‎(MAP OF WASHINGTON). ‎
‎Georgetown and the city of Washington, the capital of the United States of America. Entered according to act of Congress in the Year 1855 by J. H. Colton & Co. in the Clerks Office of the Dist. Court of the U.S for the Son. Dist. of New York. ‎

‎ New York: J.H. Colton & Co, (ca 1855). Size of the sheet: 42,5 x 36,1 cm (platemark: 38,6 x 30 cm). Map n°26 from Colton’s General Atlas, with three views: Smithsonian Institution, The Capitol, Washington Monument. Hand-colored steel engraving. Slight foxing, fingerprints on and beyond border, a paper tear on upper border but a good copy. ‎

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‎A nice hand-colored map from Coltons’ General Atlas, “considered by many to be the pinnacle of American cartography of the late 19th century”. ‎