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COLTON, J. H. Colton's Map of the United States of America, the British Provinces, Mexico and the West Indies. Hand-colored engraved wall map from 4 joined sheets, 1340x1520 mm overall; two tears entering image from top (70-mm and 100-mm), other minor disruption near the top, minor tattering at small portions of edges; varnish uniformly and moderately yellowed; contemporary linen backing; original wooden dowels top and bottom, bottom dowel loosening. New York, 1855
Kansas appears on this map in the same shape as it was on the 1854 edition but now it is named "Kansas" in large letters. The "North-West Territory" label is now gone from the map and the old label for Nebraska is replaced by one with larger letters extending all the way to Canada. There is no Nevada. Oregon and Washington Territories encroach on modern day Idaho. The border with Mexico is now along the Gadsden Purchase line far south of the Gila River. The border is labeled "Boundary between the United States and Mexico according to the Treaty of 1854." The area of the Gadsden purchase is colored differently than the rest of New Mexico and is highlighted with red outline along its borders. There is extensive redrawing of rivers and mountains in the far west, possibly taken from the GLO map of 1855. Rumsey 2278. Ristow, page 318.
