"Geological and Geographical Atlas of Colorado and Portions of Adjacent Territory" RARE 1881 2ND EDITION BY F. V. HAYDEN, LITHOGRAPHED BY JULIUS BIEN. COMPLETE, THE COVERS LOOK BAD BUT THE INTERIOR IS EXCELLENT. 27" X 20". BROWN COVER CLOTH WITH GOLD LETTERING.20 double-page sheets comprised of 18 maps and charts and 2 panoramic views (12 printed in color). The legend states "This atlas is composed of two series of maps: the first, of four sheets, on a scale of twelve miles to one inch, each covering the whole State of Colorado; the second, of twelve sheets (six topographical and six geological, of identical areas), on a scale of four miles to one inch, covering the entire State of Colorado and adjacent portions of Utah, Arizona and New Mexico."

Covers are scuffed , soiled & scraped with edge & corner damage & spine tears, spine is partially broken, covers coming loose. Some of the gold lettering in "adjacent" is obliterated. The covers are warped. The maps are in excellent condition, most are clean and bright, a few have one or 2 faint spots on border. End papers are foxed, front free endpaper has a 2" x 4" piece missing from corner. Title page is foxed. List of sheets page is very lightly foxed.Sheets 1-11,12-14,16-19 are excellent. Sheets 11 and 15 have very faint foxing across the top borders, that does not penetrate the maps. Sheet 20 has light foxing at bottom left and right corners

27 x 20 x 0.5 in

11 lb