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Colton's traveler and tourist's guide-book through the western states and territories containing brief descriptions of each, with the routes and distances on the great lines of travel.

Title
Colton's traveler and tourist's guide-book through the western states and territories [electronic resource] : containing brief descriptions of each, with the routes and distances on the great lines of travel.
Author
Colton, J. H. (Joseph Hutchins), 1800-1893.
Publication
New York : J.H. Colton and Co., 1856, c1855
Supplementary Content
Full text online available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL

Details

Additional Authors
Smith, J. Calvin (John Calvin)
Description
99, [1], 36, [1], 37 p., 1 leaf of plates (fold.) : col. fold. map; 15cm.
Alternative Title
  • Colton's traveler and tourist's guidebook through the western states and territories
  • Traveler and tourist's guide-book through the western states and territories
  • The western tourist, or, Emigrant's guide.
Subject
  • Northwest, Old > Guidebooks
  • West (U.S.) > Guidebooks
  • Mississippi River Valley > Guidebooks
  • Ohio > Guidebooks
  • Michigan > Guidebooks
  • Indian Territory > Guidebooks
  • Illinois > Guidebooks
  • Missouri > Guidebooks
  • Iowa > Guidebooks
  • Wisconsin > Guidebooks
  • Minnesota > Guidebooks
  • Kansas > Guidebooks
  • Nebraska > Guidebooks
Note
  • "Accompanied by a map, exhibiting the township lines of the U.S. surveys, the boundaries of counties, position of cities, villages, settlements, etc."
  • Publisher's advertising: P. [3]-4, 1st count.
  • Includes indexes.
  • "Catalogue of maps, charts, books, etc."--36 p., 3rd count; [1] p., 4th count; p. 37, 5th count.
  • Map by J.C. Smith.
  • Includes the states of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa and Wisconsin and the territories of Minnesota, Kansas and Nebraska.
  • Based in part upon the earlier work: The western tourist, or, Emigrant's guide. New York, 1844.
  • Reproduction of original from The American Antiquarian Society.
  • Sabin no. 14796.
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
TGPSM11-B574
Author
Colton, J. H. (Joseph Hutchins), 1800-1893.
Title
Colton's traveler and tourist's guide-book through the western states and territories [electronic resource] : containing brief descriptions of each, with the routes and distances on the great lines of travel.
Imprint
New York : J.H. Colton and Co., 1856, c1855 (Pudney & Russell)
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2011. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Local Note
Travel.
Connect to:
Full text online available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL
Added Author
Smith, J. Calvin (John Calvin)
Added Title
The western tourist, or, Emigrant's guide.
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