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1857 Colton Atlas Frontispiece

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Title: 1857 Colton Atlas Frontispiece

Cartographer: J Colton

Year / Place: 1857, New York

Map Dimension (in.): 17.3 X 13.8 in. page

A very nice frontispiece with 8 vignettes, including views from all continents, including North America with Native Indians overlooking examples of industralization (train and factory), Asia with Chinese junk and pagoda, Africa with the Piramids, Europe with Greek/Roman sites, etc. From the first edition, second issue of Colton's General Atlas.

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