1870 Colton's Prussia & Saxony Hand Coloured Original Antique Map

$41.13
Antique
Yes
Date Range
1800-1899
Type
Political Map
Format
Atlas Map
Year
1870
Era
1800s
State
Saxony
Cartographer/Publisher
Joseph Colton
Original/Reproduction
Antique Original
Country/Region
Germany, Prussia
This beautiful map is from Colton's General Atlas published by G.W. & C.B. Colton, New York, 1870.

 It measures 17" x 14" or 44 cm x 35 cm. The map is hand coloured and has text on the reverse.

If you have any questions or would like to see more photographs then please do not hesitate to ask. This interesting map is an original antique which is over 150 years old. 

Joseph Hutchins Colton, founded an American mapmaking company which was an international leader in the map publishing industry between 1831 and 1890. Colton was born in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, and moved to New York in 1831 to establish his firm. 

J.H. Colton Company maps were printed using engraved steel plates, which produced higher quality prints than maps made with less costly wax engravings. They were often individually hand watercoloured and were recognized for their decorative borders.

In the early 1850s Colton brought his two sons into the business, George Woolworth Colton (1827–1901) and Charles B. Colton (1832–1916).

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