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Colton's railroad & township map of the state of Maine : with portions of New Hampshire, New Brunswick & Canada.

Title
Colton's railroad & township map of the state of Maine : with portions of New Hampshire, New Brunswick & Canada.
Author
Colton, J. H. (Joseph Hutchins), 1800-1893
Publication
172 William St., New York : J.H. Colton and Co., 1856.

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CartographicSupervised use Map Div. 16-5007Schwarzman Building M1A - Map Division Room 117

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Additional Authors
J.H. Colton & Co., publisher.
Description
1 map : hand colored; 90 x 70 cm, on sheet 103 x 90 cm
Alternative Title
  • Colton's railroad and township map of the state of Maine
  • Railroad & township map of the state of Maine
  • Map of the state of Maine
  • Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US081.4.01
Subjects
Genre/Form
Maps.
Note
  • Shows counties, cities, towns, roads, railroads, and notable physical features.
  • Relief represented by hachures.
  • Prime meridian: Greenwich and Washington, D.C.
  • Map includes an elaborate foliate boder, population census of the state of Maine for 1790 to 1850, and state of Maine area in square milles or acres.
  • "Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1853, by J.H. Colton & Co., in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York."
Indexed In (note)
  • New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Call Number
Map Div. 16-5007
OCLC
963842657
Author
Colton, J. H. (Joseph Hutchins), 1800-1893, creator.
Title
Colton's railroad & township map of the state of Maine : with portions of New Hampshire, New Brunswick & Canada.
Publisher
172 William St., New York : J.H. Colton and Co., 1856.
Cartographic Data
Scale approximately 1:570,000 (W 71°--W 67°/N 48°--N 43°).
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. 6, page 111, column 1, no. 5
Local Note
NYPL Map Div. copy is divided into 2 sheets 53 x 90 cm, or smaller.
Source
US081.4.01
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Place of Publication
United States New York (State) New York.
Added Author
J.H. Colton & Co., publisher.
Research Call Number
Map Div. 16-5007 [2 sheets ]
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