Author
Colton, G.W.
Full Title
Germany No. 3. Published By J.H. Colton & Co. No. 172 William St. New York. Entered ... 1855 by J.H. Colton & Co. ... New York. No. 14.
List No
0149.081
Note
In full color by area. Southern Germany is shown. Political divisions are referenced to the side of the map (i.e. Kingdom, Duchy, Principalities).
Author
Colton, G.W.
Full Title
Switzerland. Published By J.H. Colton & Co. No. 172 William St. New York. Entered ... 1855 by J.H. Colton ... New York. No. 15.
List No
0149.082
Note
In full color by canton.
Author
Colton, G.W.
Full Title
Prussia And Saxony. Published By J.H. Colton & Co. No. 172 William St. New York. Entered ... 1855 by J.H. Colton & Co. ... New York. No. 16.
List No
0149.083
Note
In full color by region.
Author
Colton, G.W.
Full Title
Austria. (with) Vicinity Of Vienna. Published By J.H. Colton & Co. No. 172 William St. New York. Entered ... 1855 by J.H. Colton & Co. ... New York. No. 17.
List No
0149.084
Note
In full color stretching from Milan in the west to the edge of Transylvania in the east.
Author
Colton, G.W.
Full Title
Northern Italy: Lombardy & Venice, Sardinia, Tuscany, Parma, Modena, Lucca, And The States Of The Church. Published By J.H. Colton & Co. No. 172 William St. New York. Entered ... 1855 by J.H. Colton & Co. ... New York. No. 18.
List No
0149.085
Note
In full color.
Author
Colton, G.W.
Full Title
Southern Italy: Kingdom Of Naples, I. Sardinia & Malta. (with) Malta and its Dependencies. Published By J.H. Colton & Co. No. 172 William St. New York. Entered ... 1855 by J.H. Colton & Co. ... New York. No. 19.
List No
0149.086
Note
In full color.
Author
Colton, G.W.
Full Title
Sweden And Norway. Published By J.H. Colton & Co. No. 172 William St. New York. Entered ... 1855 by J.H. Colton & Co. ... New York. No. 20.
List No
0149.087
Note
In full color by region.
Author
Colton, G.W.
Full Title
Russia. Published By J.H. Colton & Co. No. 172 William St. New York. Entered ... 1855 by J.H. Colton & Co. ... New York. No. 21.
List No
0149.088
Note
In full color by region.
Author
Colton, G.W.
Full Title
Turkey In Europe. (with) two inset maps: The Bosphorus and Candia or Crete. Published By J.H. Colton & Co. No. 172 William St. New York. Entered ... 1855 by J.H. Colton & Co. ... New York. No. 22.
List No
0149.089
Note
In full color by area.
Author
Colton, G.W.
Full Title
Greece And The Ionian Republic. Published By J.H. Colton & Co. No. 172 William St. New York. Entered ... 1854 by J.H. Colton & Co. ... New York. No. 23.
List No
0149.090
Note
In full color.
Author
Colton, G.W.
Full Title
Asia. Published By J.H. Colton & Co. No. 172 William St. New York. Entered ... 1856 by J.H. Colton & Co. ... New York. No. 24.
List No
0149.091
Note
In full color by country or region.
Author
Colton, G.W.
Full Title
Turkey In Asia And The Caucasian Provinces Of Russia. Published By J.H. Colton & Co. No. 172 William St. New York. Entered ... 1855 by J.H. Colton & Co. ... New York. No. 25.
List No
0149.092
Note
In full color.
Author
Colton, G.W.
Full Title
Palestine (with) Arabia Petraea. Published By J.H. Colton & Co. No. 172 William St. New York. Entered ... 1855 by J.H. Colton & Co. ... New York. No. 26.
List No
0149.093
Note
In full color. Different typefaces used to denote Scriptural names, classical names and modern names.
Author
Colton, G.W.
Full Title
Persia Arabia & c. Published By J.H. Colton & Co. No. 172 William St. New York. Entered ... 1855 by J.H. Colton & Co. ... New York. No. 27.
List No
0149.094
Note
In full color including Arabia, Persia, Cabool and Beloochistan.
Author
Colton, G.W.
Full Title
China (with) two insets: Harbor & Island Of Amoy and Map Of Canton And Adjacent Islands. Published By J.H. Colton & Co. No. 172 William St. New York. Entered ... 1855 by J.H. Colton & Co. ... New York. No. 28.
