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Joseph Hutchins Colton (July 5, 1800 – July 29, 1893), known professionally as J.H. Colton, founded an American mapmaking company which was an international leader in the map publishing industry between 1831 and 1890. Colton was born in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, and moved to New York in 1831 to establish his firm. For the first ten years, Colton licensed the use of maps from established engravers such as Samuel Stiles and David H. Burr. Colton went on to create railroad maps, immigrant guides, folding pocket maps, large wall maps, and elaborate atlases. J.H. Colton Company maps were printed using engraved steel plates, which produced higher quality prints than maps made with less costly wax engravings. They were often individually hand watercolored and were recognized for their decorative borders.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.geographicus.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CAD&Product_Code=colton )〕 They were also the first maps to purchase copyrighted works of other map makers to republish copyrighted maps.〔 In the early 1850s Colton brought his two sons into the business, George Woolworth Colton (1827–1901) and Charles B. Colton (1832–1916).〔 In 1857, Colton was awarded a $25,000 commission by the Government of Bolivia to produce 2500 large maps of the country. Colton completed the contract, but was not paid by Bolivia, which was mired in revolution. Colton pursued a high-profile legal case against the Bolivian and Peruvian governments and after considerable delay was awarded $100,000 in compensation and damages.〔''Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Second Circuit By United States Circuit Court''. Derby and Miller, 1868.〕 Maps published by J.H. Colton can be found in the historical archives of most of the U.S. states, (including Mississippi, Louisiana, and Maryland) and of many national governments (including the United States Library of Congress〔). They are also found in university and museum collections (including at University of Kansas, University of Texas, and Princeton University).〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.liucedarswampcollection.org/template1/aboutcolton.html )〕 File:1855 Colton Pocket Map of the United States - Geographicus - UnitedStatesPk-colton-1855.jpg|1855 Pocket Map of U.S. File:Colton, G.W. Turkey In Asia And The Caucasian Provinces Of Russia. 1856 (A).jpg|1855 Atlas Map of Turkey File:1855 Colton Map of Columbia, Venezuela and Ecuador - Geographicus - VenezuelaColumbia-colton-1855.jpg|1855 Map of Venezuela, New Granada & Ecuador File:1872 Colton Map of Antarctica or the South Pole - Geographicus - SouthPole-colton-1872.jpg|1872 Atlas Map of Antarctica ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「J. H. Colton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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