Rare Complete J. H. Colton's 1859 FOLIO Cabinet Atlas Excellent Condition

  

C I R Q L A R. Original antique prints, books, maps and atlases. Colton's Illustrated Cabinet Atlas And Descriptive Geography. Published New York: G H. Original hand colored lithographed maps, complete as called for.

14 1/2" X 12 3/4". In overall very good condition. With the original publishers cloth binding intact and generally in excellent condition.

This is a rare complete volume covering North America and the rest of the world in one volume. Some occasional scattered foxing on a few maps. We are pleased to offer this very rare and impressive original hand colored complete Colton's Cabinet Atlas Of The World dated 1859. This atlas rarely appears at auctions of any sort. 1856 Colton atlases are very difficult to acquire in their own right.

The two most valuable maps in this atlas, California and Texas, are shown individually while the rest of the states and territories are shown along with the adjacent states. We will open this up to "best offers" but a note to bottom feeders: don't waste your time. Thank you for looking and please be sure and look at our other auctions for other fine works by Audubon from the first as well as the 1860 editions of the. We also have other architectural, natural history plates as well as original maps, all guaranteed original. Please note that we now have (finally, mercifully) a legitimate "about me".

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