Early Alaska Purchase Map and Related Documents

"[Lot of 3] Colton’s Map of the Territory of Alaska (Russian America) Ceded by Russia to the United States [and] [2 U.S. Government Documents Related to the Purchase of Alaska]",

A. Colton’s Map of the Territory of Alaska (Russian America) Ceded by Russia to the United States, by G.W. & C.B. Colton, dated 1867, printed color (25.8 x 16.1"). This is one of the earliest atlas maps to show Alaska as an United States possession, and was likely included in only a few editions of Colton's atlases. It covers a wide geographic area from Great Bear Lake in Northern Canada west through Alaska to the Siberian coastline. The most notable aspect of the map are the numerous red isothermal lines provided by Louis Blodgett. Includes inset maps of the northeastern United States and North America at left. Condition: A few minor spots, otherwise fine. (A)

B. Message from the President … Communicating a Copy of a Treaty Between the United States and His Majesty the Emperor of All the Russias…, by U.S. Government, published 1867, black & white (5.6 x 9.0"). This 4 page document is President Johnson’s message to the Senate transmitting the Treaty and requesting appropriation of the $7.2 million payment. Disbound. OCLC shows only one copy. Condition: Light soiling mostly in the margins. (B+)

C. Alaska. Message from the President…in Relation to the Transfer of Territory from Russia to the United States, by U.S. Government, published 1868, black & white (5.8 x 9.0"). This 14 page document includes a wonderfully detailed description of the formal transfer of Alaska to the United States. Includes the humorous efforts of the Russian sailors to lower the recalcitrant Russian flag which was caught in the ropes of the flagstaff. Disbound. Condition: Fine. (A+)

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