1875
Maker: G.W. & C.B. Colton
Antique hand colored map of New England by G.W. & C.B. Colton, 1875. This impressive map was originally issued as a folding map in a pocket-sized booklet that claimed show "every station &c." It shows Maine to New York City and Long Island, with New England state borders, town boundaries, and colored by county. Inset map of the vicinity of Boston. Also includes a Table of Distances showing the distances from many towns and cities to New York, Hartford, Providence, Boston, Montpilier, Concord, and Augusta. Ornate decorative border. The map has been removed from the case, cleaned, flattened, and backed, and the case is included with the purchase of the map. It is in good to very good restored condition with some lingering toning along fold lines and some minor paper loss at fold intersections. Measures approx. 39 x 29.25 inches to the sheet edges.
Item Number: NEW186