Format Map
Contributors G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co
Dates 1870
Location United States
Language English
Subjects Railroads
United States
Title
Colton's railroad map (intermediate size) of the United States reduced from "Colton's railroad and commercial map of the United States."
Description
Scale 1:2,217,600.
LC Railroad maps, 50
Description derived from published bibliography.
Detailed map of the United States showing drainage, cities and towns, internal boundaries, railroads named along the line, and railroads under construction.
Inset: Plan of the western portion of the Unites States. 32 x 42 cm.
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
map 4 sheets, each 55 x 62 cm.
Creator
G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co.
Created Published
New York, 1870.
Subject Headings
-  Railroads--United States
-  United States.
Notes
-  Scale 1:2,217,600.
-  LC Railroad maps, 50
-  Description derived from published bibliography.
-  Detailed map of the United States showing drainage, cities and towns, internal boundaries, railroads named along the line, and railroads under construction.
-  Inset: Plan of the western portion of the Unites States. 32 x 42 cm.
-  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Medium
map 4 sheets, each 55 x 62 cm.
Call Number
G3701.P3 1870 .G15
Repository
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Digital Id
g3701p rr000500 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3701p.rr000500
Library of Congress Catalog Number
98688335
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