California, Oregon, Washington, Utah, New Mexico. / (Mitchell, Samuel Augustus) / 1857

California, Oregon, Washington, Utah, New Mexico. (Mitchell, Samuel Augustus), 1857

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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. 251 Market Street, Philadelphia. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1856 by Charles Desilver in the ... District Court of the eastern district of Pennsylvania. (1857)

Author: (Mitchell, Samuel Augustus)

Date: 1857

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Author: (Mitchell, Samuel Augustus)

Date: 1857

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

Publisher: Philadelphia: Charles Desilver

Type: Atlas Map

Object Height cm: 42

Object Width cm: 33

Scale 1: 6,600,000

Note: Unlike the earlier 1857 ed., this shows "Proposed Arizonia Territory" in Gadsden Purchase, adds Coos, Douglas and Jackson counties in Oregon, as well as Carson and Humboldt, etc. in Nevada,and several additional counties in Arizona and New Mexico, and adds an "explanation." Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Shows Indian tribes. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.

Reference: Cf Moffat, R.M. Printed maps of Utah to 1900, 42.

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

List No: 2832.001

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 eighty one sheets and forming a series of one hundred and forty five maps, plans and sections ... Philadelphia, Charles Desilver, No. 251 Market Street. 1857. Entered ... 1856 by Charles Desilver ... Pennsylvania. (title page by) Barralet del. Humphreys, sc. J. Knight Sc.

Publication Author: Mitchell, Samuel Augustus

Publication Date: 1857

Publication Reference: Phillips, 823.

Publication Note: Has Late Calif. map showing proposed "Arazonia." Also has a new map of Nebraska, Kansas, etc. which is taken from the east half of the original Mitchell map of Texas, Oregon and California. Which observation has made us realize that all the California and western maps in the Mitchell Universal Atlas series started from the Texas, Oregon, California map of 1846 (the first California map appeared in the 1847 Atlas). The last issue of this atlas by Desilver was 1858, with an 1859 issue by Cushing and Bailey. Full color. Bound in half leather marbled paper covered boards with "Mitchell's Universal Atlas" stamped in gilt on the front leather label.

Publication List No: 2832.000

Publication Type: World Atlas

Publication Maps: 76

Publication Height cm: 45

Publication Width cm: 37

Image No: 2832001

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