A. The United States of North America (General Map), by Blackie & Son, circa 1860 (20.3 x 13.4"). A precisely engraved map with evolving territorial boundaries. A large Texas includes today's Oklahoma. Oregon and Washington extend to the Continental Divide. Utah includes present-day Nevada and much of Colorado. New Mexico Territory includes Arizona, the Las Vegas area and a portion of southern Colorado. A huge Nebraska Territory fills the region between the Rocky Mountains and an enlarged Minnesota. Kansas extends the eastern boundary of Utah. A interesting map filled with place names, forts, watershed and topographical information. Condition: Issued folding with some faint scattered foxing. There is a binder's trim at bottom right.

B. United States, by John Rapkin, circa 1861 (16.8 x 10.7"). An attractive map covering the entire country, issued just prior to the beginning of the Civil War, which is the main focus of the map. Coloring indicates free states (red), slave states (yellow), and border states (blue). The map also indicates Indian Territory with its own color. The large Washington Territory, is depicted in the short-lived inverted 'L' configuration, extending east to the Continental Divide and south to the Utah Territory. The proposed Territory of Arizona is shown in the southern part of New Mexico Territory. A huge Dakota Territory extends from Minnesota to Washington. Surrounded by a decorative vine and leaf border. An uncommon pre-Civil War issue. Condition: Issued folding with minor foxing and two fold separations (0.5" and 5" into the image at bottom) that have been closed on verso with old tape.

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Condition: B+

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