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Rand, McNally & Co.'s new geological map of Colorado

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57515884


Item data

Title

Rand, McNally & Co.'s new geological map of Colorado

Collection

Maps of North America
Countries
United States (except New York)
States
Colorado

Names

Rand McNally and Company (Publisher)
Rand McNally and Company (Creator)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1880 (Inferred)
Place: Chicago
Publisher: Rand McNally & Co.

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-5542

Subjects

Geology -- Colorado
Mines and mineral resources -- Colorado
Geology
Mines and mineral resources
Colorado

Genres

Maps

Notes

Citation/Reference: Phillips. Maps of America, p. 242
Citation/Reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 3, page 250, column 3, no. 7
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map : color, mounted on linen ; 60 x 83 cm
NYPL Map Div. copy imperfect: small pieces of map lacking.

Abstract

Also shows gold and silver districts, coal lands and placer diggings. Relief shown by spot heights. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 79447946
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20644349
Folder number: US042.3.01
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 938bdd50-1fd8-0136-ced3-07dcb937745a

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1880

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MLA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Rand, McNally & Co.'s new geological map of Colorado" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1880. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/938bdd50-1fd8-0136-ced3-07dcb937745a

APA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1880). Rand, McNally & Co.'s new geological map of Colorado Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/938bdd50-1fd8-0136-ced3-07dcb937745a

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Rand, McNally & Co.'s new geological map of Colorado" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/938bdd50-1fd8-0136-ced3-07dcb937745a

Wikipedia citation

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