Cover: Mitchell's reference & distance map, United States. / Mitchell, Samuel Augustus ; Young, James H. / 1834

Cover: Mitchell's reference & distance map, United States. Mitchell, Samuel Augustus ; Young, James H. 1834

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Full Title: (Covers to) Mitchell's Reference & Distance Map Of The United States By J.H. Young. Published By S. Augustus Mitchell. Philadelphia For Sale By Mitchell & Hinman, No. 6 North Fifth Street 1834. Engraved by J.H. Young, F. Dankworth, E. Yeager & E. F. Woodward. Entered ... 1833 by S. Augustus Mitchell ... Pennsylvania ... (illustration) Designed by W. Mason. (inset) A General Map Of The United States with the contiguous British & Mexican Possessions. (with 12 additional inset maps).

Author: Mitchell, Samuel Augustus ; Young, James H.

Date: 1834

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Author: Mitchell, Samuel Augustus ; Young, James H.

Date: 1834

Short Title: Cover: Mitchell's reference & distance map, United States.

Publisher: Philadelphia: S.A. Mitchell

Type: Covers

Object Height cm: 31

Object Width cm: 25

Reference: cf Karrow 1-1485 (without "Mitchell" in the title); Ristow p309-310.

Country: United States

List No: 4340A

Series No: 1

Engraver or Printer: Dankworth, Frederick, b. ca. 1804 ; Yeager, E. ; Woodward, E. F. ; Mason, W. ; Mitchell & Hinman

Published In: Mitchell's Reference & Distance Map Of The United States By J.H. Young. Published By S. Augustus Mitchell. Philadelphia For Sale By Mitchell & Hinman, No. 6 North Fifth Street 1834. Engraved by J.H. Young, F. Dankworth, E. Yeager & E. F. Woodward. Entered ... 1833 by S. Augustus Mitchell ... Pennsylvania ... (illustration) Designed by W. Mason. (inset) A General Map Of The United States with the contiguous British & Mexican Possessions. (with 12 additional inset maps).

Publication Author: Mitchell, Samuel Augustus ; Young, James H.

Publication Date: 1834

Publication Reference: cf Karrow 1-1485 (without "Mitchell" in the title); Ristow p309-310.

Publication Note: First edition, here in the form of a case map, in exceptionally fine condition, with the original marbled end sheets and half leather marbled covers 31x24.5 with gold stamped leather label saying "Mitchell's Map Of The United States." It is difficult to find any changes between this and the 1835 edition, although there probably are some. Ristow states that there was an issue of this map in 1834 without the word "Mitchell" in the title (see our copy #4843), and he does not mention this word appearing in the title until the 1835 issue. He also notes an 1834 issue of essentially the same map but with the title changed to "A New Map of the United States" (Karrow 1-1484 and our #4396). Insets show the United States, south part of Florida, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, north part of Maine, Rochester, Niagara Falls, Albany, Baltimore and Washington, Cincinnati, Charleston and New Orleans. Full bright color by state with green cloth edging. Dissected into 36 sections.

Publication List No: 4340.000

Publication Type: Case Map

Publication Maps: 1

Publication Height cm: 31

Publication Width cm: 25

Image No: 4340A

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