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Colton's map of the southern states : including Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas.

Title
Colton's map of the southern states : including Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas.
Author
Colton, J. H. (Joseph Hutchins), 1800-1893
Publication
New York, J.H. Colton, 1862.

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CartographicUse in library Map Div. (United States, Southern. 1862) (Colton's map of the southern states)Schwarzman Building M2 - Map Division Room 117
CartographicSupervised use Map Div. 15-5325Schwarzman Building M1A - Map Division Room 117
CartographicUse in library Map Div.+ (United States, Southern. 1862) (Colton's map of the southern states)Schwarzman Building M2 - Map Division Room 117

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Additional Authors
  • Smith, J. Calvin (John Calvin)
  • Steiger, William G.
  • Lang & Laing Lith., printer.
Description
1 map : hand colored; 92 x 129 cm
Alternative Title
Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US027.3.05 (copy 3, copy in Map Div. 15-5325)
Subjects
Genre/Form
Maps.
Note
  • Relief shown by hachures.
  • "Showing also part of adjoining states & territories, locating the forts & military stations of the U. States & showing all the railroads, r.r. stations, & other internal improvements."
  • Prime meridian: Washington.
  • "Printed by Lang & Laing, 117 Fulton St., N.Y."
  • "Entered ... 1861 ..."
  • Insets: "Southern part of Florida" and "Colton's map of the United States showing the proposed railroad routes to the Pacific Ocean."
  • "General Land Office, Washington City, D.C. I hereby certify that Mr. J. Calvin Smith of New York has copied from the original plats in this Office, all the surveys deposited here to the present time for the purpose of constructing his map of the United States. [sign. Wm. G. Steiger], Prin. Clk. of Surveys."
Indexed In (note)
  • New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Call Number
Map Div. (United States, Southern. 1862) (Colton's map of the southern states)
OCLC
38451087
Author
Colton, J. H. (Joseph Hutchins), 1800-1893, creator, publisher.
Title
Colton's map of the southern states : including Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas.
Imprint
New York, J.H. Colton, 1862.
Cartographic Data
Scale approximately 1:1,550,000 (W 97°--W 74°/N 40°--N 25°).
Indexed In:
New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 10, page 311, column a, row 4
Local Note
NYPL Map Div. copy 1 folded in slip-case, 27 cm. Hand colored by county.
NYPL Map Div. copy 2 folded in slip-case, 35 cm. Hand colored by state.
NYPL Map Div. copy 3 in 2 sheets, each 98 x 69 cm, filed flat, hand colored by state.
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Added Author
Smith, J. Calvin (John Calvin)
Steiger, William G.
Lang & Laing Lith., printer.
Research Call Number
Map Div. (United States, Southern. 1862) (Colton's map of the southern states)
Map Div.+ (United States, Southern. 1862) (Colton's map of the southern states)
Map Div. 15-5325 [2 sheets]
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