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Goldthwait's map of the United States & Canada exhibiting the railroads with their distances, single and double tracks & width of gauge, and the time compared with noon at Washington and Greenwich

Title
Goldthwait's map of the United States & Canada [cartographic material] : exhibiting the railroads with their distances, single and double tracks & width of gauge, and the time compared with noon at Washington and Greenwich / by J.H. Goldthwait.
Author
Goldthwait, J. H.
Publication
N.Y. : G.Q. Colton, 145 Nassau St., 1861.

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CartographicSupervised use Map Div. 12-335Schwarzman Building M1A - Map Division Room 117

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Additional Authors
Colton, G. Q. (Gardner Quincy), 1814-1898.
Description
1 map : hand col.; 47 x 78 cm., on sheet 78 x 96 cm.
Alternative Title
  • Map of the United States & Canada
  • Map of the great railroad routes from the Middle Atlantic ports to the Mississippi River.
  • Map of the railroads of New England and eastern N. York.
  • Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US012.2.03
Subjects
Genre/Form
Maps.
Note
  • Relief shown by hachures.
  • Includes statistical charts: Population of the United States (by state and territory, 1790-1860) -- Ratio of slaves to total population -- Positions of forts.
  • Insets: Map of the great railroad routes from the Middle Atlantic ports to the Mississippi River -- Map of the railroads of New England and eastern N. York.
Call Number
Map Div. 12-335
OCLC
54798541
Author
Goldthwait, J. H.
Title
Goldthwait's map of the United States & Canada [cartographic material] : exhibiting the railroads with their distances, single and double tracks & width of gauge, and the time compared with noon at Washington and Greenwich / by J.H. Goldthwait.
Imprint
N.Y. : G.Q. Colton, 145 Nassau St., 1861.
Cartographic Data
Scale [ca. 1:7,500,000] (W 125°--W 52°/N 53°--N 23°).
Local Note
NYPL Map Div. copy: 2 sheets.
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Added Author
Colton, G. Q. (Gardner Quincy), 1814-1898.
Added Title
Map of the great railroad routes from the Middle Atlantic ports to the Mississippi River.
Map of the railroads of New England and eastern N. York.
Research Call Number
Map Div. 12-335
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