The Western Tourist, or Emigrants Guide, through the States of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, and Wisconsin, and the Territories of Minnesota, Missouri and Nebraska…
by Colton, J.H
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Florham Park, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Folding map, original gilt lettered cloth, hand colored folding map (45x54cm), 89, +23, [3] ad pp. Cloth splitting and torn along spine, a few chips, foxing to preliminaries and later leaves, old inkstamp to front endpaper; map bright and clean. J.H. Colton ((1800-1893) founded a map making dynasty that began in New York in the early 1830s. Colton produced his maps with steel engravings, resulting in good quality. During 1833-1855 Colton would produce a large number of very popular guidebooks and railroad maps. In 1855 he published his first large atlas, and his firm would publish atlases for many years. The current map has the attractive boarder, which was a trademark of Colton maps. The map features the states of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin and Iowa, and the Nebraska and Minnesota territories. It also includes a small vignette view of the Mississippi River scene at the bottom. Howes S615.
Details
- Bookseller
- Nicholas D. Riccio Rare Books & Prints
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 100945
- Title
- The Western Tourist, or Emigrants Guide, through the States of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, and Wisconsin, and the Territories of Minnesota, Missouri and Nebraska…
- Author
- Colton, J.H
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- J.H. Colton,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- 1854.
- Keywords
- Colton. Folding Mapss.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Nicholas D. Riccio Rare Books & Prints
Biblio member since 2011
Florham Park, New Jersey
About Nicholas D. Riccio Rare Books & Prints
Established in 1999 we specialize in Americana, African Americana, Natural History, Travel & Exploration, Science & Medicine, and Maps & Atlases
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- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
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