Subject: North America
Period: 1858 (dated)
Publication: Atlas Universel
Color: Hand Color
Size:
18.3 x 24.3 inches
46.5 x 61.7 cm
This large, handsome map of North America provides considerably more detail than most continental maps, including state and territory boundaries, towns, roads, forts, Indian tribes, railroads, and sea lanes. The western United States is comprised of the state of California and the large territories of Oregon, Washington, Utah and New Mexico, while the plains region is occupied by Nebraska, Kansas and Indian territories. This map was published the same year that Minnesota achieved statehood. A large inset map details Alaska and the Aleutian Islands, and the key just above it identifies the European possessions in the Caribbean.
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Condition: B+
A nice impression with contemporary color, light toning, and scattered foxing.