Historic Maps
1862 Civil War "Colton's New Topographical Map of The States of Virginia, Maryland and Delaware" Hardcover Folio
1862-Dated Civil War Period, Hand-colored 45.25" x 31.5" Folding Map titled: "Colton's New Topographical Map of The States Of Virginia, Maryland and Delaware," Hardcover Booklet, Published by J. H. Colton, New York, Internal folding Map is Choice Very Fine.
Hardcover Map Booklet, fully titled: "Colton's New Topographical Map of The States Of Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, Showing Also Eastern Tennessee & Parts Of Other Adjoining States." Lithographed map of Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and parts of adjoining states, with a Hand-colored, huge Map sheet measuring 45.25" x 31.5" when fully open. There is some light offsetting from being folded. Housed in original embossed Hard-cloth boards measuring 4" x 6.5" when closed. Gold gilt text on the embossed cover, minor separation of cloth from the cover boards, showing wear from use with an old collector's paper tag on the cover. Rare complete and the earlier 1862 version, a copy of the 1864 printing is offered by a rare book dealer online currently priced at $3,000. Only the front cover of this offered 1862 map shows slightly more wear from two additional Civil War years of use. Very scarce.