Washington and Oregon
J.H. Colton & Co., 1859.
Map. Hand colored engraving. Image measures 11 3/4" x 16 1/4""
Early map of Washington and Oregon from 1859. Shows counties, towns, geographical features, Native American tribes, wagon roads, and proposed railroad lines. Both regions extend to the Continental Divide.
The Colton family was one the most prolific and successful publishers of maps and atlases in the United States. Joseph Hutchins Colton (1800-1893) founded his map publishing business upon moving to New York in 1831. For the first two decades of his business, he found immense success publishing guide books marketed to emigrants and tourists. In 1855, he published the firm's first original atlas, "Colton's Atlas of the World", in collaboration with his son, George W. Colton (1827-1901). George and his brother, Charles B. Colton (1832-1916), assumed direction of the firm in the following decade.
Language: English
Price: $350.00
Item #331295