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| Keywords: 1870 Colton Pocket Map of Texas - Geographicus - TexasPkt-colton-1870.jpg An extremely rare and unusual map pocket map of Texas by G W and C B Colton This rare map of Texas was issued in 1870 based upon Jacob de Cordova ™s important 1849 map of Texas Cordova sold the publishing rights to his Texas map to J H Colton in 1855 Features inset plans of Galveston Bay and Sabine Lake drawn from the 1853 U S Coast Survey of this area Offers detailed notations on Geography roads counties and forts Specifically indicated the Uited States Mail Route Smith and Whiting ™s Route to El Paso Connelly ™s Trail the Commanche Trail the Route to Fort Smith the Route to Fort Gibson and the Emigrants Route Surrounded by an attractive and unusual decorative border Folds into brown stamped linen booklet with gilt lettering Dated and copyrighted Entered according to the Act of Congress in the Year of 1865 by G W and C B 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 Str Office in New York City Exceedingly rare 1865 dated Size in 12 15 5 object history credit line accession number TexasPkt-colton-1870 Geographicus-source PD-old-100 Maps by Joseph Hutchins Colton Old maps of Texas 1870 maps | ||||
