J. H. Colton’s Topographical Map of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. & parts
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Rare Colton large format pocket map (without covers) of the lower Mississippi River and Gulf coast region of the "Confederate States" during the Civil War. The map only appeared once in 30 years of Antique Map Price Record, versus 23 sales of similar large Colton Civil War maps. Not is Stephenson's Civil War Maps. Rarely does a dealer enjoy the privilege of having two examples of a very rare map at one time. We noted only one example of this map in 30 years of AMPR, and only two examples of the map listed in OCLC, an inventory of most institutional libraries worldwide. Both examples are prior to the time in 1865 when J. H. Colton's sons, G. W. and C. B. Colton, began to manage the firm. This map was removed from its original embossed cloth covers, and minor restoration has been done to the extreme western panel where the map had been attached. Professionally encapsulated in mylar. The map was the result of Colton's use of a larger existing set of lithographic stones to create more than one map. Hence, this map appears to have been printed from the lithographic stones used in "J. H. Colton's Map of the Southern States". Neither this nor the 1865 edition by Colton's sons, of which one example is shown in OCLC, is listed in Stephenson's Civil War Maps. This example is 3/16 inch (width of printed area) narrower than our map in original covers. Although both maps are in unusually good condition, the map in covers has sharper definition in the printed portion, indicating that it was probably printed somewhat earlier than this map. Very Rare Civil War Pocket Map of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. & Part of Adjoining States.
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J. H. Colton’s Topographical Map of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. & parts
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