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COLTON, George W. (1827-1901) & Charles B. (1832-1916)
Map of Long Island, and the Southern Part of Connecticut
New York: Colton & Co., 1866. Engraved map, with full original colour, folding into gilt-stamped brown cloth covers. . Sheet size: 22 x 49½ inches.
An excellent nineteenth-century map of Long Island and coastal Connecticutt
A detailed large-scale map of Long Island contemporary with the close of the Civil War. Most noticeable is the almost entirely rural character of the island. Just one railroad runs its entire length, from Hunter's Point to Greenpoint on the northern peninsula. Little development as of yet in Queens. The map also includes an untitled inset of New York Harbor and an advertisement for Colton & Co. laid down inside the front cover.
Rumsey (5073) lists only an 1863 edition, published by J.H. Colton. Not in Phillips.
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#3224 $5,250.00 
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© 2002-2005 Donald A. Heald
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