Art Source International is proud to offer this reproduction map of the United States from the 1859 edition of Colton’s General Atlas. This map in particular is important in the mapping of the West and in the naming of what would be Colorado as “Colona”. Maps showing the name “Colona” are extremely rare and are only found in a very short window of time. Colorado Territory was proposed to be called both Jefferson & Colona at various times. Colton atlases, especially those from the late 1850’s, have become increasingly rare. The “General Atlas” was the first single edition atlas published by the Colton brothers succeeding the expensive two volume “Atlas of the World.” These maps have the signature ½ inch Colton border surrounding each map. The Colton firm refused to compromise quality, choosing to compete for sales in the finer quality international market rather than the inexpensive domestic one. Because of this, all maps were engraved by steel plates rather than by wax engraving which was the most common method used at this time. This reproduction map of the United States is very detailed. States, cities, railroads, roadways, canals, rivers and topographical features are illustrated. Muted pastel coloring in pink, blue, green, and yellow.