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| Keywords: 1855 Colton Map of South Carolina - Geographicus - SouthCarolina-colton-1855.jpg A beautiful 1855 first edition example of Colton's map of South Carolina Covers the entire state as well as adjacent parts of Georgia and North Carolina Map is hand colored in pink green yellow and blue pastels to identify counties Identifies towns cities railroads roads and some topographical features Features an inset of Charleston and Vicinity in the lower left quadrant Names the Blue Ridge Mountains Surrounded by Colton's typical spiral motif border This is one of the few mid 19th century atlas maps to depict South Carolina independently It is more commonly mapped in conjunction with North Carolina Dated and copyrighted to J H Colton 1855 Published from Colton's 172 William Street Office in New York City Issued as page no 27 in volume 1 of the first edition of George Washington Colton's 1855 Atlas of the World 1855 dated Size in 16 13 object history credit line accession number SouthCarolina-colton-1855 Colton G W <i>Colton's Atlas of the World Illustrating Physical and Political Geography</i> Vol 1 New York 1855 First Edition Geographicus-source PD-old-100 Maps by Joseph Hutchins Colton Old maps of South Carolina 1855 maps | ||||
