Texas State Archives Map Collection



Colton's General Atlas
Date: 1857
Publisher: Descriptions by Richard S. Fisher, M.D.. Published by Colton and Company, New York, 1857.
Cartographer: Colton, G. Woolworth
Scale: varying
Size: 56 cm x 38 cm
Type of Map: general
Format: color, engraved, lithographed, printed
Language: English
AC Number: 07045
Photo Media: -- None Listed --

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Description:
Atlas. Shows continents, bodies of water, islands, mountains and other topographical features, countries, states, provinces and other territories, counties, cities, towns, roads, railroads, canals, forts, and Indian tribes. Street maps or plats of some cities are present. Maps are accompanied by descriptive text. Also present are engravings and statistical tables. A list of maps is attached. This atlas is too large to photocopy. 1/19/88

The Texas State Archives Map Collection contains original, photo-reproduced, and compiled maps covering the period from the early seventeenth through the late twentieth centuries. For general information about the holdings and descriptive information available, read the map introduction and indexes and types of maps webpages. For our copy policy, view our webpage on preservation, access, and reproductions.

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