"American Atlas" ~Catalog 56~ railroads and major terrain

railroads and major terrain

As much attention has been paid to the Scottish hills

This map is signed in pencil by Ernest Dudley Chase himself

Beautifully hand colored

"American Atlas" ~Catalog 56~ railroads and major terrain"American Atlas" A classic illustration that was a frontispiece for Colton's mid 19th century atlas, which condensed the "American" story into a single image. Here natives stand on a cliff overlooking a homesteaders cabin in a recently cleared grove of trees. This cabin is near a river with a steamboat which is heading past a railroad bridge onto the growing town in the near background. It's a clear story told, as the native warrior gestures to his