This is a restrike of the 1881 GLO Map of Colorado, hand colored in outline, with some additions, particularly the showing of the large land office districts (Leadville, Central City, Pueblo, Denver, Lake City, and Del Norte). In embossed brown cloth covers 15x10 with title stamped in gilt "Thayer's Map Of Colorado. One Dollar." Ads for Thayer's maps on the inside front cover, including the large GLO U.S. map ("the best United States map ever offered to the public") Relief shown by hachures. Shows counties, settlements, Indian reservations, Military reservations, private grants, railroad land grants, railroads, U.S. Public Land Survey System townships, etc. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.
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This is a restrike of the 1881 GLO Map of Colorado, hand colored in outline, with some additions, particularly the showing of the large land office districts (Leadville, Central City, Pueblo, Denver, Lake City, and Del Norte). In embossed brown cloth covers 15x10 with title stamped in gilt "Thayer's Map Of Colorado. One Dollar." Ads for Thayer's maps on the inside front cover, including the large GLO U.S. map ("the best United States map ever offered to the public") Relief shown by hachures. Shows counties, settlements, Indian reservations, Military reservations, private grants, railroad land grants, railroads, U.S. Public Land Survey System townships, etc. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.
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