California, Oregon, Washington, Utah, New Mexico. / (Mitchell, Samuel Augustus) / 1856

California, Oregon, Washington, Utah, New Mexico. (Mitchell, Samuel Augustus), 1856

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Full Title: A new map of the state of California, the territories of Oregon, Washington, Utah and New Mexico. Published by Charles Desilver, no. 253 Market Street, Philadelphia. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1850 by Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co. in the ... District Court of the eastern district of Pennsylvania. (1856)

Author: (Mitchell, Samuel Augustus)

Date: 1856

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Author: (Mitchell, Samuel Augustus)

Date: 1856

Short Title: California, Oregon, Washington, Utah, New Mexico.

Publisher: Philadelphia: Charles Desilver

Type: Atlas Map

Object Height cm: 41

Object Width cm: 33

Scale 1: 6,600,000

Note: Map appears to be identical to that in late 1855 ed. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Shows Indian tribes. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.

Reference: Wheat, C.I. Maps of the Calif. gold region, 292; Wheat, C.I. Mapping the transmississippi West, 890; cf Moffat, R.M. Printed maps of Utah to 1900, 42 (says Gadsden Purchase labelled "Proposed Arizona Territory."

State / Province: U.S. West ; California ; Oregon

List No: 2838.001

Page No: 37

Published In: A new universal atlas containing maps of the various empires, kingdoms, states and republics of the World. With a special map of each of the United States, plans of cities &c. Comprehended in seventy five sheets and forming a series of one hundred and twenty nine maps, plans and sections ... Philadelphia, Charles Desilver, No. 253 Market Street. 1856. Entered ... 1850 by Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co. ... Pennsylvania. (title page by) J. Wissler delr. Chromolith. of P.S. Duval & Co. Phila.

Publication Author: Mitchell, Samuel Augustus

Publication Date: 1856

Publication Reference: Phillips, 4336.

Publication Note: 1st Desilver edition, early 1856 (see late 1856). Many changes from the late 1856 edition all indicating that the transition from the Cowperthwait, Desilver and Butler 1855 edition has not proceeded as far as the late 1856 edition has: no maps of the Baltic and Crimea; the Nebraska map is unnumbered, lacks the Desilver border and has instead a typical Mitchell border uncolored and is entered in 1850 by Thomas Cowperthwait instead of by Desilver in 1856 as is the later map; the New York State map is published by Thomas Cowperthwait instead of Desilver; and the Missouri, Wisconsin and Iowa maps have less political detail in the adjoining states. Atlas is bound in half leather marbled paper covered boards with "Mitchell's Universal Atlas" stamped in gilt on front label. Full color.

Publication List No: 2838.000

Publication Type: World Atlas

Publication Maps: 73

Publication Height cm: 45

Publication Width cm: 37

Image No: 2838001

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