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Map J. H. Colton's topographical map of North and South Carolina. A large portion of Georgia & part of adjoining states. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1861 by J.H. Colton.

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Title

  • J. H. Colton's topographical map of North and South Carolina. A large portion of Georgia & part of adjoining states. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1861 by J.H. Colton.

Names

  • Colton, J. H. (Joseph Hutchins), 1800-1893.

Created / Published

  • New York Printed by Lang & Laing 1861.

Headings

  • -  North Carolina--Maps
  • -  South Carolina--Maps
  • -  United States--North Carolina
  • -  United States--South Carolina

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:1,550,000.
  • -  LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 8
  • -  "No. 12" in upper left corner.
  • -  Copyright no. "410" and the date "Sept. 10, 1861" written in ink in lower margin.
  • -  Indicates forts, towns, roads, railroads, county names and boundaries, geographic coordinates, and rivers. Drawings of ships offshore denote naval blockade.
  • -  Insets: Beaufort and vicinity, N. Carolina. 8 x 9 cm.-Wilmington and vicinity, N. Carolina. 13 x 9 cm.-Charleston Harbor and its approaches, S. Carolina. 14 x 15 cm.-Plan of Ft. Sumter. 4 x 4 cm.-Savannah and vicinity. 10 x 15 cm.
  • -  Description derived from published bibliography.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.

Medium

  • 1 map 49 x 69 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3900 1861 .C6

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 99447015

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Colton, J. H. J. H. Colton's topographical map of North and South Carolina. A large portion of Georgia & part of adjoining states. Entered according to Act of Congress in the yearby J.H. Colton. New York Printed by Lang & Laing, 1861. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/99447015/.

APA citation style:

Colton, J. H. (1861) J. H. Colton's topographical map of North and South Carolina. A large portion of Georgia & part of adjoining states. Entered according to Act of Congress in the yearby J.H. Colton. New York Printed by Lang & Laing. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/99447015/.

MLA citation style:

Colton, J. H. J. H. Colton's topographical map of North and South Carolina. A large portion of Georgia & part of adjoining states. Entered according to Act of Congress in the yearby J.H. Colton. New York Printed by Lang & Laing, 1861. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/99447015/>.