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C1856
Central America
Mapmaker:
Scare, c.19th hand coloured engraved map of Central America, from the first edition of Colton’s atlas. There are a number of insets: Panama, the Harbor of San Juan de Nicaragua, The Nicaraguan Route, Aspinwall City and City of Panama. This first … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Central America
Date:
C1856
Mapmaker:
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Copper engraving with original hand colouring.
Image Size:
402mm
x 328mm
Paper Size:
444mm
x 351mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1856
Description:
Scare, c.19th hand coloured engraved map of Central America, from the first edition of Colton’s atlas.
There are a number of insets: Panama, the Harbor of San Juan de Nicaragua, The Nicaraguan Route, Aspinwall City and City of Panama.
This first edition is identified by the map number ’55’ at lower right. As Colton continually updated his atlases,adding extra maps he changed the map numbers as he issued later editions with more maps. Later editions have much higher map numbers for this map.
The map is surrounded by Colton’s signature, strap work scrolled border found on all of Colton’s maps.
From Colton’s, Atlas Of The World, Illustrating Physical And Political Geography.
References:
Phillips, P. A List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress. Washington 1973 : 683.
Collections:
David Rumsey Collection: 2441.141
Sydney University Library: RB Elephant Folio 9756.8
Met Museum New York: Object Number: 61.579
National Library New Zealand: NLNZ ALMA 9916966333502836
Joseph Hutchins Colton (1800 - 1893)
Colton, founded an American mapmaking company which was an international leader in the map publishing industry between 1831 and 1890. Colton was born in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, and moved to New York in 1831 to establish his firm. For the first ten years, Colton licensed the use of maps from established cartographers such as David H. Burr. Colton also employed some of the preeminent engravers of the time, including Burr, Samuel Stiles, John Disturnell and D. Griffing Johnson. He went on to create railroad maps, immigrant guides, folding pocket maps, large wall maps, and elaborate atlases.
