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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHICAL
#70 - UNITED STATES OF COLOMBIA

Size: 3" x 5"
Copyrighted: 1889
Lithographer: Donaldson Brothers

Colombia map - Gathering & Preparing Indigo
Area: 320,000 sq. mi
Population: 3,000,000
Government: Republic
Scenes: Gathering & Preparing Indigo

Although the cards in this series didn't include any additional descriptive information for the individual countries, the subsequently issued
Illustrated Atlas of Fifty Principal Nations of the World
did devote several paragraphs to
United States of Colombia

"COPYRIGHT" Text Variations
Appears in the lower right corner of the map area, straddling the border of Ecuador. Appears quite strong. (This is the variety shown in the full-size card, above).

It's known to exist on cards with the "Arbuckle's" spelling in the Explanatory text on the back.

Appears in the upper right corner of the card, just above and to the right of the snake. Appears quite strong.

It's known to exist on cards with the "Arbuckles'" spelling in the Explanatory text on the back.