1864 Colton’s Map of Kansas, Nebraska, Dakota & Indian Territory.By: Joseph Hutchins Colton Date: 1864 (Published) New York Original Size: 17 x 27 inches (43. 2 x 68. 6 cm) This is a fine print reproduction of a scarce Civil War era map of the US mid continent was printed only from 1864 to 1866, with minor changes. The map covers the upper half of Texas, eastern half of Colorado and an unusually shaped Dakota, predating Wyoming and Montana. Montana was added to the map in 1865 and the existing territories were

it was known as the door to the seas and the key to the universe

and the Territory of Colorado was created

After negotiations

The fair itself took place in and around Burnham Harbor

learning their language

This is the second poster in a pair which was commissioned by the American Trust Company San Francisco

responding to heightened European interest following the outbreak of the French and Indian War the previous year

By: Miguel Covarrubius

Original Size: 23

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(3) the Western Hemisphere was closed to future colonization

those near Lake Huron