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Colton's West Indies, 1855

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Title

Colton's West Indies, 1855

Map Number

fmc0294a

Source

State Library of Florida, Florida Map Collection, HISTORIC ERA 19TH CENTURY West INDIES 0002

Date

1855

Creator

G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co.

Publisher

New York, N.Y. : b G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co., 1855.

Physical Description

1 map : hand-colored; 29 x 36 cm.

Scale

Scale 1:9,504,000. 1" = 150 miles.

General Notes

Entered ... in the year 1855 by J.H. Colton & Co. in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.--Lower left corner.
No. 91--Lower right corner.
Covers portions of southern United States, Mexico, Central America, and northern South America.
Relief shown by hachures.
Includes insets of "The Bermuda Islands" and "City & harbor of Havana."
Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. Long. 75 from Greenwich. Long. 2 from Washington.
On verso: [Text & statistics] The West Indies-Cuba and Porto Rico.
Decorative border.

Coverage

Florida's Early Statehood Period (1845-1861)

Geographic Scope

West Indes Maps

Format

Maps

Language

Subjects

Caribbean Area--Maps.
Central America--Maps
Florida--Maps.
Mexico--Maps.
South America--Maps.
West Indies--Maps.

Counties (1)

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Colton's West Indies, 1855

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Title

Colton's West Indies, 1855

Subject

West Indies--Maps.

Caribbean Area--Maps.

Florida--Maps.

Mexico--Maps.

Central America--Maps

South America--Maps.

Creator

G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co.

Source

State Library of Florida, Florida Map Collection, HISTORIC ERA 19TH CENTURY West INDIES 0002

Publisher

New York, N.Y. : b G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co., 1855.

Date

1855

Format

maps

Language

eng-US

Identifier

fmc0294a

Coverage

Florida's Early Statehood Period (1845-1861)

ImageID

fmc0294a

Physical Description

1 map : hand-colored; 29 x 36 cm.

General Note

Entered ... in the year 1855 by J.H. Colton & Co. in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.--Lower left corner.

No. 91--Lower right corner.

Covers portions of southern United States, Mexico, Central America, and northern South America.

Relief shown by hachures.

Includes insets of "The Bermuda Islands" and "City & harbor of Havana."

Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. Long. 75 from Greenwich. Long. 2 from Washington.

On verso: [Text & statistics] The West Indies-Cuba and Porto Rico.

Decorative border.

Scope

West Indes

County

All/None

Scale

Scale 1:9,504,000. 1" = 150 miles.

Chicago Manual of Style

G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. Colton's West Indies, 1855. 1855. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/323275>, accessed 19 May 2024.

MLA

G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. Colton's West Indies, 1855. 1855. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 19 May. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/323275>

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(State Archives of Florida/G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co.)

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