List No
0149.095
Note
In full color by region.
Author
Colton, G.W.
Full Title
Japan Nippon, Kiusiu, Sikok, Yesso And The Japanese Kuriles. (with) two inset maps: Yesso And The Japanese Kuriles and Bay of Nagasaki. Published By J.H. Colton & Co. No. 172 William St. New York. Entered ... 1855 by J.H. Colton & Co. ... New York. No. 29.
List No
0149.096
Note
In full color. Legend shows Japanese terms used on the map. Note states: "Compiled from the maps of Siebold with additions from the surveys and reconnaisances of the U.S. Japan Ex."
Author
Colton, G.W.
Full Title
Hindostan Or British India. (with) Continuation Of British India. Published By J.H. Colton & Co. No. 172 William St. New York. Entered ... 1855 by J.H. Colton & Co. ... New York. No. 30.
List No
0149.097
Note
In full color.
Author
Colton, G.W.
Full Title
East Indies. (with) Island & Strait Of Singapore. Published By J.H. Colton & Co. No. 172 William St. New York. Entered ... 1855 by J.H. Colton & Co. ... New York. No. 31.
List No
0149.098
Note
In outline color by possession of the British, Dutch, Spanish or Portuguese.
Author
Colton, G.W.
Full Title
Australia. Published By J.H. Colton & Co. No. 172 William St. New York. Entered ... 1855 by J.H. Colton & Co. ... New York. No. 32.
List No
0149.099
Note
In full color by states. Lists around the map name the counties within state. Discoveries of different "Lands" also given.
Author
Colton, G.W.
Full Title
Hawaiian Group Or Sandwich Islands (with) inset map Samoan Or Navigators Is. (with) five additional maps: New Zealand, Viti Group Or Feejee Islands and Tonga Or Friendly Is., Society Islands, Marquesas Or Washington Is. and Galapagos Islands. Published By J.H. Colton & Co. No. 172 William St. New York. Entered ... 1855 by J.H. Colton & Co. ... New York. No. 33.
List No
0149.100
Note
Seven individual maps shown without color and in different scales. The Hawaiian Islands were surveyed by the U.S. Exploring Expedition in 1841. The Samoan Islands were surveyed by the U.S. Exploring Expedition in 1839. New Zealand's discovery (1642) and circumnavigation (1770) dates given. The Fiji Islands were surveyed by the U.S. Exploring Expedition in 1840. The discovery dates of the Society Islands (1606), Tonga Islands (1643) and the Marquesas Islands (1796) noted. All maps inside a decorative border.
Author
Colton, G.W.
Full Title
Africa North Eastern Sheet. (with) Delta of The Nile. Published By J.H. Colton & Co. No. 172 William St. New York. Entered ... 1855 by J.H. Colton & Co. ... New York. No. 34.
List No
0149.101
Note
In full color. Map extends from Egypt to Somalia and west to Waday. Caravan routes are shown.
Author
Colton, G.W.
Full Title
Africa North Western Sheet. (with) Liberia. Published By J.H. Colton & Co. No. 172 William St. New York. Entered ... 1855 by J.H. Colton & Co. ... New York. No. 35.
List No
0149.102
Note
In full color. Map ranges from Algeria in the north to Guinea in the south. The Cape Verde Islands are shown included at the far left.
Author
Colton, G.W.
Full Title
Africa Southern Sheet. Published By J.H. Colton & Co. No. 172 William St. New York. Entered ... 1855 by J.H. Colton & Co. ... New York. No. 36.
List No
0149.103
Note
In full color. Map includes Madagascar and surrounding islands. The interior of the continent is labeled the "Unexplored Region."
Author
Colton, G.W.
Full Title
J.H. Colton And Company, Publishers Of Geographical And Statistical Works. No. 172 William Street, New York. The Following Is Part Of Their Catalogue.
List No
0149F
Note
A list of publications available from the company. Includes mounted maps, case maps, guidebooks, statistical works and school geographies. Note at the bottom states that the company employs a large number of skilled workers able to create, produce and sell maps, charts and diagrams "in the most satisfactory manner."
Author
Colton, G.W.
Full Title
(Covers to) Colton's General Atlas, Containing One Hundred And Eighty Steel Plate Maps And Plans, On One Hundred And Eight Imperial Folio Sheets, Drawn By G. Woolworth Colton. Letter-Press Descriptions, Geographical, Statistical, And Historical, By Richard Swainson Fisher. New York: J.H. Colton, No. 172 William Street. London: Bacon & Co., 48 Paternoster Row. 1865. Entered ... 1863, by J.H. Colton ... New York.
