Title Page: Survey of the roads of the United States of America. / Colles, Christopher / 1789

Title Page: Survey of the roads of the United States of America. Colles, Christopher, 1789

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Full Title: (Title Page to) A Survey of the Roads of the United States of America by Christopher Colles. 1789. C. Tiebout, Sculpt.

Author: Colles, Christopher

Date: 1789

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Author: Colles, Christopher

Date: 1789

Short Title: Title Page: Survey of the roads of the United States of America.

Publisher: New York: C. Colles

Type: Title Page

Object Height cm: 22

Object Width cm: 15

Note: This is the first American "road book" and shows great detail in a series of strip maps of various routes around the middle Atlantic states. See the last image in this series for a key map showing the areas depicted by the maps. This set has 66 of 83 published maps. Rare - Ristow estimates only 30-35 copies extant. See Ristow's reproduction edition of this book for a complete discussion of Colles. With the volume are nine unbound maps from the set: 23, 24, 25, 33, 40, 41, 42, 44, and 45. Maps have been rebound in hardbound green leather covers with Colles's Roads in gilt on spine. Original blue paper covers bound at the back with title label "Colles's Survey of the Roads."

Reference: P1326; Streeter 3936; Ristow 158.

Country: United States

Subject: Roads

Full Title: (Title Page to) A Survey of the Roads of the United States of America by Christopher Colles. 1789. C. Tiebout, Sculpt.

List No: 2467B

Series No: 2

Published In: A Survey of the Roads of the United States of America by Christopher Colles. 1789. C. Tiebout, Sculpt.

Publication Author: Colles, Christopher

Publication Date: 1789

Publication Reference: P1326; Streeter 3936; Ristow 158.

Publication Note: See note field above.

Publication List No: 2467.000

Publication Type: Guide Book

Publication Maps: 66

Publication Height cm: 22

Publication Width cm: 15

Image No: 2467B

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