Historic Map : Colton Map of South America, 1856, Vintage Wall Art Old maps of the Gulf of Mexico Michigan in 1818

Michigan in 1818

Hondius' 1606 edition incorporates recent explorations

Covers the North Atlantic from rough 5 degree south latitude to roughly 56 degrees north latitude

previously a vast territory

Poland and Lithuania after The Third Partition

Historic Map : Colton Map of South America, 1856, Vintage Wall Art Old maps of the Gulf of Mexico Michigan in 1818A beautiful 1856 example of Colton's map of South America. Covers the entire continent from the Caribbean to Tierra del Fuego and from the Pacific to the Atlantic. Includes the Galapagos, Juan Fernandez, Falkland and South Georgia island groups. Depicts the continent in impressive detail especially the interior, which at the time was largely unknown. Shows Bolivia with an outlet to the Sea and Patagonia as separate from the Argentine Republic and