Northern America. British, Russian & Danish Possessions In North America. Published by J.H. Colton And Co. 172 William St. New York. Entered . 1855 by J.H. Colton & Co. . New York. No. 3.
In full color. This large one volume 1856 edition is scarcer than the two volume edition. Initially, Colton's atlas was published by subscription (see our subscribers salesman's book) and in parts, then in a two volume edition with the first volume (North and South America) issued in 1855...
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ftdavidrumseyc:oai:N/A:RUMSEY~8~1~1655~130014 2024-09-15T18:10:01+00:00 Northern America. British, Russian & Danish Possessions In North America. Published by J.H. Colton And Co. 172 William St. New York. Entered . 1855 by J.H. Colton & Co. . New York. No. 3. Colton's Atlas Of The World, Illustrating Physical And Political Geography. By George W. Colton. Accompanied By Descriptions Geographical, Statistical, And Historical, By Richard Swainson Fisher, M.D. Complete In One Volume. New York: J.H. Colton And Company, No. 172 William, Corner Beekman Street. London: Trubner And Company, No. 12 Paternoster Row. 1856. Entered . One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty-five, by J.H. Colton And Company . New York. British, Russian & Danish Possessions In North America. Colton, G.W. Canada Greenland 1856 Full Image Download in MrSID Format 34 43 https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~1655~130014 https://media.davidrumsey.com/MediaManager/srvr?mediafile=/Size4/D0013/00134014.jpg unknown J.H. Colton New York 0149.000 https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~1655~130014 https://media.davidrumsey.com/MediaManager/srvr?mediafile=/Size4/D0013/00134014.jpg 0149.012 World Atlas Atlas Map 1856 ftdavidrumseyc 2024-08-09T09:16:21Z In full color. This large one volume 1856 edition is scarcer than the two volume edition. Initially, Colton's atlas was published by subscription (see our subscribers salesman's book) and in parts, then in a two volume edition with the first volume (North and South America) issued in 1855 and the second volume (Europe, Asia, etc.)in 1856. This atlas was the first world atlas produced by Colton, after many years of issuing pocket maps, wall maps, guides, and maps for books. The atlas was one of the finest and most accurate of the period - it had a long publishing run, continuing for over thirty years (with the title changed to Colton's General Atlas after 1856). In this issue, the Texas map is single page, 2nd state. New Mexico and Utah 2nd state. Bound into quarter leather embossed brown cloth covered boards with "Colton's Atlas Of The World" and an illustration stamped in gold. The same title is stamped on the spine. Full color maps. P816. Map Greenland David Rumsey Historical Map Collection (Cartography Associates) |
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In full color. This large one volume 1856 edition is scarcer than the two volume edition. Initially, Colton's atlas was published by subscription (see our subscribers salesman's book) and in parts, then in a two volume edition with the first volume (North and South America) issued in 1855 and the second volume (Europe, Asia, etc.)in 1856. This atlas was the first world atlas produced by Colton, after many years of issuing pocket maps, wall maps, guides, and maps for books. The atlas was one of the finest and most accurate of the period - it had a long publishing run, continuing for over thirty years (with the title changed to Colton's General Atlas after 1856). In this issue, the Texas map is single page, 2nd state. New Mexico and Utah 2nd state. Bound into quarter leather embossed brown cloth covered boards with "Colton's Atlas Of The World" and an illustration stamped in gold. The same title is stamped on the spine. Full color maps. P816. |
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Colton, G.W. Northern America. British, Russian & Danish Possessions In North America. Published by J.H. Colton And Co. 172 William St. New York. Entered . 1855 by J.H. Colton & Co. . New York. No. 3. |
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Northern America. British, Russian & Danish Possessions In North America. Published by J.H. Colton And Co. 172 William St. New York. Entered . 1855 by J.H. Colton & Co. . New York. No. 3. |
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Northern America. British, Russian & Danish Possessions In North America. Published by J.H. Colton And Co. 172 William St. New York. Entered . 1855 by J.H. Colton & Co. . New York. No. 3. |
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