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J. H. Colton: Northern Regions.   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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J. H. Colton  (1800–1893)  wikidata:Q6105865
 
J. H. Colton
Alternative names
Joseph Hutchins Colton
Description American cartographer and geographer
Date of birth/death 5 July 1800 Edit this at Wikidata 29 July 1893 / 19 July 1893 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Longmeadow New York City
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artist QS:P170,Q6105865
Title
Northern Regions.
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English: This rare hand colored map is a copper plate engraving, dating to 1855 by the well known 19th century American Mapmaker J. H. Colton. It is a representation of the North Pole and is formally titled “Northern Regions”. This is a rare and historically important map as the polar regions were still relatively unexplored when it was drafted. The Northwest and Northeast Passages are delineated and most of the coastlines of North America, Europe and Asia are shown with relative accuracy. Published from J. H. Colton’s 172 William Str. Office in New York.
Date 1855 (dated)
Dimensions height: 16 in (40.6 cm); width: 13 in (33 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,16U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,13U218593
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Geographicus link: NorthernRegions-colton-1855
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Colton's Atlas Of The World, Illustrating Physical And Political Geography. By George W. Colton. (1855 or 1856 edition).

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