Alaska and Asia

Geographical Layout and Maritime Boundaries of the Alaska Territory

This antique nineteenth-century map illustrates the newly acquired territory of Alaska, explicitly highlighted in a soft pink hue across the right section.
The layout captures the extensive coastline along the Pacific and Arctic Oceans, detailing the Aleutian Islands chain and the vast Bering Sea.
On the left, the easternmost coast of Siberia and Kamchatka is shaded in a contrasting yellow tone to define the maritime borders between Asia and North America.

Decorative Cartographic Insets and Historic Corporate Inscriptions

A bold title block in the lower-right area officially registers the work as Colton’s Map of the Territory of Alaska, referencing its former identity as Russian America.
Two detailed inset views are placed in the left corners, with the upper one showing the geographic relation to the eastern United States.
A highly detailed vine and leaf scrollwork border frames the entire composition, complementing the clean topographical labels and measurement scales typical of historic American atlas design.