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Title: Colton's General Atlas, Containing One Hundred and Seventy Steel Plate Maps and Plans, on One Hundred Imperial Folio Sheets...Accompanied by Descriptions, Geographical, Statistical, and Historical by Richard S. Fisher, M.D. Author: Colton, G[eorge] Woolworth Place: New York Publisher: J. H. Colton & Co. Date: 1859 Description: With 95 hand-colored maps and plans (5 are double-page, the rest are full-page), plus the insets; and 5 plates with a total of 17 non-colored maps (2 are full-page), all on 96 map-sheets; plus a hand-colored lithograph plate before the title page. (Folio) 17x14, original quarter brown sheep and brown cloth, rebacked with original spine laid in, leather corners replaced, lettered in gilt, hinges reinforced. The 1859 edition of Colton's General Atlas, with numerous sought after maps (with city insets) from around the world, including 47 maps focusing on the United States. Among the more remarkable maps in this edition is "Colton's Territories of New Mexico and Utah," which has Utah and New Mexico/Arizona parallel to each other, in that order, but without Arizona named, stretching westward to the California border. A fascinating double-page map of the United States, with much of the Upper Plains marked Nebraska; Minnesota divided into two colors (left side forming the Dakotas); New Mexico/Arizona are represented just as “New Mexico” (Arizona not named) and extends from Texas to California; and Utah encompasses Nevada (which is not named); plus many other interesting configurations and features as the American West was gradually forming itself into its present familiar states. An interesting map showing Territories of Washington and Oregon with little development west of the Cascade Mountains, but extends out into modern-day Idaho and portions of Montana. Texas appears on a double-page map with insets of the Northern Part of Texas, Sabine Lake, and Galveston Bay. California map with large inset map of San Francisco. The double-page maps include: United States; New York City; Texas (with 3 insets); Kansas and Nebraska; and England and Wales. City plans include: Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Savannah/Charleston, Louisville/New Orleans, Pittsburgh/Cincinnati, St. Louis/Chicago, London and Paris (both black and white). Plus many other maps of North and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, the Hawaiian Islands (not colored), etc. Phillips Atlases 827 (citing 1858 edition). Lot Amendments Condition: Some edge wear and rubbing, mild stains to covers; slight toning and occasional short marginal tears, gift inscription to Edward H. Eldridge of San Francisco dated 1859; most map images still bright and fairly intact; very good or better. Item number: 144288