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Code: 52948
Author: Colton, G.W.
Date published: 1871
Lithograph with original hand colouring. Overall sheet size: 36.5cms x 44.3cms ; image size : 323mm x 408mm. Highly detailed map ; text on verso on The Kingdom of Denmark. Explanation key bottom right with symbols for Rail Raods, Common Roads, Canals, Battle Fields etc. Insets of Iceland, Bornhom, Faroe Islands. Slight waterstain bottom right margin edge and browning to margin's edge and two spots in right hand margin else very good condition. George Woolworth Colton (1827 - 1901) was the son of Joseph Hutchins Colton (July 5, 1800 - July 29, 1893) who was an important American map and atlas publisher operating between 1833 to 1897. JH Colton recognized a gap in the market and published guides for immigrants and updated maps with decorative borders after purchasing the copyright from cartographers such as David H. Burr. His two sons worked in the business with him on the vast output of railroad maps, guides and several atlases. The non payment of the fee from Bolivia for a large quantity of maps of the country was financially disastrous for the company. The maps are characterised by their decorative spiral borders and vibrant contemporary hand colouring.