Colton's Map of Indiana.

Folding map, 16mo, original embossed cloth, gilt lettering on top cover, 45x36cm (17 1/2x14), folds into 3 1/4 x 5 case.. Binding with some very slight wear at corners, pastedown advertisement a bit aged and foxed, map is in excellent condition, bright and clean, with a nice decorative boarder. A very nice map! J.H. Colton ((1800-1893) founded a map making dynasty that began in New York in the early 1830s. Colton produced his maps with steel engravings, resulting in good quality. During 1833-1855 Colton would produce a large number of very popular guidebooks and railroad maps. In 1855 he published his first large atlas, and his firm would publish atlases for many years. The current map has the attractive boarder, which was a trademark of Colton maps. The cloth binding looks almost new, and internally the map is in really nice condition. geographicus website.