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Map Map of the United States of America, the British provinces, Mexico, the West Indies and Central America with part of New Granada and Venezuela Military map of U. States 1852

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Title

  • Map of the United States of America, the British provinces, Mexico, the West Indies and Central America with part of New Granada and Venezuela

Other Title

  • Military map of U. States 1852

Names

  • Colton, G. Woolworth (George Woolworth), 1827-1901, cartographer.
  • Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874, collector.
  • Colton, J. H. (Joseph Hutchins), 1800-1893, publisher.
  • Atwood, John M., approximately 1818-, engraver.
  • Barnard, William S., approximately 1809-, artist, engraver.

Created / Published

  • New York : Published by J.H. Colton, no. 86 Cedar St. ; New Orleans, La. : John Ball, no. 56 Gravier Street ; Charleston, S.C. : W.R. Babcock, King Street, 1852.

Headings

  • -  Military geography--United States--Maps
  • -  North America--Maps
  • -  North America
  • -  United States

Genre

  • Military maps

Notes

  • -  Relief shown by hachures.
  • -  Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington, D.C.
  • -  Includes illustrations.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
  • -  Insets: A map of the Atlantic Ocean showing the American & European ports and the routes of the ocean steamers -- The Isthmus of Panama showing the routes of travel between Chagres & Panama.
  • -  LC copy annotated in color showing the boundaries of military districts, and locations of fortifications and other military installations. Sectioned into 32 and mounted on cloth, folding to 22 x 14 cm. Signed on verso beneath manuscript title: Millard Fillmore.

Medium

  • 1 map : hand colored ; 75 x 98 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3300 1852 .C6

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2018588043

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Colton, G. Woolworth , Cartographer, Millard Fillmore, J. H Colton, John M Atwood, and William S Barnard. Map of the United States of America, the British provinces, Mexico, the West Indies and Central America with part of New Granada and Venezuela. New York: Published by J.H. Colton, no. 86 Cedar St. ; New Orleans, La.: John Ball, no. 56 Gravier Street ; Charleston, S.C.: W.R. Babcock, King Street, 1852. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2018588043/.

APA citation style:

Colton, G. W., Fillmore, M., Colton, J. H., Atwood, J. M. & Barnard, W. S. (1852) Map of the United States of America, the British provinces, Mexico, the West Indies and Central America with part of New Granada and Venezuela. New York: Published by J.H. Colton, no. 86 Cedar St. ; New Orleans, La.: John Ball, no. 56 Gravier Street ; Charleston, S.C.: W.R. Babcock, King Street. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2018588043/.

MLA citation style:

Colton, G. Woolworth , Cartographer, et al. Map of the United States of America, the British provinces, Mexico, the West Indies and Central America with part of New Granada and Venezuela. New York: Published by J.H. Colton, no. 86 Cedar St. ; New Orleans, La.: John Ball, no. 56 Gravier Street ; Charleston, S.C.: W.R. Babcock, King Street, 1852. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2018588043/>.