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Colton, G.W. & C.B.
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Shows all of New England, with the White Mountains drawn in. Also has a Table of Distances. Includes a small box below the title: "Maps of every description to accompany Reports Prospectuses etc. Drawn Engraved Printed & Colored at Coltons Geographical Establishment No. 172 William St. New York." This advertising box appears in many Colton maps from the mid 1860's to about 1875. Uncolored, except for blue and red railroad routes. Map is folded into dark brown cloth covers 14.5x9 with "Colton's Map Showing The New-Haven, Middletown, And Boston Railroad, And its Connections. G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co." stamped in gilt. Prime meridian is Washington D.C.
Author
Colton, G.W. & C.B.
Note
Shows all of New England, with the White Mountains drawn in. Also has a Table of Distances. Includes a small box below the title: "Maps of every description to accompany Reports Prospectuses etc. Drawn Engraved Printed & Colored at Coltons Geographical Establishment No. 172 William St. New York." This advertising box appears in many Colton maps from the mid 1860's to about 1875. Uncolored, except for blue and red railroad routes. Map is folded into dark brown cloth covers 14.5x9 with "Colton's Map Showing The New-Haven, Middletown, And Boston Railroad, And its Connections. G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co." stamped in gilt. Prime meridian is Washington D.C.
Author
Colton, G.W. & C.B.
Note
This is from the same plate as our #4811, but with a different title and the counties colored separately. Extends to the 104th meridian. The date is estimated, based on the similarity to #4811. See our #163 for the edition of 1871. Folded into stamped dark brown cloth covers 16x10.5 with "Colton's Rail Road And County Map Of The United States Canadas &c. G.W. & C.B. Colton. New York." in gilt. prime meridians are Greenwich and Washington D.C.
Author
Colton, G.W. & C.B.
Note
This is from the same plate as our #4811, but with a different title and the counties colored separately. Extends to the 104th meridian. The date is estimated, based on the similarity to #4811. See our #163 for the edition of 1871. Folded into stamped dark brown cloth covers 16x10.5 with "Colton's Rail Road And County Map Of The United States Canadas &c. G.W. & C.B. Colton. New York." in gilt. prime meridians are Greenwich and Washington D.C.
Author
Colton, G.W & C.B.
Note
Full color map showing the slave, border, and free states by green, yellow and red coloring, explained by the usual Bacon & Co. paste down slip in the lower margin. Nine inset maps show the world, various harbors and battle areas. There are also tables of population for 1850 and 1860. This was #2 in Bacon's London issue six map series of Colton maps depicting the areas of the Civil War. It is derived from a similar Colton map of 1861 (see our #2554) which itself was derived from earlier Johnson maps. Dissected into 32 sections. Folds into brown cloth covers 22x15 with "Price in Sheets 5s. In Case 9s. On Rollers 10s. Colton's Steel Plate Map Of The United States Of America, And the Canadas, Showing the boundaries of the Free, Border Slave, and Seceded States, the Census of 1860, Forts and Fortifications, Area, Exports and Imports, &c. &c." printed on a green paper label.
Author
Colton, G.W & C.B.
Note
Full color map showing the slave, border, and free states by green, yellow and red coloring, explained by the usual Bacon & Co. paste down slip in the lower margin. Nine inset maps show the world, various harbors and battle areas. There are also tables of population for 1850 and 1860. This was #2 in Bacon's London issue six map series of Colton maps depicting the areas of the Civil War. It is derived from a similar Colton map of 1861 (see our #2554) which itself was derived from earlier Johnson maps. Dissected into 32 sections. Folds into brown cloth covers 22x15 with "Price in Sheets 5s. In Case 9s. On Rollers 10s. Colton's Steel Plate Map Of The United States Of America, And the Canadas, Showing the boundaries of the Free, Border Slave, and Seceded States, the Census of 1860, Forts and Fortifications, Area, Exports and Imports, &c. &c." printed on a green paper label.
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