Kirkpatrick Catalogue entry: "2533 [Trieste.] Nouva rete ferroviaria per avvicinare Trieste alla Pontebba, al Brennero ed all'Italia. Trieste, H. Rieter, [18--]. 1 sheet. [see p.]."MS extension of the rail line in the bottom left, some place names added as well."In 1842 the first portion of the Milan-Venice (Lombardy-Venetian) Rwy. was opened. This line was first proposed in 1837; however, construction was postponed for a time, due to Austrian military activities in the region. By 1860, this railway had been extended northeast from Venice to Udine, where it met a branch of the Vienna-Trieste Sudbahn." From World railways of the nineteenth century: a pictorial history in Victorian engravings, by Jim Harter, 2005, page 184.The dates suggested are the year the Lombardy-Venetian line met the Vienna-Trieste line, and the year of Burton's death. Stamp: H. Rieter Trieste. MS notes: R.B. 11492x. Hand written placenames by R.B. . Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Sticker: R. B. 11492x. Stamps: Kensington Public Libraries. .
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