COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Short Title:
Township Map Of The State Of Iowa
Obj Height cm:
61
Obj Width cm:
73
Scale 1:
887,000
Note:
This is the first Colton pocket map of the entire state, and one of the earliest commercial pocket maps of Iowa State to be issued - Henn Williams issued their first Iowa pocket map also in 1851. Iowa became a state in 1846, but the public surveys were not extended to the western part of the state until a few years later. Folded into brown cloth covers 14x8.5 with "Township Map Of The State Of Iowa Published By J.H. Colton" in gilt. Full color. Prime meridians are Greenwich and Washington D.C.
Reference:
Karrow 8-0674.
Full Title:
Colton's Township Map Of The State Of Iowa Compiled from the United States Surveys, & other Authentic Sources. Published By J.H. Colton. No. 86 Cedar St. New York. 1851. Entered ... 1851, by J.H. Colton ... New York. Drawn by Geo W. Colton. Engraved by J.M. Atwood.
List No:
4593.002
Series No:
2
Pub Date:
1851
Pub Title:
Colton's Township Map Of The State Of Iowa Compiled from the United States Surveys, & other Authentic Sources. Published By J.H. Colton. No. 86 Cedar St. New York. 1851. Entered ... 1851, by J.H. Colton ... New York. Drawn by Geo W. Colton. Engraved by J.M. Atwood.
Pub Reference:
Karrow 8-0674.
Pub Note:
See note field above.
Pub List No:
4593.000
Pub Height cm:
14
Pub Width cm:
9
Image No:
4593002
Publisher Location:
New York
Publisher:
J. H. Colton.
Type:
Pocket Map
State/Province:
Iowa
Engraver or Printer:
Atwood, John M.
Engraver or Printer:
Colton, G. Woolworth
Publication Author:
Colton, G. Woolworth
Publication Author:
Colton, J. H.
Pub Type:
Pocket Map
Author:
Colton, J. H.
Author:
Colton, G. Woolworth
Date:
1851
Township Map Of The State Of Iowa
