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J. H. Colton: Pennsylvania.   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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J. H. Colton  (1800–1893)  wikidata:Q6105865
 
J. H. Colton
Alternative names
Joseph Hutchins Colton
Description American cartographer and geographer
Date of birth/death 5 July 1800 Edit this at Wikidata 29 July 1893 / 19 July 1893 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Longmeadow New York City
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artist QS:P170,Q6105865
Title
Pennsylvania.
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English: A beautiful 1857 example of Colton's map of Pennsylvania. Covers the entire state as well adjacent parts of New York, Maryland, and New Jersey. Like most of Colton's state maps, this map is largely derived from an earlier wall map of North America produced by Colton and D. Griffing Johnson. Colton identifies various cities, towns, forts, rivers, rapids, fords, and an assortment of additional topographical details. Map is hand colored in pink, green, yellow and blue pastels to define county and state boundaries. From the uncommon borderless edition of Colton's Atlas. Dated and copyrighted to J. H. Colton, 1855. Published from Colton's 172 William Street Office in New York City. Issued as page no. 22 in George Washington Colton's 1857 Atlas of the World .
Date 1857 (dated 1855)
Dimensions height: 12.5 in (31.7 cm); width: 16 in (40.6 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,12.5U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,16U218593
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Geographicus link: Pennsylvania-colton-1857
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Colton, G. W., Colton's Atlas of the World Illustrating Physical and Political Geography, New York, 1857.

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