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J. H. Colton : British, Russian and Danish Possessionsin North America. ( ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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artist QS:P170,Q6105865
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Title |
British, Russian and Danish Possessionsin North America.
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Description |
English:
An 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, 1855. Published as page no. 3 in volume 1 of the first edition of George Washington Colton's 1855 Atlas of the World .
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Date | 1855 (dated) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions |
height: 13 in (33 cm); width: 16 in (40.6 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,13U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,16U218593
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Geographicus link:
Canada-colton-1855
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Source/Photographer |
Colton, G. W., Colton's Atlas of the World Illustrating Physical and Political Geography , Vol 1, New York, 1855 (First Edition).
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