COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Short Title:
Railroad Map Of Illinois
Obj Height cm:
50
Obj Width cm:
32
Scale 1:
267,200
Note:
Land sale promotion. Map shows railroad lands in red. Probably made specially by Colton for the railroad - this is not the atlas map (it is larger) and it has the simplicity of a railroad map - it shows the stations along the route which is delineated by a thick black line. The text promotes the wonders of Illinois for farming. Explanatory remarks includes Illinois population 1840-1860, School fund, and Central land sale. Prime meridian is Greenwich.
Reference:
None found.
Full Title:
Railroad Map Of Illinois. One Million Acres Of Land For sale by the Illinois Central Railroad Company, all within fifteen miles of the Railroad, and extending the entire length of the state, North and South ... For further information, address, Land Commissioner, Illinois Central Railroad Company, Chicago, Ills. Entered ... 1861, by G. Woolworth Colton ... New York.
List No:
3274.000
Series No:
1
Pub Date:
1864
Pub Title:
Railroad Map Of Illinois. One Million Acres Of Land For sale by the Illinois Central Railroad Company, all within fifteen miles of the Railroad, and extending the entire length of the state, North and South ... For further information, address, Land Commissioner, Illinois Central Railroad Company, Chicago, Ills. Entered ... 1861, by G. Woolworth Colton ... New York.
Pub Reference:
None found.
Pub Note:
Land sale promotion. Map shows railroad lands in red. Probably made specially by Colton for the railroad - this is not the atlas map (it is larger) and it has the simplicity of a railroad map - it shows the stations along the route which is delineated by a thick black line. The text promotes the wonders of Illinois for farming.
Pub List No:
3274.000
Pub Height cm:
50
Pub Width cm:
32
Image No:
3274000
Publisher Location:
New York
Publisher:
G.W. Colton
Type:
Separate Map
State/Province:
Illinois
Subject:
Land Development
Subject:
Railroad
Publication Author:
Colton, G.W. & C.B.
Publication Author:
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Pub Type:
Pocket Map
Author:
Colton, G.W. & C.B.
Author:
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Date:
1864
Railroad Map Of Illinois
