California, Oregon, Washington, Utah, New Mexico. / (Mitchell, Samuel Augustus) / 1854

California, Oregon, Washington, Utah, New Mexico. (Mitchell, Samuel Augustus), 1854

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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 Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co., no. 253 Market Street, Philadelphia. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1853 by Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co. in the ... District Court of the eastern district of Pennsylvania. (1854)

Author: (Mitchell, Samuel Augustus)

Date: 1854

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Author: (Mitchell, Samuel Augustus)

Date: 1854

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

Publisher: Philadelphia: Cowperthwait, Desilver, Butler

Type: Atlas Map

Object Height cm: 41

Object Width cm: 33

Scale 1: 6,600,000

Note: Washington and Oregon shown separately. 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, 266.

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

List No: 0558.001

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. 1854. 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: 1854

Publication Reference: Phillips, 814.

Publication Note: This is the late 1854 issue; Washington Territory appears on the California, etc. map and the United States map, and Kansas appears for the first time on the United States map. Desilver appears as publisher in partnership with Cowperthwait and Butler. Maps full color. Bound in half leather marbled paper covered boards with "Mitchell's Universal Atlas" stamped in gold on the front label.

Publication List No: 0558.000

Publication Type: World Atlas

Publication Maps: 72

Publication Height cm: 45

Publication Width cm: 37

Image No: 0558001

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