Colton's Palestine [map].

Author
J.H. Colton & Co. [Browse]
Format
Map
Language
English
Published/​Created
New York : Published by G.W. and C.B. Colton & Co., c1855.
Description
  • Scale [ca. 1:1,013,760] (E 34°10ʹ00ʺ--E 37°15ʹ00ʺ/N 34°10ʹ00ʺ--N 30°40ʹ00ʺ).
  • 1 map : hand col. ; 36 x 28 cm.

Details

Subject(s)
Related name
Colton, J. H. (Joseph Hutchins), 1800-1893 [Browse]
Library of Congress genre(s)
Getty AAT genre
Related work(s)
Colton, G. Woolworth (George Woolworth), 1827-1901. Colton's general atlas. [Browse]
Notes
  • Relief shown by hachures.
  • Inset map: Arabia Petræa. Scale [ca. 1:3,800,000].
  • "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1855, by J.H. Colton & Co. ..."
  • Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.
  • Text on verso with caption title: Arabia, or Arabistan..
  • In upper margin: No. 119.
  • Probably issued in: Colton's general atlas ... New York : G.W. and C.B. Colton & Co., 1866.
  • George W. and Charles B. Colton took over the business founded by their father Joseph H. around 1865. cf. Tooley's dictionary of mapmakers.
Other title(s)
Palestine
Inset title
Arabia Petraea
OCLC
792948991
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