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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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57401048


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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

Maps
Geological Maps

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

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1887

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MLA 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" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1887 - 1895. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b5a7ad30-3fd3-0135-2787-061eec8c4d4a

APA format

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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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b5a7ad30-3fd3-0135-2787-061eec8c4d4a | title= (cartographic) 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 (1887 - 1895) | author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library | accessdate=November 8, 2025 | publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>