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Goldthwaite's map of the United States & Canada : exhibiting the railroads with their distances, single and double track & width of gauge : and the time compared with noon at Washington and Greenwich

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Title
Goldthwaite's map of the United States & Canada : exhibiting the railroads with their distances, single and double track & width of gauge : and the time compared with noon at Washington and Greenwich
Creator
Goldthwait, J. H.  
Scale
Scale approximately 1:7,500,000  
Coordinates
W 129°--W 57°/N 53°--N 22°
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)
Publisher
G.Q. Colton, 1861  
Extent
1 map : color
Dimensions
77 x 45 cm, on sheet 73 x 84 cm, folded in cover 28 x 23 cm
Notes
  • Relief shown by hachures.
  • Shows single and double tracks with indications of distances, ownership, and width.
  • "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1861 by J.H. Goldthwait in the Clerks Offfice of the District Court of the United states for the Southern District of New York."
  • Includes list of forts and their locations, table of ratio of slaves to total population by state, and population table for the United States.
  • Ancillary maps: Map of the great rail road 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.
Coverage-Spatial
  • United States  
  • Canada  
Language
English
Subject
Railroads  
Genre
Maps  
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Type
Cartographic material  
Repository
Map Library
Local Bib ID
99442093612205899
Collection Title
Railroad Maps
Collection
Railroad Maps
TitleGoldthwaite's map of the United States & Canada : exhibiting the railroads with their distances, single and double track & width of gauge : and the time compared with noon at Washington and Greenwich
CreatorGoldthwait, J. H.  
ScaleScale approximately 1:7,500,000  
CoordinatesW 129°--W 57°/N 53°--N 22°
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)
PublisherG.Q. Colton, 1861  
Extent1 map : color
Dimensions77 x 45 cm, on sheet 73 x 84 cm, folded in cover 28 x 23 cm
Notes
  • Relief shown by hachures.
  • Shows single and double tracks with indications of distances, ownership, and width.
  • "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1861 by J.H. Goldthwait in the Clerks Offfice of the District Court of the United states for the Southern District of New York."
  • Includes list of forts and their locations, table of ratio of slaves to total population by state, and population table for the United States.
  • Ancillary maps: Map of the great rail road 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.
Coverage-Spatial
  • United States  
  • Canada  
LanguageEnglish
SubjectRailroads  
GenreMaps  
RightsNo Copyright - United States
TypeCartographic material  
RepositoryMap Library
Local Bib ID99442093612205899
Collection TitleRailroad Maps
CollectionRailroad Maps

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