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Colton's Georgetown and the city of Washington the capital of the United States of America.
- Title
- Colton's Georgetown and the city of Washington [cartographic material] : the capital of the United States of America.
- Author
- Colton, J. H. (Joseph Hutchins), 1800-1893
- Publication
- 172 William St., New York : J.H. Colton, [1855]
- N[ew] York, N.Y. : Lang & Laing Lith., [1855]
- Supplementary Content
- Harvard Map Collection copy image
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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. 15-5629 | Schwarzman Building M1A - Map Division Room 117 |
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 map : hand colored; 32 x 36 cm, sheet 39 x 40 cm
- Alternative Title
- Georgetown and the city of Washington
- Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US049.2.07
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Maps.
- Note
- Relief shown by hachures.
- Shows block numbers, wards, extent of built-up area, and major buildings.
- "Entered according to Act of Congress in the Year 1855 by J.H. Colton & Co. in the Clerks Office of the Dist. Court of the U.S. for the So.n Dist. of New York."
- Includes vignettes: Smithsonian Institution -- The Capitol -- Washington Monument.
- Extracted from sheet with two maps, the other entitled: Colton's map showing part of Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania New Jersey, & New York.
- Indexed In (note)
- New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
- Call Number
- Map Div. 15-5629
- OCLC
- 187118560
- Author
- Colton, J. H. (Joseph Hutchins), 1800-1893, publisher, cartographer.
- Title
- Colton's Georgetown and the city of Washington [cartographic material] : the capital of the United States of America.
- Publisher
- 172 William St., New York : J.H. Colton, [1855]
- Manufacturer
- N[ew] York, N.Y. : Lang & Laing Lith., [1855]
- Cartographic Data
- Scale approximately 1:25,750 (W 77°04ʹ13ʺ--W 76°57ʹ55ʺ/N 38°55ʹ34ʺ--N 38°51ʹ27ʺ)
- 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 522, column 3, row 1
- Source
- US049.2.07
- Connect to:
- Place of Publication
- United States New York (State) New York.
- Added Author
- Lang & Laing Lith., lithographer.Ford Collection
- Research Call Number
- Map Div. 15-5629