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Colton's new railroad & county map of the United States, the Canadas &c.

Title
Colton's new railroad & county map of the United States, the Canadas &c.
Author
Colton, J. H. (Joseph Hutchins), 1800-1893
Publication
No. 172 William St., New York : J.H. Colton, 1862.

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Description
1 map hand colored; 78 x 96 cm, on sheet 87 x 103 cm
Alternative Title
Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US012.3.03
Subjects
Genre/Form
Maps.
Note
  • Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.
  • For Canada, covers southern part between Michigan and Maine.
  • Prime meridians: Washington and Greenwich.
  • "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1861 by J.H. Colton."
  • Library of Congress copy has "Explanations" (i.e., legend) pasted over the bottom margin. Map is colored to show "free, or non-slaveholding states" (pink), "border slave states" (yellow), and "seceded or confederate states" (green).
  • Insets: Colton's map of the United States showing the proposed railroad routes to the Pacific Ocean -- Southern part of Florida.
  • Description derived from published bibliography.
Indexed In (note)
  • Library of Congress. Civil War maps (2nd ed.)
  • New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Call Number
Map Div. 15-5138
LCCN
99447074
OCLC
43978656
Author
Colton, J. H. (Joseph Hutchins), 1800-1893, creator, publisher.
Title
Colton's new railroad & county map of the United States, the Canadas &c.
Publisher
No. 172 William St., New York : J.H. Colton, 1862.
Cartographic Data
Scale approximately 1:3,120,000 (W 104°--W 66°/N 49°--N 24°).
Type of Content
cartographic image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
sheet
Indexed In:
Library of Congress. Civil War maps (2nd ed.), entry 25.7
New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 10, page 185, column a, row 7
Source
US012.3.03
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Place of Publication
United States New York (State) New York.
Research Call Number
Map Div. 15-5138
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