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 Nineteen Imperial Folio Sheets, Drawn By G. Woolworth Colton. Letter-Press Descriptions, Geographical, Statistical, And Historical, By Richard Swainson Fisher. New York: G.W. & C.B. Colton, No. 172 William Street. 1874. Entered ... 1863, by J.H. Colton ... New York. List No 4587.001 Note Beige canvas slip dust cover (publisher's original) with brown leather corners over black boards. We have never seen another Colton Atlas in a dust jacket; it may have been unique to this year or something that Colton did specially for a customer. Page edges in gilt. 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 Nineteen Imperial Folio Sheets, Drawn By G. Woolworth Colton. Letter-Press Descriptions, Geographical, Statistical, And Historical, By Richard Swainson Fisher. New York: G.W. & C.B. Colton, No. 172 William Street. 1874. Entered ... 1863, by J.H. Colton ... New York. List No 4587.002 Note Large 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 Nineteen Imperial Folio Sheets, Drawn By G. Woolworth Colton. Letter-Press Descriptions, Geographical, Statistical, And Historical, By Richard Swainson Fisher. New York: G.W. & C.B. Colton, No. 172 William Street. 1874. Entered ... 1863, by J.H. Colton ... New York. List No 4587.003 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 Nineteen Imperial Folio Sheets, Drawn By G. Woolworth Colton. Letter-Press Descriptions, Geographical, Statistical, And Historical, By Richard Swainson Fisher. New York: G.W. & C.B. Colton, No. 172 William Street. 1874. Entered ... 1863, by J.H. Colton ... New York. List No 4587.004 Note List of Maps. Comprising 210 Maps and Plans on 134 sheets. Author Colton, G.W. Full Title (Text Page) Publishers' Advertisement. List No 4587.005 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 & Commercial Flags of All Nations. Published by G. W. & C. B. Colton & Co., No. 172 William St. New York. List No 4587.006 Note Includes: Marryats code of Commercial signals, British Admiralty code of commercial signals and Rogers code of commercial signals. Author Colton, G.W. Full Title (Text Page) Principal Rivers and Lakes in the world. List No 4587.007 Note Index showing rivers and lakes in the world as grouped by continent. Author Colton, G.W. Full Title Mountains & Rivers. List No 4587.008 Note Comparative chart showing river lengths and receiving water bodies. Another portion shows relative mountain heights and active volcanos as grouped by continent. Author Colton, G.W. Full Title (Text to) Principal Mountains in the World. List No 4587.009 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 G. W & C. B. Colton & Co., No. 172 William St. New York. List No 4587.010 Note A selection of the largest islands and lakes 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 G. W & C. B. Colton & Co., No. 172 William St. New York.) List No 4587.011 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. (Insets) 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 G. W & C. B. Colton & Co., No. 172 William St. New York. List No 4587.012 Note Prime meridians are Washington D.C. and Greenwich. Shows routes and dates of exploration and explorer. Author Colton, G.W. Full Title Western Hemisphere. Eastern Hemisphere. Published by G. W & C. B. Colton & Co., No. 172 William St. New York. List No 4587.013 Note Prime meridians are Washington D.C. and Greenwich. Author Colton, G.W. Full Title Northern Regions. Southern Regions. Published by G. W & C. B. Colton & Co., No. 172 William St. New York. List No 4587.014 Note Prime meridians are Washington D.C. and Greenwich. Map showing Arctic and Antarctic Regions. Author Colton, G.W. Full Title Colton's North America. Published by G. W & C. B. Colton & Co., No. 172 William St. New York. List No 4587.015 Note Prime meridians are Washington D.C. and Greenwich. Author Colton, G.W. Full Title Northern America, British, Russian & Danish Possession in North America. Published by G. W & C. B. Colton & Co., No. 172 William St. New York. List No 