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

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

CREATED/PUBLISHED
New York, 1853.

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]

NOTES
Scale ca. 1:1,530,000.

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.

Reference: LC Railroad maps, 147a

Includes illus.

LC copy signed in ink on verso: Millard Fillmore March 1853

SUBJECTS
Railroads--United States--Maps.
United States--Middle West.

RELATED TITLES
[Fillmore map collection] ; no. 59
Western states.

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

CALL NUMBER
G4061.P3 1853 .C6 Fil 59

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

DIGITAL ID
g4061p rr00147a http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g4061p.rr00147a

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