AGSL GeoDiscovery

Colton's map of the Pacific states, California and Oregon

Alternative Title:

Colton's map of California, Oregon, British Columbia

Description:

Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.

Latitudinal and longitudinal lines.

Coordinates approximate and based on Greenwich meridian.

Bar scale on map in "miles."

Shows topography, drainage, county boundaries, cities and towns, and routes, including: course of mail steamships ; proposed route of Pacific R.R.

Features Native American territories in the West.

Descriptive text throughout, e.g.: This vast unexplored region of country is supposed to be inhabited by tribes of Indians.

"Entered according to Act of Congress in the Year 1862 by J. H. Colton, in the Clerks Office of the District Court, of the U. S. for the Southern District of New York."

Inset maps: Map of the Atlantic Ocean, showing parts of the eastern & western continents -- Vicinity of San Francisco.

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/zm632rn7426

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/zm632rn7426

Language:

eng

Creator:

Colton, J. H. (Joseph Hutchins), 1800-1893

Publisher:

J.H. Colton, No. 172 William St.,

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Digital maps

Subject:

Indians of North America, Railroads, Overland journeys to the Pacific, Ocean travel, and Gold discoveries

Date Issued:

1862

Spatial Coverage:

United States, West, West (U.S.), Pacific States, California, San Francisco (Calif.), San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.), Oregon, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado, Washington (State), Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, and British Columbia

Rights:

Image from the Warren Heckrotte Map Collection courtesy Stanford University Libraries. This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. If you have questions, please contact the David Rumsey Map Center at rumseymapcenter@stanford.edu.

Rights Holder:

This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

JPEG2000

Georeferenced:

false