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G. Woolworth Colton's map of the country 500 miles around Cairo : showing the seat of the war in the west
- Title
- G. Woolworth Colton's map of the country 500 miles around Cairo : showing the seat of the war in the west / Drawn, engraved & published by G. Woolworth Colton, 18 Beekman Street, New York, 1861.
- Author
- Colton, G. Woolworth (George Woolworth), 1827-1901
- Publication
- New York : G. Woolworth Colton, 1861.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building M1A to submit a request in person. | Cartographic | Supervised use | Map Div. 15-5128 | Schwarzman Building M1A - Map Division Room 117 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Ford Collection.
- Description
- 1 map : hand colored; 50 cm in diameter, on sheet 81 x 58 cm
- Alternative Title
- 500 miles around Cairo
- Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US012.1.03
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Maps.
- Note
- Circular map centered on Cairo, Ill., with five concentric circles at intervals of 100 miles. Circle has extension of 4 cm at bottom, to include all of southeastern Louisiana.
- Main circular map appears to be covering a larger scale map of Illinois and Indiana, of which the southern counties, along with adjacent parts of Missouri, Kentucky, and Ohio, are visible at the scale of 1:1,267,200.
- Includes a list of the "Principal forts and military stations in the Western and Gulf states" and list of river distances.
- Indexed In (note)
- New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
- Call Number
- Map Div. 15-5128
- OCLC
- 122530037
- Author
- Colton, G. Woolworth (George Woolworth), 1827-1901, creator, engraver, publisher.
- Title
- G. Woolworth Colton's map of the country 500 miles around Cairo : showing the seat of the war in the west / Drawn, engraved & published by G. Woolworth Colton, 18 Beekman Street, New York, 1861.
- Publisher
- New York : G. Woolworth Colton, 1861.
- Cartographic Data
- Scale 1:3,168,000. 50 miles to an inch (W 98°--W 81°/N 44°--N 29°).
- Type of Content
- cartographic image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- sheet
- Indexed In:
- New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 10, page 287, column c, row 3
- Local Note
- NYPL Map Div. copy imperfect: pieces of east central Mississippi have chipped off.
- Source
- US012.1.03
- Connect to:
- Chronological Term
- 1861 - 1865
- Place of Publication
- United States New York (State) New York.
- Added Author
- Ford Collection.
- Research Call Number
- Map Div. 15-5128 [Filed with U.S.]