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J. H. Colton: North America. ( ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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North America. |
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English: An excellent first edition example of Colton's rare map of North America. Covers the continent from South America to the Arctic, inclusive of the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America and the West Indies. The United States portion of this map contains a early territorial configuration of the Transmississippi. Nebraska is shown at its fullest, extending from Kansas to the Canadian border. Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Arizona, Colorado, West Virginia, and Nevada do not yet appear on the map. Notes Russian claims to Alaska. Identifies Pikes Peak, Fremont's Peak, Mt. Rainier, Mt. St. Helens, and the Three Tetons. Hand colored in pink, green, yellow and blue pastels. Surrounded by Colton's typical spiral motif border. Dated and copyrighted to J. H. Colton, 1855. Published as page no. 2 in volume 1 of the first edition of George Washington Colton's 1855 Atlas of the World . |
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Date | 1855 (dated) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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height: 16 in (40.6 cm); width: 13 in (33 cm) dimensions QS:P2048,16U218593 dimensions QS:P2049,13U218593 |
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Geographicus link: NorthAmerica-colton-1855 |
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Colton, G. W., Colton's Atlas of the World Illustrating Physical and Political Geography, Vol 1, New York, 1855 (First Edition).
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