Colton's rail-road and military map of the United States, Mexico, the West Indies, – Vintage Map Wall Art
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This rare antique map captures Colton's rail-road and military map of the United States, Mexico, the West Indies, in remarkable detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Colton's rail-road and military map of the United States, Mexico, the West Indies,
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Few Civil War-era maps show the railroad network as plainly as this one, which traces rail lines across the United States, Mexico and the West Indies on a single sheet. Published in 1862 by the New York firm of G. W. & C. B. Colton, it was made for a country at war, when knowing where tracks ran and where troops could move mattered as much as the terrain itself. Alabama, one of the Southern states on the board, is shown with the rail routes that later became strategically important in the conflict. The map today shows how contemporary planners understood transportation and territory during the war.
| Created / published | 1862 |
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| Original scan | 12,912 × 9,712 px · prints to 43 × 32 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | Colton's rail-road and military map of the United States, Mexico, the West Indies, 1862 |
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