Map Colton's railroad & township map, western states compiled from the United States surveys.

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About this Item

Title

  • Colton's railroad & township map, western states compiled from the United States surveys.

Summary

  • Detailed map of the north-central states framed in decorative borders indicating drainage, state, county, and township boundaries, cities and towns, canals, roads, railroads, and proposed railroads. [From published bibliography]

Names

  • Colton, J. H. (Joseph Hutchins), 1800-1893.
  • Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874, collector.

Created / Published

  • New York, 1853.

Headings

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

Notes

  • -  Prime meridian: Washington.
  • -  Relief shown by hachures.
  • -  LC also has 1852, 1855, and 1857 editions.
  • -  1857 edition differs from the other maps in title location. Lacks "Cincinnati. O." under small view of the city. The map coverage has been shifted west by one degree of longitude. "J.P. Cox Sc." appears under the date in the title.
  • -  LC Railroad maps, 147a
  • -  Includes illus.
  • -  LC copy signed in ink on verso: Millard Fillmore March 1853
  • -  Vault
  • -  AACR2

Medium

  • col. map 86 x 113 cm. fold. to 16 x 9 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G4061.P3 1853 .C6

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • gm71000832

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Colton, J. H, and Millard Fillmore. Colton's railroad & township map, western states compiled from the United States surveys. New York, 1853. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/gm71000832/.

APA citation style:

Colton, J. H. & Fillmore, M. (1853) Colton's railroad & township map, western states compiled from the United States surveys. New York. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/gm71000832/.

MLA citation style:

Colton, J. H, and Millard Fillmore. Colton's railroad & township map, western states compiled from the United States surveys. New York, 1853. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/gm71000832/>.