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Box Cover: Colton's dissected maps, North America. Colton, J.H. 1860

Box Cover: Colton's dissected maps, North America. / Colton, J.H. / 1860
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Full Title: (Box Cover to) J.H. Colton's Series of Dissected Maps. North America. South America. Europe. United States. Asia. Africa. In Two Sizes. (On the side of the box: United States). (Title of Map Puzzle: United States of America. Entered ... In the Year 1860 ...).

Author: Colton, J.H.

Date: 1860

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Author: Colton, J.H.

Date: 1860

Short Title: Box Cover: Colton's dissected maps, North America.

Publisher: New York: J.H. Colton

Type: Covers

Object Height cm: 17

Object Width cm: 20

Note: Box cover includes list of the available dissected maps in the Colton series. The label for this specific map is on the side and is entitled "United States."

Reference: Williams p. 336.

Country: United States

Full Title: (Box Cover to) J.H. Colton's Series of Dissected Maps. North America. South America. Europe. United States. Asia. Africa. In Two Sizes. (On the side of the box: United States). (Title of Map Puzzle: United States of America. Entered ... In the Year 1860 ...).

List No: 4329A

Series No: 1

Published In: J.H. Colton's Series of Dissected Maps. North America. South America. Europe. United States. Asia. Africa. In Two Sizes. (On the side of the box: United States). (Title of Map Puzzle: United States of America. Entered ... In the Year 1860 ...).

Publication Author: Colton, J.H.

Publication Date: 1860

Publication Reference: Williams p. 336.

Publication Note: This Colton puzzle map uses the map of the United States that first appeared in Colton's Cabinet Atlas of 1859, and was later used in Colton's School Atlas of 1864 and American School Quarto Geography of 1865. The puzzle itself is undated, but the map is copyrighted in 1860. Accompanying the puzzle is a separate copy of the map to use as a guide in assembling the puzzle. Mitchell produced a Dissected Map puzzle in 1854 (Williams p. 98) and Colton is undoubtedly competing with that in issuing this series of dissected maps.

Publication List No: 4329.000

Publication Type: Puzzle

Publication Maps: 1

Publication Height cm: 17

Publication Width cm: 20

Image No: 4329A

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