New York: G.W. & C.B. Colton, 1865. Map. Hand colored engraving. Image measures 14" x 18 1/4". Comes with accompanying text titled "Across the Continent: A Summer's Journey to the Rocky Mountains, the Mormons, and the Pacific States" 8vo, full brown leather, gilt stamped spine (worn at ends), xx + 452 pages + 6 pages of advertising. Springfield, MA: Samuel Bowles & Co., 1866. Second edition with 15 additional pages. Contains ex-libris bookplate, and ownership signature in ink on the..... More

Philadelphia: O.W. Gray & Son, 1883. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 15 5/8" x 13". Beautifully detailed map of St. Louis, colored according to wards. Shows street grid, railroads, parks, reservoirs and public institutions. Small tear and crease to right edge, light stain to left margin. More

Washington: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey, 1891. Map. Lithograph. 30" x 34 1/4". Very detailed map of the western portion of Utah and the Eastern portion of Nevada. Las Vegas is not yet named. Shows some sections of California and Arizona as well, with a small section of Wyoming in the upper right corner. Cities, towns, mountains, rivers, railroads, canals, etc. are noted, as well as triangulation lines across the map. Triangulation is centered around a few select mountains and..... More

Philadelphia: Mitchell, Samuel Augustus Jr., 1866. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 11.5" x 13.75". Classic map of Utah and Nevada divided into counties. Shows towns, waterways, major routes, topographical details and Indian reservations. Light scattered foxing. Samuel Augustus Mitchell Sr. (1792-1868) was one of the leaders in American cartography of the 19th century and pioneered the conversion of engraved map plates to more affordable lithographic plates. His son, Samuel Augustus Mitchell Jr. continued his father's successful mapmaking..... More