Joseph Colton's Map of the United States of America...1847

COLTON, Joseph H. (1800-1893).
Map of the United States of America...1847.
Engraved Map with original hand color.
Drawn and Engraved by Sherman & Smith.
On Rollers and Backed on Linen.
52" x 61" sheet.

Second edition, first being 1846 (according to Ristow, although Karrow only lists an 1847). Texas is still in large configuration with a panhandle running up to Oregon. California and the Great Basin are shown only as Upper or New California. Fremont's 1843 and 1845 maps are incorporated, but not the 1848 map. The title is in the lower left, with an inset map of the West Indies and an inset of Newfoundland. [Ristow p318; cf Karrow 1-1556 (1847 edition)].