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Colton's railroad & township map of the state of Maine: with portions of New Hampshire, New Brunswick & Canada

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Title
Colton's railroad & township map of the state of Maine: with portions of New Hampshire, New Brunswick & Canada
Additional title: Colton's railroad and township map of the state of Maine
Additional title: Railroad & township map of the state of Maine
Additional title: Map of the state of Maine
Names
Colton, J. H. (Joseph Hutchins), 1800-1893 (Creator)
J.H. Colton & Co. (Publisher)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Maine

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1856
Place: 172 William St., New York
Publisher: J.H. Colton and Co.
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 16-5007
Topics
Railroads -- Maine
Maine
Maine -- Administrative and political divisions
New Hampshire
New Brunswick
Canada
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: Shows counties, cities, towns, roads, railroads, and notable physical features.
Content: Relief represented by hachures.
Content: Prime meridian: Greenwich and Washington, D.C.
Content: Map includes an elaborate foliate boder, population census of the state of Maine for 1790 to 1850, and state of Maine area in square milles or acres.
Statement of responsibility: "Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1853, by J.H. Colton & Co., in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York."
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand colored ; 90 x 70 cm, on sheet 103 x 90 cm
NYPL Map Div. copy is divided into 2 sheets 53 x 90 cm, or smaller
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 963842657
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20644834
Other local Identifier: US081.4.01
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): fa1fdfd0-a44e-0134-660e-00505686a51c
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1800: Creator Born
  • 1856: Issued (Approximate)
  • 1893: Creator Died
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Colton's railroad & township map of the state of Maine" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1856. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/10470d00-0b58-0135-9a3e-57ad39753851

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Colton's railroad & township map of the state of Maine" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/10470d00-0b58-0135-9a3e-57ad39753851

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1856). Colton's railroad & township map of the state of Maine Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/10470d00-0b58-0135-9a3e-57ad39753851

Wikipedia Citation

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Colton's railroad & township map of the state of Maine