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File:1855 Colton's Map of Southern Italy, Sicily, Sardinia and Malta - Geographicus - ItalySouth-colton-1855.jpg

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J. H. Colton: Southern Italy Kingdom of Naples, I. Sardinia & Malta.   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Artist
J. H. Colton  (1800–1893)  wikidata:Q6105865
 
J. H. Colton
Alternative names
Joseph Hutchins Colton
Description American cartographer and geographer
Date of birth/death 5 July 1800 Edit this at Wikidata 29 July 1893 / 19 July 1893 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Longmeadow New York City
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artist QS:P170,Q6105865
Title
Southern Italy Kingdom of Naples, I. Sardinia & Malta.
Description
English: A beautiful 1855 first edition example of Colton's map of Southern Italy. Covers the southern part of the Italian peninsula from Abruzzo to Melito, inclusive of the Kingdom of Naples. Also includes the islands of Sicily and Sardinia. An inset map in the lower left quadrant details Malta and Gozo. Throughout, Colton identifies various cities, towns, forts, rivers, and an assortment of additional topographical details. Surrounded by Colton's typical spiral motif border. Dated and copyrighted to J. H. Colton, 1855. Published from Colton's 172 William Street Office in New York City. Issued as page no. 19 in volume 2 of the first edition of George Washington Colton's 1855 Atlas of the World .
Date 1855 (dated)
Dimensions height: 13.5 in (34.2 cm); width: 16 in (40.6 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,13.5U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,16U218593
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Geographicus link: ItalySouth-colton-1855
Source/Photographer

Colton, G. W., Colton's Atlas of the World Illustrating Physical and Political Geography, Vol 2, New York, 1855 (First Edition).

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