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1854 HUGE MAP Colton s Western Tourist Emigrant's Guide Americana California J.H. Colton founded an American mapmaking company in the early 1830s which became an international leader in the map publishing industry until 1890. Colton created railroad maps, immigrant guides, elaborate atlases, and more all printed using engraved steel plates, which produced higher quality prints than maps made with less costly wax engravings, which were often separately hand water colored. and were recognized for their decorative borders. J.H. Colton s Western Tourist and Emigrant's Guide is an important 19th-century geographical book with an enormous folding map of the American west including Ohio, Missouri, Indiana and Wisconsin. According to Howes, this work includes descriptions and material on California, Oregon, and Texas, with overland routes and westward expansion. Item number: #13174 Price: $750 COLTON, J.H. The Western Tourist and Emigrant's Guide : through the states of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, and Wisconsin, and the territories of Minnesota, Missouri, and Nebraska ; being an accurate and concise description of each state and territory ; and containing the routes and distances on the great lines of travel ; accompanied with a large and minute map . New York: J.H. Colton and Company, No. 172 William Street, 1854. Details: Collation: Complete with all pages 89, [1], 23, [5] Huge folding color map 26.5in x 21.5in (67cm x 54.5cm) References: Howes C 623; Howes S 615; Graff 3852; Sabin 82932; Provenance: Handwritten Clarence J. Shultz Language: English Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure Cloth Size: ~6in X 4in (15cm x 10cm) Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation! 13174 Photos available upon request. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 13174
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