Historic Map : Colton Map of British North America or Canada , 1855, Vintage Wall Art Size:24in x 20in rich dark impressions

rich dark impressions

24 in volume 2 of the first edition of George Washington Colton's 1855 Atlas of the World

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A very fine example of Henricus Hondius' 1630 map of the Virginia colony and the Chesapeake Bay

Historic Map : Colton Map of British North America or Canada , 1855, Vintage Wall Art Size:24in x 20in rich dark impressionsAn excellent first edition example of Colton's rare map documenting Canada, or more specifically, British, Russian, and Danish holdings in North America. Covers the continent from modern day Alaska (Russian America) to Greenland (Danish America), and from the U. S border north to the Arctic. Includes Iceland. Hand colored in pink, green, yellow and blue pastels. Surrounded by Colton's typical spiral motif border. Dated and copyrighted to J. H. Colton,