Colton's Map of California

New York: G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co., 1857. Unbound, colored engraved map, 16"x 13". Slight toning and aging; overall generally clean and in good shape. Maps are wrapped with acid free board, or in rigid sleeves. Beginning with J. H. Colton (1800-1893), the Colton family published atlases for over 30 years. Colton's Atlas of the World was first published in 1855 in a large two volume set. In 1857 it became Colton's General Atlas, and Colton's sons, George Woolworth and Charles B. would take over the business. This is a nice early pre Civil War map of California from the rather scarce 1857 edition of Colton's General Atlas. The map has good t color with a fair amount of detail, and includes a small inset map of San Francisco. Ristow 313-326