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Source Description
Covers also parts of Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean Islands.
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Document identity
localId
cj82kp61c
label
Colton's new railroad map of the United States & Canada
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
cj82kp61c
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Colton's new railroad map of the United States & Canada
description
Covers also parts of Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean Islands.
date
["1873"]
year
1873
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_009225
creators
G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Railroads--United States--Maps
United States--Maps
subjectsGeographic
North and Central America
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
New York
publisher
G.W. and C.B. Colton & Co.
Source extras
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sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
38
schema:longitude
-98
extent
1 map : hand col. ; 75 x 88 cm.
notes
Covers also parts of Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean Islands.
Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington, D.C.
Relief shown by hachures.
Insets: The world on a polar projection -- Map of the great railroad routes from the Middle Atlantic ports to the Mississippi River / by J.H. Goldthwait -- Map of the railroads of New England and eastern N. York / by J.H. Goldthwait.
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no
dcId
cj82kp61c
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map
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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cafcfa5ff9875b28