United States 1862 fascinating rare Territorial 2 sheet near wall map w/ Colona
Carte Generale des Etats-Unis et Du Mexique Comprenant L'Amerique Centrale et Les Antilles.(Old Maps, 19th Century Maps, North America, United States, Antebellum South, New England, Midwest, Texas, California).Issued c. 1852, Paris by Andriveau-Goujon. Very uncommon scarce mid 19th century folio sheet lithographed map with original hand color. Decorative piano key border. From a rare atlas of this era.Map consists of two sheets, please see photos. Of particular interest is the appearance of "Colona" for Colorado, shown in a small outline form next to a vast Utah Territory which also names Nevada within it. The thin and short-lived Confederate Territory of Arizona is shown below a vast New Mexico territory. Washington Territory extends from the Pacific to the Rockies, as does Oregon although Shoshone is named within it creating a highly unusual configuration of boundaries which only appears in this assortment on very few maps of this era. Minnesota Territory includes an area called "Dag