Format Map
Contributors G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co.
Dates 1871
Location United States
Language English
Subjects United States
Title
Colton's railroad & commercial map of the United States and Canada; compiled, engraved and published by G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. 1871.
Contributor Names
G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co.
Created Published
New York, 1871.
Subject Headings
-  United States
-  United States.
Notes
-  Scale 1:1,267,200.
-  LC also has 1870 edition.
-  LC Railroad maps, 51
-  Description derived from published bibliography.
-  Detailed map of the United States east of the Mississippi River naming railroad lines showing cities and towns, railroad stations, state and county boundaries.
-  Insets: General map of the United States showing the railroad routes across the continent. 41 x 66 cm.--Map of the railroads of New England on an enlarged scale. 64 x 40 cm.
-  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Medium
Map 6 Sheets, Each 92 X 77 Cm.
Call Number
G3700 1871 .G15
Repository
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Digital Id
g3700 rr000510 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3700.rr000510
Library of Congress Catalog Number
98688336
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