List No
0151.001
Note
Covers are black half leather, dark green cloth covered boards with "Colton's General Atlas With Descriptions." stamped in gilt on the front. Spine reads "Colton's General Atlas. 1865." Back cover blind stamped.
Author
Colton, G.W.
Full Title
(Letter) (Transmittal/gift letter)
List No
0151.002
Note
Transmittal/gift letter from publisher J.H. Colton to his friend Reverend Edmond Taylor of Brooklyn, New York.
Author
Colton, G.W.
Full Title
(Frontispiece to) Colton's General Atlas, Containing One Hundred And Eighty Steel Plate Maps And Plans, On One Hundred And Eight Imperial Folio Sheets, Drawn By G. Woolworth Colton. Letter-Press Descriptions, Geographical, Statistical, And Historical, By Richard Swainson Fisher. New York: J.H. Colton, No. 172 William Street. London: Bacon & Co., 48 Paternoster Row. 1865. Entered ... 1863, by J.H. Colton ... New York.
List No
0151.003
Note
Vignette showing four women studying the globe surrounded by symbols of learning, time, arts, civilization, and navigation.
Author
Colton, G.W.
Full Title
(Title Page to) Colton's General Atlas, Containing One Hundred And Eighty Steel Plate Maps And Plans, On One Hundred And Eight Imperial Folio Sheets, Drawn By G. Woolworth Colton. Letter-Press Descriptions, Geographical, Statistical, And Historical, By Richard Swainson Fisher. New York: J.H. Colton, No. 172 William Street. London: Bacon & Co., 48 Paternoster Row. 1865. Entered ... 1863, by J.H. Colton ... New York.
List No
0151.004
Author
Colton, G.W.
Full Title
(Contents to) Colton's General Atlas, Containing One Hundred And Eighty Steel Plate Maps And Plans, On One Hundred And Eight Imperial Folio Sheets, Drawn By G. Woolworth Colton. Letter-Press Descriptions, Geographical, Statistical, And Historical, By Richard Swainson Fisher. New York: J.H. Colton, No. 172 William Street. London: Bacon & Co., 48 Paternoster Row. 1865. Entered ... 1863, by J.H. Colton ... New York.
List No
0151.005
Note
Plate numbers changed by hand.
Author
Colton, G.W.
Full Title
(Text Page) Publishers' Advertisement.
List No
0151.006
Note
Discusses the sources of the various maps. Author's note: " A knowledge of Geography is most easily acquired by the study of perfect and authentic maps... The maps referring to the United States have been drawn from the public archives. The surveys made under the authority of the General Land Office and Coast-Survey Office... Maps of the country north of the United states have been chiefly drawn from the colonial Surveys...."
Author
Colton, G.W.
Full Title
National Flags. Published by J. H. Colton, No. 172 William St. New York.
List No
0151.007
Note
Maps likely to correspond to 1863. There is no flag for the Confederate States of America.
Author
Colton, G.W.
Full Title
(Text Page) Principal Rivers and Lakes in the World.
List No
0151.008
Author
Colton, G.W.
Full Title
Mountains & Rivers.
List No
0151.009
Note
Comparative chart showing river lengths and receiving water bodies. Another portion shows relative mountain heights as grouped by continent.
Author
Colton, G.W.
Full Title
(Index to) Principal Mountains in the World.
List No
0151.010
Note
Index showing mountain heights as grouped by continent.
Author
Colton, G.W.
Full Title
Comparative Size of Lakes and Islands. Lakes in the Western Hemisphere. Lakes in the Eastern Hemisphere. Islands in the Western Hemisphere. Islands in the Eastern Hemisphere. Published by J. H. Colton. No. 172 William St. New York.
List No
0151.011
Note
A selection of the largest islands drawn on the same scale and differentiated by hemisphere. Includes the Black Sea with salinity about half that of oceans and includes the Caspian Sea with about one-third the salinity of oceans. Also includes some very salty lakes such as the Great Salt Lake and Mono Lake.
Author
Colton, G.W.
