Overland Route to India ~Catalog 61~ Colton was a notable 19th

Colton was a notable 19th century American publisher who published quality hand colored maps that were current with the constant changes of the era

A fine engraving of the continent of Europe from a notable cartographer

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Overland Route to India ~Catalog 61~ Colton was a notable 19thTallis produced some to the most decorative maps issued in the 19th century. All have baroque vignettes and unique ornate borders. The map of Overland Route to India is surrounded by eight small vignettes relating the land route to India including the mail crosssing the desert and scenes from Madras, Bombay, Aden, Malta, Gibraltar, and a post office in London. Shows The mail stream packet route, teh Marseilles Overland routes, The German Overland