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| Keywords: 1857 Colton Map of the United States - Geographicus - UnitedStates-colton-1857.jpg A beautiful example of Colton's 1857 map of the United States Depicts a rare ephemeral statehood configuration - particularly in the western part of the country Nebraska Territory extends from the Kansas border northwards as far as Canada To its east Minnesota territory includes much of what is today the Dakotas Further west Washington and Oregon extend inland from the Pacific as far inland as the Rocky Mountains Likewise with Utah which extends from California to Kansas Further south the vast New Mexico Territory includes all of what is today New Mexico Colorado and Arizona Several emigrant and explorer's routes are noted including the Route to Santa Fe Fremont's Route Kearney's Route and the Oregon Trail Throughout Colton identifies various cities towns forts rivers rapids fords and an assortment of additional topographical details Map is hand colored in pink green yellow and blue pastels to define state and territorial boundaries Surrounded by a simple line border that Colton introduced in 1857 and ran through 1859 Dated and copyrighted to J H Colton 1855 Published from Colton's 172 William Street Office in New York City Issued as page nos 10 and 11 in George Washington Colton's 1857 Atlas of the World 1857 dated 1855 Size in 26 15 5 object history credit line accession number UnitedStates-colton-1857 Colton G W <i>Colton's Atlas of the World Illustrating Physical and Political Geography</i> New York 1857 Geographicus-source PD-old-100 Maps by Joseph Hutchins Colton Old maps of the United States 1857 maps | ||||
