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<p>Lib. has: 1855 - Smith Sound terminated at 80°N --;The date entered according to Act of Congress remained as 1855 on the plate but other changes were made.;From the 1873 ed. onward it is G. W. (George Woolworth) and C. B. Colton.;Col. maps 35.5 x 28 cm.;[1883] - The first changes to be noted in Western Canada except for the appearance and changed borders of Manitoba. The Hudson     Bay Co. districts disappear completely to be replaced by the present British Columbia, North West Territory (not divided),     Keewatin Terr., East Maine. Manitoba is greatly enlarged, Ontario somewhat expanded in the west. Labrador has new shape. "British     Possessions" becomes Dominion of Canada 15 years after independence. Mts. Hooker and Brown still shown as over 15,000 ft.;[1881] - In Utah Nephi Manti and Fillmore City are removed and Beaver is added. North border of Nebraska moved north. Placement     of State names in Kansas, Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico have all been changed. Spanish Peaks, St. Vrains Ft., Longs     Peak and Golden City and Pikes Peak removed from Colorado and a number of new community names have been added. Many new community     names added also in Kansas, Nebraska and other western States, ie. Lincoln, Las Vegas, New Mexico --;[1876] - Expanded coastlines in north Greenland-Ellesmere Id., new shape to "Postage stamp" Manitoba. Placement of the name     Cheyenne has been changed. Ft. is Dropped from Des Moines. New Westminster, B.C. added --;[1873] - Placement of Utah has been changed. Wyoming is shown. Mt. Rainier has been added and the name Mt. St. Helens is moved.     Ft. Benton and Helena, Montana appears. Walla Walla appears. Province of Manitoba is shown. Canada East and Canada West replaced     by Ontario and Quebec and northeast Rainy Lake district rightly or wrongly incorporated into Ontario. "Kane's highest point 81°20'N.L." Text on verso. Greenland with four prov. coloured. Boise City, Id. appears. "Cotton's changed from the Gothic type" --;[1865] - Idaho Terr. split into States of Idaho and Montana with part made a SW extension of Dakota. Type size reduced in     Washington, Arizona, New Mexico and Nebraska. Eugene City added. Lewiston, Idaho appears --;[1864] - Idaho Terr. created from western Dakota, eastern Washington and western Nebraska, Arizona appears. British Columbia     newly defined. Text on verso. Gothic superscript makes title "Cottons North America" --;[1862] - Dakota Territory extended westward to absorb all the northern Nebraska Territory. New Columbia becomes British Columbia.     Bytown changed to Ottawa City. Colorado appears carved from Nebraska, Utah, New Mexico, and Kansas. Text on verso. Washington     Terr. expanded to include eastern Oregon. Nevada appears --;[1859] - Dakota appears as Minnesota Terr. is split. Strapwork restored. New Georgia becomes New Columbia [B.C.]. Corvallis,     Or. appears. Shuswap and Victoria, B.C. appear. Text on verso --;1857? - Peabody Bay type moved, Kennedy Channel added, shape of Smith Sd. changed, many names changed, added or eliminated     around Ellesmere Island. "Open Polar Sea" appears for the first time. Line border in place of strapwork. Text on verso. Portland,     Or. added. Mounts Hooker and Brown named in --;[1856] - Smith Sound extended northward Strapwork border into Peabody Bay and Grinnell Land and Washington Land added. Also     page of text --
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<br>Subjects: North America--Political geography</div>
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