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Colton's map of the United States of America, the British provinces, Mexico and the West Indies : showing the country from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.

Title
Colton's map of the United States of America, the British provinces, Mexico and the West Indies : showing the country from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
Author
Colton, J. H. (Joseph Hutchins), 1800-1893.
Publication
No. 49 Cedar St., New York : J.H. Colton, 1853.

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CartographicSupervised use Map Div. 15-5096Schwarzman Building M1A - Map Division Room 117

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Description
1 map : hand colored; 116 x 141 cm
Alternative Title
Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US010.2.01
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Maps.
  • Wall maps.
Note
  • Wall map.
  • Relief shown by hachures.
  • Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.
  • Insets: Map of Central America -- The south eastern part of the West Indies -- Map of Newfoundland.
  • Includes table of statistics of the United States and table of distances.
  • "Entered according to act of Congress, December, in the year 1846, by Joseph H. Colton in the Clerks Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York."
Call Number
Map Div. 15-5096
OCLC
5182660
Author
Colton, J. H. (Joseph Hutchins), 1800-1893.
Title
Colton's map of the United States of America, the British provinces, Mexico and the West Indies : showing the country from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
Publisher
No. 49 Cedar St., New York : J.H. Colton, 1853.
Cartographic Data
Scale approximately 1:3,800,000 (W 133°--W 55°/N 56°--N 8°).
Type of Content
cartographic image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
sheet
Local Note
NYPL Map Div. copy in 4 sheets, sheets 64 x 74 cm or smaller.
Source
US010.2.01
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Place of Publication
United States New York (State) New York.
Research Call Number
Map Div. 15-5096
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