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Map of the United States. Mitchell, Samuel Augustus ; Young, James H. 1831

Map of the United States. / Mitchell, Samuel Augustus ; Young, James H. / 1831
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Full Title: Map Of The United States By J.H. Young. Published by S. Augustus Mitchell. Entered ... Pennsylvania, October 10th, 1831 by S. Augustus Mitchell. Engraved by J.H. Young, D. Haines & F. Dankworth. (inset) A Map Of North America Including All The Recent Geographical Discoveries. (with 10 additional inset maps).

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

Date: 1831

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

Date: 1831

Short Title: Map of the United States.

Publisher: Philadelphia: S.A. Mitchell

Type: Case Map

Object Height cm: 114

Object Width cm: 90

Scale 1: 2,914,560

Note: 1st edition, 1st wall map issued by Mitchell. This edition does not have the counties delineated and numbered. Ristow mistakenly says all editions have the townships (he means counties) numbered, but this one, the first, does not, thereby eliminating the index of counties and thus showing more of the western territory. This map predates the Traveler's Guide by 1 year, and thus is Mitchell's first "original" production, as opposed to the Finley material he reissued as the American Atlas and Pocket Maps. The case for the map has a leather label saying "Traveler's Map of the United States." Copyright date is October 10, 1831. There is no other date on the map. Ristow thinks the map was issued in early 1832, but it is not in Phillips until 1834 edition (which probably has the counties indicated by number and the 1831 copyright), so Ristow may not have seen this edition, but rather the 1834. The map is hand painted in bright full color by state (insets by county), dissected in 24 sections with green paper end sheets, mounted on linen and edged in pink silk. The covers 24x20 are half red leather marbled paper covered boards with ties and a leather label embossed with "Traveller's Map Of The United States" in gilt.

Reference: Karrow 1-1473; Ristow p309.

Country: United States

Full Title: Map Of The United States By J.H. Young. Published by S. Augustus Mitchell. Entered ... Pennsylvania, October 10th, 1831 by S. Augustus Mitchell. Engraved by J.H. Young, D. Haines & F. Dankworth. (inset) A Map Of North America Including All The Recent Geographical Discoveries. (with 10 additional inset maps).

List No: 2723.001

Series No: 2

Engraver or Printer: Haines, D. ; Dankworth, Frederick, b. ca. 1804

Published In: Map Of The United States By J.H. Young. Published by S. Augustus Mitchell. Entered ... Pennsylvania, October 10th, 1831 by S. Augustus Mitchell. Engraved by J.H. Young, D. Haines & F. Dankworth. (inset) A Map Of North America Including All The Recent Geographical Discoveries. (with 10 additional inset maps).

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

Publication Date: 1831

Publication Reference: Karrow 1-1473; Ristow p309.

Publication Note: See note field above.

Publication List No: 2723.000

Publication Type: Case Map

Publication Maps: 1

Publication Height cm: 24

Publication Width cm: 20

Image No: 2723001

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