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1874 Asher & Adams
$ 475.00
Description

Early map of Colorado Territory, from Asher & Adams' Atlas of the United States.

Some early township surveys are shown, as are the Denver & South Platte RR, Kansas Pacific RR, Colorado Central RR, Denver & Rio Grande RR and Denver Pacific RR. Very few towns south of the Continental Divide, although Breckinridge, Fair Play, Canon City, Greenwood, Colfax, Ft. Garland, San Luis, Saguache and a handful of others are shown.

One of the earliest obtainable large format separate maps of Colorado Territory and the first to appear in a commercial atlas.

Asher Biography

Asher & Adams was a New York publishing firm known for their atlases. Notably, their maps were some of the first to prominently exhibit railroad lines, even if this meant a slight reduction in topographical detail. They specialized especially in state and county maps of the United States.

Adams Biography

Asher & Adams was a New York publishing firm known for their atlases. Notably, their maps were some of the first to prominently exhibit railroad lines, even if this meant a slight reduction in topographical detail. They specialized especially in state and county maps of the United States.