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Colton's railroad & commercial map of the United States & Canada

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Maps of North America

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Title
Colton's railroad & commercial map of the United States & Canada
Additional title: Colton's railroad and commercial map of the United States and Canada
Additional title: Railroad & commercial map of the United States & Canada
Names
G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co (Publisher)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

Whole

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1879
Place: New York
Publisher: G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co.
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-5178
Topics
Railroads -- United States
Railroads -- Canada
Railroads
United States
Canada
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: compiled, engraved and published by G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co., No. 172 William St., New York.
Content: Covers United States as far west as the Great Plains, and southern Canada between Michigan and Maine.
Content: Shows railroad lines, railroad stations, distances between stations, cities and towns, state and county boundaries.
Content: Selected railroad lines highlighted with hand coloring.
Content: Prime meridians: Washington and Greenwich.
Date: "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1869 ..."
Content: Insets: Vicinity of New York -- Map of the railroads of New England on an enlarged scale -- General map of the United States showing the railroad routes across the continent.
Content: Includes notes.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand colored ; 176 x 210 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 938686464
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20643985
Other local Identifier: US016.3.01
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c9a0e270-b87f-0133-e6d6-00505686a51c
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

  • 1879: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Colton's railroad & commercial map of the United States & Canada" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1879. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ad3d53c0-e2fe-0133-74ea-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Colton's railroad & commercial map of the United States & Canada" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 26, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ad3d53c0-e2fe-0133-74ea-00505686a51c

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1879). Colton's railroad & commercial map of the United States & Canada Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ad3d53c0-e2fe-0133-74ea-00505686a51c

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Colton's railroad & commercial map of the United States & Canada