Lithographed map. 45x53 cm. (17½x21").
First official map of Colorado, signed in the plate "Denver City Nov. 1st 1861. Francis M. Case Sur. Genl. Co. Ty." Details include watershed, mountains in hachure, and survey status shown along the plains just east of the Front Range. The towns of Denver, Colorado City (Colorado Springs), Boulder City, Golden City, Pueblo, Canon City, Breckenridge, Central City, Ft. St. Vrain are shown. Mountains named include Pike Peak, Longs Peak, Spanish Peaks, etc. From Senate Exec Doc. No.1, 37th Cong. 2nd Session. Wheat Transmississippi 1034.