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| Keywords: 1855 Colton Map of Brazil and Guyana - Geographicus - Brazil-colton-1855.jpg An excellent first edition example of Colton's rare 1855 map Brazil British Guyana French Guyana Cayenne and Dutch Guyana Surinam Covers from Venezuela to Uruguay and from the Amazon basin to the Atlantic Insets detail maps of Pernambuco and Rio de Janeiro appear in the lower left quadrant Throughout the map Colton identifies various cities towns forts rivers rapids fords and an assortment of additional topographical details Map is hand colored in pink green yellow and blue pastels to define national and regional boundaries Surrounded by Colton's typical spiral motif border Dated and copyrighted to J H Colton 1855 Published as page no 61 in volume 1 of the first edition of George Washington Colton's 1855 Atlas of the World 1855 dated Size in 13 16 object history credit line accession number Brazil-colton-1855 Colton G W <i>Colton's Atlas of the World Illustrating Physical and Political Geography</i> Vol 1 New York 1855 First Edition Geographicus-source PD-old-100 Maps by Joseph Hutchins Colton Old maps of Brazil 1855 maps Old maps of Guyana Maps of Empire of Brazil Old maps of Suriname Old maps of Uruguay | ||||
