Map of Western North Carolina and Northeast Georgia: showing positions of geological and water divides, and peculiar topography of the Western North Carolina mountain region
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Title
Map of Western North Carolina and Northeast Georgia: showing positions of geological and water divides, and peculiar topography of the Western North Carolina mountain region
Collection
Maps of North America
Countries
United States (except New York)
States
North Carolina
Names
Colton, Henry E. (Creator)
American Bank Note Company (Engraver)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1887 - 1895 (Questionable)
Place: Chattanooga, Tenn.?
Publisher: publisher not identified
Library Location
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 17-5022
Subjects
Geology -- North Carolina
Mines and mineral resources -- North Carolina
North Carolina
Genres
Notes
Statement Of Responsibility: Henry E. Colton, geologist, Chattanooga, Tenn ; eng'd by American Bank Note Co., New York.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 22 x 51 cm, on sheet 29 x 54 cm
Abstract
Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Oriented with north toward upper right. "To accompany paper of H.E. Colton on the topography and geology of western North Carolina."
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 986785797
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20646060
Folder number: US185.2.03
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b5a7ad30-3fd3-0135-2787-061eec8c4d4a
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1887
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of Western North Carolina and Northeast Georgia: showing positions of geological and water divides, and peculiar topography of the Western North Carolina mountain region" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1887 - 1895. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b5a7ad30-3fd3-0135-2787-061eec8c4d4a
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1887 - 1895). Map of Western North Carolina and Northeast Georgia: showing positions of geological and water divides, and peculiar topography of the Western North Carolina mountain region Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b5a7ad30-3fd3-0135-2787-061eec8c4d4a
Chicago/Turabian Format
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of Western North Carolina and Northeast Georgia: showing positions of geological and water divides, and peculiar topography of the Western North Carolina mountain region" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 8, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b5a7ad30-3fd3-0135-2787-061eec8c4d4a
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