The advent of the use of lithography for mapmaking led to development of a strong cartographic industry in New York City. One of the important firms responsible for this was the J.H. Colton firm, who issued this fine map in their atlas of 1855. The precise detail and soft hand color of this map are typical of lithographed state maps of the second half of the nineteenth century.
The complete country of Ireland in 1855. Click on "click here" for larger, better image. Map size is 11" wide x 14" tall. All of our maps are digitally printed in full color and are authentic historic reproductions from the collection of map collector John Palmer. Keep in mind that all maps are shown on the web in poor quality because that is what the web does. All maps are in beautiful detail! Each map comes in an archivally protective Mylar sleeve. Image may appear to be split or folded. This is not the case and is only a result of scanning in 2 parts. Sorry, we cannot do research for you.
