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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- Title
- Map of North America from the latest authorities, showing the proposed railroad routes from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans
- Contributor Names
- J.H. Colton & Co.
- Disturnell, John, 1801-1877.
- Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss, 1816-1894
- Created / Published
- New York : J. H. Colton & Co., 1854.
- ©1849
- Subject 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."
- - From the Nathaniel Prentice Banks papers in LC Manuscript Division.
- - 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
- Repository
- Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
- Digital Id
- http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3301p.fi000043
- Library of Congress Control Number
- 86690606
- Online Format
- image
- Description
- 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." From the Nathaniel Prentice Banks papers in LC Manuscript Division. 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
- LCCN Permalink
- https://lccn.loc.gov/86690606
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Format
Map
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Contributors
Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss
Disturnell, John
J.H. Colton & Co.
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Dates
1854
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Location
North America
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Language
English
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Subjects
Maps
North America
Railroads
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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, https://www.loc.gov/item/86690606/. (Accessed January 20, 2018.)
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, <https://www.loc.gov/item/86690606/>.