Statement Of Responsibility: Drawn by Geo. W. Colton.
Statement Of Responsibility: "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1852 by J.H. Colton."
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map : hand col. ; 59 x 71 cm

Abstract

Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. Includes immediately adjacent portions of neighboring states and provinces. Hand colored to show town boundaries in New York, county boundaries in adjacent states and provinces. Includes table of population statistics for counties. Map within illustrative border.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 47625721
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b19551303
Folder number: US145.1.04
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 119e25b0-2edf-0136-f3c2-098a5a8b588d

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1868

Cite this item

MLA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Colton's railroad & township map of the State of New York, with parts of the adjoining states & Canada" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1868. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/119e25b0-2edf-0136-f3c2-098a5a8b588d

APA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1868). Colton's railroad & township map of the State of New York, with parts of the adjoining states & Canada Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/119e25b0-2edf-0136-f3c2-098a5a8b588d

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Colton's railroad & township map of the State of New York, with parts of the adjoining states & Canada" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/119e25b0-2edf-0136-f3c2-098a5a8b588d

Wikipedia citation

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