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Colton, J. H.
Covers: Topographical Map Of
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1853
Pocket Map
| Authors |
Colton, J. H. |
| Full Title |
(Covers to) Topographical Map Of The West Indies And The Adjacent Coasts By John Pinkerton, Revised, Corrected and Published by J.H. Colton. No. 86 Cedar St. New York, 1853. Drawn under the direction of Mr. Pinkerton by L. Hebert. Neele sculpt. 352, Strand. |
| List No |
2828.001 |
| Note |
This is the extraordinary reuse of an actual Pinkerton map plate of 1809 to make a pocket map in 1852. Colton has taken the almost fifty year old Pinkerton copper plate, made some corrections to the topography (see erased lake in Florida) and added modern features such as railroads in Cuba, new settlements, and a list of Geographical Statistics in the upper right. He probably reissued it because the Pinkerton map is beautifully done and most of the basic topography remained correct. Where he got the plate is somewhat of a mystery, although it may have been obtained from successors to the Philadelphia publisher Thomas Dobson who issued the Philadelphia edition of Pinkerton's Modern Atlas in 1818 (see our #4840). Neele and Hebert are still credited below the neat line. Map is folded into stamped brown cloth covers 14.5x9 with "Map Of The West Indies J.H. Colton" in gilt. Full color. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian is Greenwich. |
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Colton, J. H.
Topographical Map Of The Wes
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1853
Pocket Map
| Authors |
Colton, J. H. |
| Full Title |
Topographical Map Of The West Indies And The Adjacent Coasts By John Pinkerton, Revised, Corrected and Published by J.H. Colton. No. 86 Cedar St. New York, 1853. Drawn under the direction of Mr. Pinkerton by L. Hebert. Neele sculpt. 352, Strand. |
| List No |
2828.002 |
| Note |
This is the extraordinary reuse of an actual Pinkerton map plate of 1809 to make a pocket map in 1852. Colton has taken the almost fifty year old Pinkerton copper plate, made some corrections to the topography (see erased lake in Florida) and added modern features such as railroads in Cuba, new settlements, and a list of Geographical Statistics in the upper right. He probably reissued it because the Pinkerton map is beautifully done and most of the basic topography remained correct. Where he got the plate is somewhat of a mystery, although it may have been obtained from successors to the Philadelphia publisher Thomas Dobson who issued the Philadelphia edition of Pinkerton's Modern Atlas in 1818 (see our #4840). Neele and Hebert are still credited below the neat line. Map is folded into stamped brown cloth covers 14.5x9 with "Map Of The West Indies J.H. Colton" in gilt. Full color. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian is Greenwich. |
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May, B. y Ca.
Plano Pintoresco De La Haban
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1853
Separate Map
| Authors |
May, B. y Ca. |
| Full Title |
Plano Pintoresco De La Habana con los numeros de las casas B. May y Ca. 1853. (with) Inset map Puerto y Cereanias De La Habana. (with) 14 views of Havana & prominent buildings. |
| List No |
5444.000 |
| Note |
Colored lithographic map with views of the city of Havana including the "Fuente De La India En El Paseo De Isabel 2a." and "Vista Gral De La Habana." Text on map discusses the number of houses in the city. |
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May, B. y Ca.
Mapa Historico Pintoresca Mo
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1853
Separate Map
| Authors |
May, B. y Ca. |
| Full Title |
Mapa Historico Pintoresca Moderno de al Isla De Cuba. (with) 16 inset views of Cuba. |
| List No |
5445.000 |
| Note |
Lithographic color map with an inset table of distances from principle cities with their longitude and latitude noted. Views of cities, ports, and events such as cock fighting and the aftereffects of an 1846 hurricane surround the map. Date estimated. |
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