4587.016 Note Prime meridians are Washington D.C. and Greenwich. Author Colton, G.W. Full Title Colton's Territory of Alaska (Russian America) Ceded by Russia to the United States. Published by G. W & C. B. Colton & Co., No. 172 William St. New York. List No 4587.017 Note Prime meridians are Washington D.C. and Greenwich. Author Colton, G.W. Full Title Colton's Dominion of Canada, No. 1. The Provinces of Quebec & New Brunswick. Published by G. W & C. B. Colton & Co., No. 172 William St. New York. List No 4587.018 Note Prime meridians are Washington D.C. and Greenwich. Author Colton, G.W. Full Title Colton's Dominion of Canada, No. 2. The Province of Ontario. Published by G. W & C. B. Colton & Co., No. 172 William St. New York. List No 4587.019 Note Prime meridians are Washington D.C. and Greenwich. Author Colton, G.W. Full Title Colton's Dominion of Canada, No. 3. The Provinces of New Brunswick & Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Published by G. W & C. B. Colton & Co., No. 172 William St. New York. List No 4587.020 Note Prime meridians are Washington D.C. and Greenwich. Author Colton, G.W. Full Title Colton's New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Prince Edward Id. Published by G. W & C. B. Colton & Co., No. 172 William St. New York. List No 4587.021 Note Prime meridians are Washington D.C. and Greenwich. Author Colton, G.W. Full Title Colton's United States of America. Published by G. W & C. B. Colton & Co., No. 172 William St. New York. List No 4587.022 Note Prime meridians are Washington D.C. and Greenwich. Author Colton, G.W. Full Title Colton's Georgetown and the City of Washington the Capital of the United States of America. Published by G. W & C. B. Colton & Co., No. 172 William St. New York. List No 4587.023 Note Map showing districts, roads and layout of various buildings. (insets) Smithsonian Institution, The Capitaol and Washington Monument. Author Colton, G.W. Full Title Colton's Maine. Published by G. W & C. B. Colton & Co., No. 172 William St. New York. List No 4587.024 Note Prime meridians are Washington D.C. and Greenwich. Author Colton, G.W. Full Title Colton's New Hampshire. Published by G. W & C. B. Colton & Co., No. 172 William St. New York. List No 4587.025 Note Prime meridians are Washington D.C. and Greenwich. Author Colton, G.W. Full Title Colton's Vermont. Published by G. W & C. B. Colton & Co., No. 182 William St. New York. List No 4587.026 Note Prime meridians are Washington D.C. and Greenwich. Author Colton, G.W. Full Title Colton's Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island. Published by G. W & C. B. Colton & Co., No. 172 William St. New York. List No 4587.027 Note Prime meridians are Washington D.C. and Greenwich. Author Colton, G.W. Full Title Colton's Boston and Adjacent Cities. Published by G. W & C. B. Colton & Co., No. 172 William St. New York. List No 4587.028 Author Colton, G.W. Full Title Colton's New York. (insets) Oswego; Buffalo; Rochester; Syracuse; Albany;, Troy; Vicinity of New York City. Published by G. W & C. B. Colton & Co., No. 172 William St. New York. List No 4587.029 Note Prime meridians are Washington D.C. and Greenwich. Author Colton, G.W. Full Title Colton's New York City, Brooklyn, Jersey City, Hoboken, Etc. Published by G. W & C. B. Colton & Co., No. 172 William St. New York. List No 4587.030 Note (inset) Plan of the Northern Portion of the City of New York. Author Colton, G.W. Full Title Colton's New Jersey. Published by G. W & C. B. Colton & Co., No. 172 William St. New York. List No 4587.031 Note Prime meridians are Washington D.C. and Greenwich. Author Colton, G.W. Full Title Colton's Philadelphia. Published by G. W & C. B. Colton & Co., No. 172 William St. New York. List No 4587.032 Note Prime meridians are Washington D.C. and Greenwich. Author Colton, G.W. Full Title Colton's New township Map Of the State Of Pennsylvania. Published by G. W & C. B. Colton & Co., New York. List No 4587.033 Note Prime meridians are Washington D.C. and Greenwich. Author Colton, G.W. Full Title