Research Catalog

Title

The western tourist and emigrant's guide : through the states of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, and Wisconsin, and the territories of Minesota, Missouri, and Nebraska. Being an accurate and concise description of each state and territory; and containing the routes and distances on the great lines of travel. Accompanied with a large and minute map, exhibiting the township lines of the United States' surveys, the boundaries of counties, and the position of cities, villages and settlements, etc., etc.

Author

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

Publication

New York : J. H. Colton, 1854.

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Details

Additional Authors

Smith, J. Calvin (John Calvin)

Description

89 p. : ill., fold. col. map.; 16 cm.

Summary

" ... Being an accurate and concise description of each state and territory ; and containing the routes and distances on the great lines of travel. Accompanied with a large and minute map, exhibiting the township lines of the United States' surveys, the boundaries of counties, and the position of cities, villages and settlements, etc., etc.

Alternative Title

Colton's Western tourist and emigrant's guide

Subject

• Northwest, Old > Guidebooks
• Middle West > Guidebooks
• Mississippi River Valley > Guidebooks

Genre/Form

Guidebooks

Note

• Map by J. Calvin Smith.
• First edition published, New York, 1839.
• Howes, U.S. iana S615; cf. Sabin 14797.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Index to routes -- Introduction -- The State of Ohio -- The State of Michigan -- The State of Indiana -- The State of Illinois -- The State of Missouri -- The State of Iowa -- The State of Wisconsin -- The Territory of Minnesota -- The Western territories : Nebraska and Missouri -- Routes [in each state or territory] -- Table of United States and foreign moneys.

OCLC

• 3731939
• SCSB-11131406

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library