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Engraved map, hand-colored. With large inset map of North America and smaller one of southern Florida, both in the Atlantic Ocean. 143.5x186 cm (56½x73¼") plus decorative border which contains 18 steel-engraved pictorial vignettes. Backed with linen and sectioned for folding, with original morocco-backed marbled boards portfolio with gilt leather label.

Striking large format map of the United States extending westward into present Oklahoma, Kansas, the Dakotas, and with a portion of the Republic of Texas. Colored by counties. Includes insert maps of North America and South Florida, the former of which shows a clearly defined Texas. The decorative border contains 18 finely engraved vignettes including city views of Washington, DC and Philadelphia, etc., steamboats, sailing ships, bison, and various scenic views. At the top is a large engraving of the American eagle, surrounded by 26 stars each containing a state seal. First issued in 1843, the map was revised and reissued on a regular basis for nearly twenty years, with later issues by J.H. Colton, beginning in 1853.

Provenance: Maggs, 10/71