Colton's Baltimore, Maryland. Published By G. W & C. B. Colton & Co., No. 172 William St. New York. List No 4587.034 Author Colton, G.W. Full Title Colton's Delaware And Maryland. (Inset) District of Columbia. Published By G. W & C. B. Colton & Co. No. 172 William St. New York. List No 4587.035 Note Prime meridians are Washington D.C. and Greenwich. Author Colton, G.W. Full Title Colton's Virginia & West Virginia. (Insets)Richmond, Henrico County, Manchester and Spring Hill, Chesterfield County, Norfolk, Portsmouth and Gosport. Published By G. W & C. B. Colton & Co., No. 172 William St. New York. List No 4587.036 Note Prime meridians are Washington D.C. and Greenwich. Author Colton, G.W. Full Title Colton's North Carolina. (Inset) Beaufort harbor. Published By G. W & C. B. Colton & Co., No. 172 William St. New York. List No 4587.037 Note Prime meridians are Washington D.C. and Greenwich. Author Colton, G.W. Full Title Colton's South Carolina. Published By G. W & C. B. Colton & Co., No. 172 William St. New York. List No 4587.038 Note Prime meridians are Washington D.C. and Greenwich. (inset) Colton's Plan of Charleston, Vicinity & Harbor, and Plan of Fort Sumter. Published By J. H. Colton. No. 172 William St. New York. Author Colton, G.W. Full Title The City of Savannah, Georgia. The City of Charleston, South Carolina. Published by G. W & C. B. Colton & Co., No. 172 William St. New York. List No 4587.039 Note The plans of Charleston & Savannah are upon the same scale. Author Colton, G.W. Full Title Colton's Georgia. Published By G. W & C. B. Colton & Co., No. 172 William St. New York. List No 4587.040 Note Prime meridians are Washington D.C. and Greenwich. Author Colton, G.W. Full Title Colton's Florida. Published By G. W & C. B. Colton & Co., No. 172 William St. New York. List No 4587.041 Note Prime meridian is Greenwich. (inset) Continuation of map showing Florida Keys. Author Colton, G.W. Full Title Colton's Alabama. Published by G. W & C. B. Colton & Co., No. 172 William St. New York. List No 4587.042 Note Prime meridians are Washington D.C. and Greenwich. Author Colton, G.W. Full Title Colton's Mississippi. Published By G. W & C. B. Colton & Co., No. 172 William St. New York. List No 4587.043 Note Prime meridians are Washington D.C. and Greenwich. Author Colton, G.W. Full Title Colton's Louisiana. Published By G. W & C. B. Colton & Co. No. 172 William St. New York. List No 4587.044 Note Prime meridians are Washington D.C. and Greenwich. Author Colton, G.W. Full Title The City of Louisville, Kentucky. The City of New Orleans, Louisiana. Published by G. W & C. B. Colton & Co., No. 172 William St. New York. List No 4587.045 Note The maps of Louisville & New Orleans are drawn in the same scale. Author Colton, G.W. Full Title Colton's Texas. (insets) Plan of the Northern Part of Texas; Plan of Matagorda Bay; Plan of Galveston Bay; Plan of Sabine Lake. Published by G. W & C. B. Colton & Co., No. 172 William St. New York. List No 4587.046 Note Prime meridians are Washington D.C. and Greenwich. Author Colton, G.W. Full Title Colton's Arkansas. Published By G. W & C. B. Colton & Co., No. 172 William St. New York. List No 4587.047 Note Prime meridians are Washington D.C. and Greenwich. Author Colton, G.W. Full Title Colton's Kentucky and Tennessee. Published By G. W & C. B. Colton & Co., No. 172 William St. New York. List No 4587.048 Note Prime meridian is Washington D.C. Author Colton, G.W. Full Title Colton's Ohio. (inset) Vicinity of Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co. Published By G. W & C. B. Colton & Co., No. 172 William St. New York. List No 4587.049 Note Prime meridians are Washington D.C. and Greenwich. Author Colton, G.W. Full Title The Cities Of Pittsburgh and Allegheny with Part of Adjacent Boroughs Pennsylvania. The City of Cincinnati, Ohio. Published By G. W & C. B. Colton & Co. ,No. 172 William St. New York. List No 4587.050 Note The maps of Cincinnati & Pittsburgh are drawn upon the same scale. |
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