File:1855 Colton Map of Illinois - Geographicus - IL-colton-1855.jpg

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J. H. Colton: Illinois.   (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
Illinois.
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English: This is the 1855 issue of J. H. Colton’s map of Illinois. Depicts the state of Illinois along with parts of neighboring Iowa, Missouri, Indiana and Kentucky. Color coded according to county. Shows major roadways and railroads as well as geological features such as lakes and rivers. An inset in the lower left quadrant focuses on the vicinity of Chicago. Dated and copyrighted: “Entered according to the Act of Congress in the Year of 1855 by J. H. Colton & Co. in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.” Published from Colton’s 172 William Street office in New York City, NY.
Date 1855 (dated)
Dimensions height: 16.6 in (42.1 cm); width: 13.5 in (34.2 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,16.6U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,13.5U218593
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Geographicus link: IL-colton-1855
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Colton, G. W., Colton's Atlas of the World Illustrating Physical and Political Geography, Vol 1, New York, 1855 (First Edition).

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