Redpath, James; Hinton, Richard J; Colton, J. H.; Warren, Gouverneur Kemble, 1830-1882
Author
Redpath, James; Hinton, Richard J; Colton, J. H.; Warren, Gouverneur Kemble, 1830-1882
Author
Date:
1859
Date
1859
Date
Short Title:
Military Map of Parts of Kansas, Nebraska and Dakota
Short_Title
Military Map of Parts of Kansas, Nebraska and Dakota
Short Title
Publisher:
J. H. Colton. New York
Publisher]|#PUBLISHE R_LOCATION
J. H. Colton. New York
Publisher
Type:
Pocket Map
Type
Pocket Map
Type
Obj Height cm:
44
Obj_Height_cm
44
Obj Height cm
Obj Width cm:
79
Obj_Width_cm
79
Obj Width cm
Scale 1:
1,200,000
Scale_1
1,200,000
Scale 1
Note:
An important early guide to the Colorado Gold Region, with three Colton maps on two sheets: "Kansas and Nebraska...1859," which is taken from the 1858 General Atlas, minus the upper half of Nebraska - shows eastern Kansas and Nebraska; "Nebraska and Kanzas, Showing Pikes Peak And The Gold Region...1859," which is the lower half of the 1857 General Atlas map of the same title (without the reference to the Gold Region); and "Military Map of Parts of Kansas, Nebraska and Dakota by Lieut. G.K. Warren Top. Engrs. from the Explorations made by him in 1855, 56 & 57... J.H. Colton... New York," which is derived from the lower half of Warren's 1858/1859 "Military Map of Nebraska and Dakota" (see our #2932). The "Nebraska and Kanzas, Showing Pikes Peak..." map appeared as the only map in J.W. Reed's 1859 "Map of and Guide to the Kansas Gold Region (WC343a), also published by J.H. Colton. Bound in brown linen 15x10, with "Guide to Kansas, The Pike's Peak Gold Region &c. &c. J.H. Colton New York" in gold on the cover. Prime meridians are Washington D.C. and Greenwich.
Note
An important early guide to the Colorado Gold Region, with three Colton maps on two sheets: "Kansas and Nebraska...1859," which is taken from the 1858 General Atlas, minus the upper half of Nebraska - shows eastern Kansas and Nebraska; "Nebraska and Kanzas, Showing Pikes Peak And The Gold Region...1859," which is the lower half of the 1857 General Atlas map of the same title (without the reference to the Gold Region); and "Military Map of Parts of Kansas, Nebraska and Dakota by Lieut. G.K. Warren Top. Engrs. from the Explorations made by him in 1855, 56 & 57... J.H. Colton... New York," which is derived from the lower half of Warren's 1858/1859 "Military Map of Nebraska and Dakota" (see our #2932). The "Nebraska and Kanzas, Showing Pikes Peak..." map appeared as the only map in J.W. Reed's 1859 "Map of and Guide to the Kansas Gold Region (WC343a), also published by J.H. Colton. Bound in brown linen 15x10, with "Guide to Kansas, The Pike's Peak Gold Region &c. &c. J.H. Colton New York" in gold on the cover. Prime meridians are Washington D.C. and Greenwich.
Colorado; Kansas; Nebraska; North Dakota; South Dakota
State
Colorado; Kansas; Nebraska; North Dakota; South Dakota
State/Province
Subject:
Mining; Roads
Subject
Mining; Roads
Subject
Full Title:
Military Map of Parts of Kansas, Nebraska and Dakota. By Lieut. G.K. Warren Top. Engrs. from the Explorations made by him in 1855, 56 & 57. (Published) by J.H. Colton & Co., 172 William St., New York.
Full_Title
Military Map of Parts of Kansas, Nebraska and Dakota. By Lieut. G.K. Warren Top. Engrs. from the Explorations made by him in 1855, 56 & 57. (Published) by J.H. Colton & Co., 172 William St., New York.
Full Title
List No:
4872.005
List_No
4872.005
List No
Series No:
5
Series_No
5
Series No
Publication Author:
Redpath, James; Hinton, Richard J; Colton, J. H.; Warren, Gouverneur Kemble, 1830-1882
Publication_Author
Redpath, James; Hinton, Richard J; Colton, J. H.; Warren, Gouverneur Kemble, 1830-1882
Publication Author
Pub Date:
1859
Pub_Date
1859
Pub Date
Pub Title:
Hand Book To Kansas Territory And The Rocky Mountains' Gold Region; Accompanied By Reliable Maps and a Preliminary Treatise on the Pre-emption Laws of the United States. By James Redpath and Richard J. Hinton, of Kansas. New York: J.H. Colton, Publisher, 172 William Street. 1859. (on verso) Entered ... in the year 1859, by J.H. Colton ... New York.
Pub_Title
Hand Book To Kansas Territory And The Rocky Mountains' Gold Region; Accompanied By Reliable Maps and a Preliminary Treatise on the Pre-emption Laws of the United States. By James Redpath and Richard J. Hinton, of Kansas. New York: J.H. Colton, Publisher, 172 William Street. 1859. (on verso) Entered ... in the year 1859, by J.H. Colton ... New York.
