Colton's Detailed Civil War-Era Map of the United States

J. H. Colton. COLTON'S UNITED STATES SHOWING THE MILITARY STATIONS, FORTS &C. For Orville J. Victor's The History, Civil, Political and Military of the Southern Rebellion. New York: James D. Torrey, 1862. Hand-coloring and outlines; presenting the United States as far west as Colorado and down to Texas and Florida, with "Indian Territory," "Dakota," no West Virginia (it became a state in 1863), and flags indicating military forts; displayed under a mat and nicely framed.

Sight size 15 1/8 x 18 1/4 in.; Frame dimensions 22 1/4 x 25 3/8 in.

A Private High Point, North Carolina Collection

Fold lines, as issued; printed on thin paper with associated light creasing; a few small spots, mostly negligible, with a larger area of browning in the corner of Nebraska; a small marginal tear and a subtle area of tearing in Rhode Island and into Massachusetts; not examined outside the frame.