MapColton's new railroad & county map of the United States, the Canadas &c
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Main title
- Colton's new railroad & county map of the United States, the Canadas &c.
Published/Created
- New York, J. H. Colton, 1862.
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Description
- 1 map col. 85 x 99 cm. mounted to fold to 22 x 13 cm.
Scale info
- Scale ca. 1:3,120,000.
LC classification
- G3700 1862 .C64 CW 25.7
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Notes
- "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1861 by J. H. Colton."
- "Explanations" (i.e., legend) is 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).
- Inset: Colton's map of the United States showing the proposed railroad routes to the Pacific Ocean. 19 x 26 cm.
- Advertisement for "Bacon's shilling war maps" is pasted onto the verso.
- Description derived from published bibliography.
References
- LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 25.7
Additional formats
- Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.
LCCN
- 99447074
Geographic class no.
- 3700
Other system no.
- (DLC) 99447074
Repository
- Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 dcu
Type of material
- Map
Item Availability
CALL NUMBER
- CW 25.7
- Copy 1
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- Geography & Map Reading Room (Madison, LMB01)
Status
- Not Charged