"[Lot of 2] Washington, Oregon, California, Utah, New Mexico [and] The United States",

Two maps showing the uncertain territorial configurations at the beginning of the Civil War:

A. Washington, Oregon, California, Utah, New Mexico, by Roswell C. Smith, circa 1861 (9.9 x 11.9"). This unassuming, Civil War period map includes several proposed western territories. The Confederate Territory of Arizona occupies the region to the south of New Mexico. This rarity existed for less than a year, from August 1861 until July of 1862, when Confederate General Baylor appointed himself the territorial governor and claimed all of New Mexico Territory south of the 34th Parallel. The Proposed Territory of Nevada is depicted in the western part of the large Utah Territory, the capital of which is Fillmore City. The Proposed Jefferson Territory is shown along the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. This extralegal and unrecognized territory of the United States existed from October 24, 1859 until the creation of the Colorado Territory on February 28, 1861. St. Charles, the first name given for Denver, is located too far south just to the west of Pueblo. Washington Territory extends to the Continental Divide, and below it is an unnamed region that would soon become Idaho. U.S. Mail routes and numerous proposed railroad routes are shown throughout the west including the first Transcontinental rail through Utah. Condition: There is a light dampstain along the left border and two tiny chips confined to the margins.

B. The United States, Anonymous, dated 1861 (6.8 x 4.4"). Hand-colored to show Union and Confederate states with large western territories in yellow. The most unusual features are a huge “Colorado Tery.,” larger than “Utah Tery,” and a small, square Kansas. Includes an early appearance of “Denver City.” Also featured is the Heintzelman Mine, one of the earliest mining operations in the Gadsden Purchase, in the vaguely defined Arizona, south of “New Mexico Tery.” The Heintzelman Mine was a famous silver mine discovered by the Spanish before 1775. Following the Gadsden Purchase, Americans, including Samuel Colt, developed the mine. It reached peak production in 1861 but following the withdrawal of Union troops from Arizona in 1861 it encountered multiple tragic circumstances, i.e. thefts, murders, and rumors of buried treasure. Condition: Even light toning.

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Condition: B+

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