Map on verso: City of New York / Harrison's Cheap Steam Printing Establishment. Appears in S. R. Olmstead's The gold mines of Kansas and Nebraska, New York, 1859.
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