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Map of the country thirty three miles around the city of New York

Title: Map of the country thirty three miles around the city of New York [cartographic material] / drawn by G.W. Colton ; engraved by J.M. Atwood, N.Y.
Author: Colton, G. Woolworth (George Woolworth), 1827-1901
Publication: New York (No. 86 Cedar St.) : J.H. Colton, 1847.

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Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building S4 to submit a request in person.	Cartographic	Use in library	Map Div. 14-1391 [rolled]	Schwarzman Building S4 - Map Division Room 117

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Description

1 map : col.; 51 cm in diameter, on sheet 75 x 65 cm

Alternative Title

Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018).

Subjects

Genre/Form

Maps.

Note

Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings.
Shows roads, counties, townships, railroads, canals, mills and factories, magnetic telegraph lines, and notable physical features; bullseye circles centering on New York with up to a 33 mile radius.
Includes illustrations, explanations, and distances between points.
"Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1846 by J.H. Colton in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York."
Insets: City Hall Brooklyn -- City Hall New York.

Call Number

Map Div. 14-1391

OCLC

824991623

Author

Colton, G. Woolworth (George Woolworth), 1827-1901, cartographer.

Title

Map of the country thirty three miles around the city of New York [cartographic material] / drawn by G.W. Colton ; engraved by J.M. Atwood, N.Y.

Imprint

New York (No. 86 Cedar St.) : J.H. Colton, 1847.

Cartographic Data

Scale [1:205,920] . 1 in. = 3 1/4 mi. (W 74°36ʹ19ʺ--W 73°20ʹ57ʺ/N 41°10ʹ04ʺ--N 40°14ʹ18ʺ).

Local Note

NYPL copy backed with cloth, mounted on wooden moulding and dowel, and rolled.

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Place of Publication

United States New York (State) New York.

Added Author

Atwood, John M., approximately 1818- engraver.

Colton, J. H. (Joseph Hutchins), 1800-1893, issuing body.

Research Call Number

Map Div. 14-1391 [rolled]