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G. Woolworth Colton's map of the country 500 miles around Cairo

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@ Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. The New York Public Library

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Circular map centered on Cairo, Ill., with five concentric circles at intervals of 100 miles. Circle has extension of 4 cm at bottom, to include all of southeastern Louisiana.Main circular map appears to be covering a larger scale map of Illinois and Indiana, of which the southern counties, along with adjacent parts of Missouri, Kentucky, and Ohio, are visible at the scale of 1:1,267,200.Includes a list of the "Principal forts and military stations in the Western and Gulf states" and list of river distances.
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Text
Format:
Maps
Contributors:
Colton, G. Woolworth (George Woolworth), 1827-1901
Created Date:
1861
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Maps of North America

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. The New York Public Library

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The New York Public Library

Keywords

  1. American Civil War (1861 1865)
  2. Cairo (Ill.)
  3. Civil War
  4. Civil War, 1861 1865
  5. Distances, Etc
  6. Fortification
  7. History
  8. Illinois
  9. Middle West
  10. Military Bases
  11. Southern States
  12. United States

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