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Author
[Colton, G.W. & C.B., Illinois Central Railroad Company]
Full Title
Railroad Map Of Illinois. One Million Acres Of Land For sale by the Illinois Central Railroad Company, all within fifteen miles of the Railroad, and extending the entire length of the state, North and South ... For further information, address, Land Commissioner, Illinois Central Railroad Company, Chicago, Ills. Entered ... 1861, by G. Woolworth Colton ... New York.
List No
3274.000
Note
Land sale promotion. Map shows railroad lands in red. Probably made specially by Colton for the railroad - this is not the atlas map (it is larger) and it has the simplicity of a railroad map - it shows the stations along the route which is delineated by a thick black line. The text promotes the wonders of Illinois for farming. Explanatory remarks includes Illinois population 1840-1860, School fund, and Central land sale. Prime meridian is Greenwich.
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