Historic Map : Colton Map of Missouri , 1855, Vintage Wall Art

Historic Map : Colton Map of Missouri , 1855, Vintage Wall ArtA beautiful 1855 first edition example of Colton's map of Missouri. Covers the entire state as well as adjacent parts of Illinois and Kansas. Like most of Colton's state maps, this map is largely derived from an earlier wall map of North America produced by Colton and D. Griffing Johnson. Across the border, in Kansas, numerous American Indian tribes are noted including the Cherokees, Osages, Sacs and Foxes, Ottowas, Shawnees, the Delaware Reserve. In

A beautiful 1855 first edition example of Colton's map of Missouri. Covers the entire state as well as adjacent parts of Illinois and Kansas. Like most of Colton's state maps, this map is largely derived from an earlier wall map of North America produced by Colton and D. Griffing Johnson. Across the border, in Kansas, numerous American Indian tribes are noted including the Cherokees, Osages, Sacs and Foxes, Ottowas, Shawnees, the Delaware Reserve. In the upper left hand corner of the map, in territorial Nebraska, an area is identified as the home of Half Breeds. This refers to lands claimed by descendents of early setters to the region who intermarried with the Sacs and Fox tribe. Though not technically considered Indians, their claims to the lands were based upon earlier Indian claims and were later disputed by the regional government. An inset of St. Louis and the juncture of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers appears in the upper right quadrant. Colton identifies various cities, towns, forts, rivers, rapids, fords, and an assortment of additional topographical details. Map is hand colored in pink, green, yellow and blue pastels to define county and state boundaries. Surrounded by Colton's typical spiral motif border. Dated and copyrighted to J. H. Colton, 1855. Published from Colton's 172 William Street Office in New York City. Issued as page no. 46 in volume 1 of the first edition of George Washington Colton's 1855 Atlas of the World .