California, Oregon, Utah, New Mexico. / (Mitchell, Samuel Augustus) / 1852

California, Oregon, Utah, New Mexico. (Mitchell, Samuel Augustus), 1852

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Full Title: A new map of the state of California, the territories of Oregon & Utah, and the chief part of New Mexico. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1850 by Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co. in the ... District Court of the eastern district of Pennsylvania. (1852)

Author: (Mitchell, Samuel Augustus)

Date: 1852

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Author: (Mitchell, Samuel Augustus)

Date: 1852

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

Publisher: Philadelphia: Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co.

Type: Atlas Map

Object Height cm: 41

Object Width cm: 32

Scale 1: 6,600,000

Note: Shows counties in California and New Mexico for the first time. Also unlike 1851 ed., the "Gold Region" in California is no longer labelled and Mt. Shasta is no longer spelled "Shaste." 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, 225; Wheat, C.I. Mapping the transmississippi West, 754; Moffat, R.M. Printed maps of Utah to 1900, 24.

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

List No: 0553.001

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 two maps, plans and sections ... Philadelphia, Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co. No. 253 Market Street. 1852. Entered ... 1850, by Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co. ... Pennsylvania. (title page by) J. Wissler delr. Chromolith. of P.S. Duval, Philada.

Publication Author: Mitchell, Samuel Augustus

Publication Date: 1852

Publication Reference: Phillips, 807.

Publication Note: California map shows counties in California and New Mexico for the first time. Full color maps. Atlas is bound in half leather marbled paper covered boards with red leather label stamped in gold reading "Mitchell's Universal Atlas. James Kirkpatrick."

Publication List No: 0553.000

Publication Type: World Atlas

Publication Maps: 74

Publication Height cm: 45

Publication Width cm: 37

Image No: 0553001

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