Map Map of North America from the latest authorities, showing the proposed railroad routes from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans

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About this Item

Title

  • Map of North America from the latest authorities, showing the proposed railroad routes from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans

Names

  • J.H. Colton & Co.
  • Disturnell, John, 1801-1877.
  • Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss, 1816-1894

Created / Published

  • New York : J. H. Colton & Co., 1854.
  • ©1849

Headings

  • -  Railroads--North America--Maps
  • -  North America

Genre

  • Maps

Notes

  • -  Relief shown by hachures.
  • -  "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1849 by J.H. Colton in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York."
  • -  Includes list of "Geographical statistic's," distance list, and illustrations.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
  • -  Acquisitions control no. 20-83

Medium

  • 1 map : hand colored ; 60 x 54 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3301.P3 1854 .J2

Source Collection

  • Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss, Nathaniel Prentiss Banks map collection

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 86690606

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

J.H. Colton & Co, John Disturnell, and Nathaniel Prentiss Banks. Map of North America from the latest authorities, showing the proposed railroad routes from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans. New York: J. H. Colton & Co., . ©1849, 1854. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/86690606/.

APA citation style:

J.H. Colton & Co, Disturnell, J. & Banks, N. P. (1854) Map of North America from the latest authorities, showing the proposed railroad routes from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans. New York: J. H. Colton & Co., . ©1849. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/86690606/.

MLA citation style:

J.H. Colton & Co, John Disturnell, and Nathaniel Prentiss Banks. Map of North America from the latest authorities, showing the proposed railroad routes from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans. New York: J. H. Colton & Co., . ©1849, 1854. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/86690606/>.