After the Civil War he was one of the first artists to cross the plains to the Rocky Mountains and he quickly became known for his paintings of Colorado and California
consisting of more than five million acres
about which Sabin says: "They are all the same edition
Map of the River Sabine from its Mouth on the Gulf of Mexico in the Sea to Logan's Ferry Lithograph
constituted one of the most important geographic discoveries of the seventeenth century
William Lester, Map of New London and Windham Counties in Conn. from Actual Survey Artists_Robert Salmon After the Civil War heLESTER Jr., William (19th Century). [CONNECTICUT] Map of New London and Windham Counties in Conn. from Actual Survey". Engraved map with original hand color. Engraved by Daggett and Ely, New Haven. New Haven, 1833. 35 3 4" x 28 3 4" sheet. Detailed 1833 map of New London and Windham Counties, Connecticut, based on actual surveysreflecting early 19th century land use, infrastructure, and township development.