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Colton's map of the states and territories west of the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean : showing the overland routes, projected rail road lines &c.
Title
Colton's map of the states and territories west of the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean : showing the overland routes, projected rail road lines &c.
Publication
New York : Published by G.W. & C.B. Colton, No. 172 William St., 1866.
Physical Description
1 map : hand colored ; 66 x 98 cm, folded in cover 16 x 11 cm
Cartographic Detail
Scale approximately 1:3,150,000 (W 129⁰30ʹ--W 87⁰30ʹ/N 50⁰00ʹ--N 29⁰30ʹ).
Local Notes
BEIN Covers 80 1866: Bookplate of Hillhouse Collection.
BEIN 80 1866A: Map removed from cover and mounted on linen; cover housed separately. Bookseller's label on inside front cover: Woolworth & Co. ... Saint Joseph, Mo. Publisher's advertisement on inside front cover.
Notes
Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.
Also shows locations of Native American tribes.
"Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1864 by J.H. Colton in the clerk's office of the district court for the southern district of New York."
Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington, D.C.
Includes text.
Variant and related titles
Map of the states and territories west of the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean
Cover title: Colton's map of the states & territories from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean &c. &c.
Colton's map of the states and territories from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean &c. &c.
Format
Maps & GIS
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
Subjects
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Genre/Form
Booksellers’ labels (Provenance)
Maps.
Publishers’ advertisements.
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