Map Colton's intermediate railroad map of the United States.

About this Item

About this Item

Title

  • Colton's intermediate railroad map of the United States.

Summary

  • Detailed map of the continental United States and part of Canada indicating drainage, international, state and county boundaries, cities and towns, railroads, with names along each line. Railroads under construction are indicated by dashed lines. [From published bibliography]

Names

  • G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co.

Created / Published

  • New York, 1882.

Headings

  • -  Railroads--United States--Maps
  • -  United States--Maps
  • -  United States

Notes

  • -  7949 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Scale 1:2,217,600; 35 miles = 1 in.
  • -  Relief shown by hachures.
  • -  LC Railroad maps, 60
  • -  Inset: Mexico.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
  • -  AACR2

Medium

  • col. map 135 x 221 cm. on 2 sheets 75 x 228 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3701.P3 1882 .G15

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • gm71000840

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. Colton's intermediate railroad map of the United States. New York, 1882. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/gm71000840/.

APA citation style:

G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. (1882) Colton's intermediate railroad map of the United States. New York. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/gm71000840/.

MLA citation style:

G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. Colton's intermediate railroad map of the United States. New York, 1882. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/gm71000840/>.