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Map Map showing the telegraph lines in operation, under contract, and contemplated, to complete the circuit of the globe

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Title

  • Map showing the telegraph lines in operation, under contract, and contemplated, to complete the circuit of the globe

Names

  • J.H. Colton & Co.
  • Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss, 1816-1894.
  • G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co.

Created / Published

  • New York : G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co., [1871]

Headings

  • -  Telegraph--Maps
  • -  World maps
  • -  Earth

Notes

  • -  Relief shown by hachures.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
  • -  Includes distance list.
  • -  Acquisitions control no. 20-83

Medium

  • 1 map : hand col. ; 41 x 63 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3201.P92 1871 .J51

Source Collection

  • Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss, Nathaniel Prentiss Banks map collection

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 86692708

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

J.H. Colton & Co, Nathaniel Prentiss Banks, and G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. Map Showing the Telegraph Lines in Operation, Under Contract, and Contemplated, to Complete the Circuit of the Globe. [New York: G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co, 1871] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/86692708/.

APA citation style:

J.H. Colton & Co, Banks, N. P. & G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. (1871) Map Showing the Telegraph Lines in Operation, Under Contract, and Contemplated, to Complete the Circuit of the Globe. [New York: G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/86692708/.

MLA citation style:

J.H. Colton & Co, Nathaniel Prentiss Banks, and G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. Map Showing the Telegraph Lines in Operation, Under Contract, and Contemplated, to Complete the Circuit of the Globe. [New York: G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co, 1871] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/86692708/>.