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Colton, Joseph H.
Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 USD
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Description
- J.H. Colton's Map of the Southern States. Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, And Texas. Showing also Part of Adjoining States & Territories Locating the Forts & Military Stations of the U. States & Showing All the Railroads, R.R. Stations & Other Internal Improvements. New York: Published by J. H. Colton, 1863
- paper, ink
Engraved pocket map (52 1/2 x 39 1/8 in.; 1334 x 993 mm) on two joined sheets, engraved by Lang & Cooper, full contemporary handcoloring, insets of "The Southern Part of Florida" and "Colton's Map of the United States Showing the Proposed Railroad Routes to the Pacific Ocean," tables of state populations, referring to "Free States" and "Slaveholding States," foliate border. Accompanied by the original embossed brown cloth binding, front cover gilt-lettered "Colton's Map of the Southern States, Showing the Counties & Railroads, Cities, Towns, Railroad Stations."
Handsomely framed and glazed with UVIII Plexiglass. A very little light foxing.
Handsomely framed and glazed with UVIII Plexiglass. A very little light foxing.
Literature
Rumsey 4085 (1864 edition); Stephenson 37.6
Condition
Engraved pocket map (52 1/2 x 39 1/8 in.; 1334 x 993 mm) on two joined sheets, engraved by Lang & Cooper, full contemporary handcoloring, insets of "The Southern Part of Florida" and "Colton's Map of the United States Showing the Proposed Railroad Routes to the Pacific Ocean," tables of state populations, referring to "Free States" and "Slaveholding States," foliate border. Accompanied by the original embossed brown cloth binding, front cover gilt-lettered "Colton's Map of the Southern States, Showing the Counties & Railroads, Cities, Towns, Railroad Stations." Handsomely framed and glazed with UVIII Plexiglass. A very little light foxing.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
A vibrant and detailed map of the Southern States during the Civil War, which nowhere acknowledges the existence of the Confederacy. Colton based his map on the southern portion of J. Calvin Smith's Map of the United States of America including Canada and a large portion of Texas, first published in 1843. The Colton map still bears the attestation of the Principal Clerk of Surveys, General Land Office, that "Mr. J. Calvin Smith of New York has copied from the original plats in this Office all the Surveys deposited here to the present time, for the purpose of constructing his Map of the United States."