Section of G. Woolworth Colton's new guide map of the United States and Canada : with railroads, counties, etc., 1863, used by General Grant in marking the proposed lines of operations of the armies of the United States, in 1864 [map].

Author
Colton, G. Woolworth (George Woolworth), 1827-1901 [Browse]
Format
Map
Language
English
Published/​Created
[Washington, D.C. : U.S. G.P.O., 1895] (N[ew] Y[ork] : Julius Bien & Co. Lith.)
Description
  • Scale 1:3,168,000. Statute miles, 50 = 1 in. (W 100°30ʹ00ʺ--W 74°31ʹ00ʺ/N 40°56ʹ00ʺ--N 28°15ʹ00ʺ).
  • 1 map : col. ; 42 x 69 cm.

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Notes
  • Relief shown by hachures.
  • Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.
  • "Atlas to accompany the official records of the Union and Confederate armies, 1861-1865"--Top left margin.
  • "Plate CXXXV - A"--Top right margin.
  • The atlas to accompany the official records of the Union and Confederate armies, 1861-1865 was originally published to accompany the War Dept.'s War of the rebellion.
  • "Counties and unimportant places appearing on the original map are here omitted."
  • Overprinted in red and blue to indicate the movement of Union and Confederate armies.
Original version
Original version: G. Woolworth Colton's new guide map of the United States. Chicago : Rufus Blanchard, 1862.
Other title(s)
New guide map of the United States and Canada
OCLC
52218386
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