1854 mitchell map indiana (1 Ergebnisse)

Very good. Overall age toning. Minor spotting at places. Size 16 x 13 Inches. A fine example of Thomas Cowperthwait and S. A. Mitchell's 1854 map of Indiana presenting a profile of the Wabash and Erie Canal along the upper right border. Indiana's many canals and railroad lines are highlighted in blue and orange, respectively. Steam Boat Routes with distances are presented in tabular format along the border's upper left part. The whole is engraved and colored in Mitchell's distinctive style with green border work and vivid pastels. Political and topographical features are noted and color coded with elevation rendered by hachure. This map was prepared by S. A. Mitchell for publication by the Philadelphia firm of Thomas Cowperthwait and Co. as plate no. 31 in the 1854 edition of Mitchell's New General Atlas . Dated and copyrighted, 'Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1850 by Thomas Cowperthwait and Co. in the Clerk's office of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. References: Rumsey 0537.031 (1846 edition). Phillips (Atlases) 814.