COLTON'S VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA.

J. H. Colton

Colton's Virginia and West Virginia.

Engraving, 1866
11 1/8 x 13 5/8"283 x 347 mm) plus decorative scrollwork border and margins.
Good condition with original color. LOCATION: New York City

Inventory Number: 51721
Price: $225.00
Publisher : Published by G. W. & C. B. Colton & Co. No 172 William St. New York. A fine map from "Colton's General Atlas." In the upper right are two inset maps, "Richmond, Henrico County. Manchester and Springhill, Chesterfield Co." and "Norfolk, Portsmouth and Gosport." A relatively early map to show West Virginia. In 1861 at the outbreak of the American Civil War the Virginia was politically split; the eastern portion was aligned with the Confederacy and the western regions with the north. In 1863, West Virginia was admitted to the Union as a new separate state. From an 1869 edition of the atlas. Maps , Pocket map