This map was issued with William Henry Sidell's Survey of a Route for a Railroad from the Great Bend, on Red River, to Providence, on the Mississippi River. It shows several routes to be examined from the Mississippi River to the Louisiana/Texas boundary and depicts early county and parish configurations. The Bastrop Claim is shown extending into Arkansas.

William Henry Sidell (1810-73) was educated at West Point, and turned his attention to civil engineering at a time when the railroad system was first developing. He attained the rank of Brevet Brigadier General for his services during the Mexican War and the Civil War.

References: Modelski #147.

Condition: A

A clean and bright example, issued folding with a hint of offsetting.