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Colton's Vermont

PublisherPublished by J. H. Colton & Co. American, founded 1831

Date1860

MediumLithography; black printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper, in cardboard covers

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 15 1/4 x 12 3/4in. (38.7 x 32.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 16 1/4 x 13 3/4in. (41.3 x 34.9cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionPocket map of the state of Vermont, with Canada to the north, New Hampshire to the east, Massachusetts to the south, and New York to the west. The state is outlined in dark pink and is divided into counties, colored pink, green, yellow and peach. Towns are outlined in thin solid lines. Railroad lines depicted include Western Vermont; Cheshire; Rutland and Burlington; Rutland and Washington; Vermont Central; Passumpsic; and the Portland Branch of the Grand Trunk. Common roads are also shown. Physical features include elevation, conveyed with hachure marks; lakes; and rivers.

Object number1977.122.0

MarkingsInside cover, top left, handwritten in red ink on paper: "77754"InscribedFront cover, gold tooled: "COLTONS' / MAP OF / VERMONT / J.H. COLTON."

Inside cover, top, printed in black ink: "G. WOOLWORTH COLTON, / GEOGRAPHER TO THE LATE FIRM OF J.H. COLTON & CO., AND AUTHOR OF / COLTON'S MAPS, ATLASES, ETC."

Bottom, handwritten in red ink: "77754"

Recto of map, right side, printed in black ink: "Colton's / VERMONT / 1860"

Right side, printed in black ink: "PUBLISHED BY / J.H. COLTON / No. 172 WILLIAM ST. NEW YORK"

Bottom right, printed in black ink: "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1855 by J.H. Colton & Co. / in the Clerks Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York"

Verso, bottom left corner, handwritten in pencil: "3/3 [illegible] Justin [?]"

Bottom left corner, handwritten in pencil: "MAPS / Shelf / 77754"NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 3/8 inch equals 5 miles

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