Full Title
Map of the World Illustrating the Principal Features of The Land and the Co-Tidal Lines. Map of the World Illustrating the Principal Features of Meteorology. Map of the World Showing the Geographical Distribution and Range of the Principal Members of Animal Kingdom. Map of the World Showing the Principal Ocean Currents and Boundaries of River Systems. Map of the World Showing the Distribution and Limits of Cultivation of the Principal Plants Useful to Mankind. Map of the World illustrating the Productive Industry of Various Countries & Exhibiting the Principal Features of Commerce and Navigation. Published by J. H. Colton. No. 172 William St. New York.
List No
0151.012
Note
A selection of thematic maps illustrating the Land and Tidal Lines, Meteorology, Animal Kingdom, Ocean Currents and River Systems, Principal Plants, and Productive Industry of the World. (Inset) Rain Map. Bird Map. and Chart showing the Vertical Range of Various Plants. Prime meridian is Greenwich.
Author
Colton, G.W.
Full Title
Colton's Map of the World On Mercator's Projection. Published by J. H. Colton. No. 172 William St. New York.
List No
0151.013
Note
Shows routes and dates of exploration. Prime meridians are Greenwich and Washington D. C.
Author
Colton, G.W.
Full Title
Western Hemisphere. Eastern Hemisphere. Published by J. H. Colton. No. 172 William St. New York.
List No
0151.014
Note
Map showing Western and Eastern Hemisphere. Prime meridian is Greenwich.
Author
Colton, G.W.
Full Title
Northern Regions. Southern Regions. Published by J. H. Colton. No. 172 William St. New York.
List No
0151.015
Note
Map showing Arctic and Antarctic Regions. Prime meridians are Greenwich and Washington D. C. Printed in black and white.
Author
Colton, G.W.
Full Title
Colton's North America. Published by J. H. Colton. No. 172 William St. New York.
List No
0151.016
Note
Map showing United States, British Possessions, Russian America, Alaska, Mexico, Central America, West Indies, Iceland and Greenland. Prime meridians are Greenwich and Washington D. C. Relief shown by hachures.
Author
Colton, G.W.
Full Title
Northern America, British, Russian & Danish Possessions in North America. Published by J. H. Colton. No. 172 William St. New York.
List No
0151.017
Note
Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians are Greenwich and Washington D. C.
Author
Colton, G.W.
Full Title
Colton's Canada East or Lower Canada and New Brunswick. Published By J. H. Colton, No. 172 William St. New York.
List No
0151.018
Note
Map showing the counties in Canada East, including capitals and population in 1861. Prime Meridian is Washington D. C. Relief shown by hachures.
Author
Colton, G.W.
Full Title
Colton's Canada West or Upper Canada. Published By J. H. Colton. No. 172 William St. New York.
List No
0151.019
Note
Map showing the cities, towns and villages in Upper Canada. Including Toronto, Hamilton, Ottawa, Kingston and London. Prime meridian is Washington D. C. Relief shown by hachures.
Author
Colton, G.W.
Full Title
Colton's New Brunswick, Nova Scotia. Prince Edward Id. & Cape Breton Id. Published By J. H. Colton. No. 172 William St. New York.
List No
0151.020
Note
Prime meridian is Washington D. C.
Author
Colton, G.W.
Full Title
Colton's New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland. And Prince Edward Id. Published By J. H. Colton. No. 172 William St. New York.
List No
0151.021
Note
Prime meridians are Greenwich and Washington D. C.
Author
Colton, G.W.
Full Title
Colton's United States of America. Published By J. H. Colton. No. 172 William St. New York.
List No
0151.022
Note
Prime meridians are Greenwich and Washington D. C. Relief shown by hachures.
Author
Colton, G.W.
Full Title
Colton's Georgetown and the City of Washington the Capital of the United States of America. Published By J. H. Colton. No. 172 William St. New York.
List No
0151.023
Note
Map showing districts, roads and layout of various buildings. (inset) Smithsonian Institution, The Capital and Washington Monument.
Author
Colton, G.W.
Full Title
Colton's Maine. Published By J. H. Colton. No. 172 William St. New York.
List No
0151.024
Note
Map showing the county boundaries in color. Prime meridians are Greenwich and Washington D. C.
Author
Colton, G.W.
Full Title
Colton's New Hampshire. Published By J. H. Colton. No. 172 William St. New York.
List No
0151.025
Note
Map showing the county boundaries in color. Prime meridians are Greenwich and Washington D. C.
Author
Colton, G.W.
Full Title
Colton's Vermont. Published By J. H. Colton. No. 172 William St. New York.
List No
0151.026
Note
Map showing the county boundaries in color. Prime meridians are Greenwich and Washington D. C.
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