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| Keywords: 1857 Colton Map of Canada and Alaska - Geographicus - Canada-colton-1857.jpg This is the uncommon 1857 issue of J H Colton ™s map of Northern America British Russian and Danish Covers the entire area of what is modern day Canada as well as what is now Alaska and Greenland Divided and color coded according to province and country Shows major roadways and railroads as well as geological features such as lakes and rivers Like most Colton maps this map is dated 1855 but most likely was issued in the 1857 issue of Colton ™s Atlas This was the only issue of Colton's Atlas that appeared without his trademark grillwork border Dated and copyrighted Entered according to the Act of Congress in the Year of 1855 by J H Colton Co in the Clerk ™s Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York Published from Colton ™s 172 William Street Office in New York City NY 1857 dated 1855 Size in 16 5 14 object history credit line accession number Canada-colton-1857 Colton G W <i>Colton's Atlas of the World Illustrating Physical and Political Geography</i> c 1857 edition Geographicus-source PD-old-100 Maps by Joseph Hutchins Colton Old maps of Canada Old maps of Alaska Old maps of Greenland 1857 maps Political maps of Canada | ||||
