COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Short Title:
Subscribers to Colton's American Atlas.
Obj Height cm:
19
Obj Width cm:
24
Note:
Two pages of reviews and announcements about the Atlas of the World from the City Advertiser, the Bunker Hill Aurora (March 31, 1855) and the Boston Post.
Reference:
see Map Collector 57, pp. 22-26.
Full Title:
Subscribers to Colton's American Atlas and Atlas of The World. New York: J.H. Colton and Company. London: Trubner and Company. (Leather bound subscription book issued by Colton for his salesmen).
List No:
2525G
Series No:
7
Pub Date:
1854
Pub Title:
Subscribers to Colton's American Atlas and Atlas of The World. New York: J.H. Colton and Company. London: Trubner and Company. (Leather bound subscription book issued by Colton for his salesmen).
Pub Reference:
see Map Collector 57, pp. 22-26.
Pub Note:
J.C. French's subscription book, Cambridge, Mass. Jared Sparks (President of Harvard) is the first subscriber, followed by C.S. Cartee, and other eminent men. This book reveals that the Atlas was published in 27 parts starting in 1854, and was still available in parts in 1855 (see news articles in rear). Prices, bindings, coloring detailed. Apparently the atlas was only available by subscription in 1854, 55, 56, and part of 57. The list ends in 1857, perhaps indicating that the marketing changed, or that Mr. French went on to other pursuits. Book bound in full red leather with "Colton's Atlas" in gilt on cover.
Pub List No:
2525.000
Pub Height cm:
19
Pub Width cm:
12
Image No:
2525G
Institution:
Rumsey Collection
Ownership Statement:
Copyright 1998
Publisher Location:
New York
Publisher:
J.H. Colton & Co.
Type:
Text Page
State/Province:
Massachusetts
City:
Boston (Mass.)
City:
Cambridge (Mass.)
Subject:
Advertising
Publication Author:
Colton, J. H.
Pub Type:
Ephemera
Author:
Colton, J. H.
Date:
1854
Subscribers to Colton's American Atlas.
