Map indiana von mitchell augustus (8 Ergebnisse)

unbound. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 10 1/2" x 13 1/4". Nicely detailed map of Ohio and Indiana showing counties, towns, major routes and waterways. Features an elaborately engraved decorative border. In very good condition, with minor damp stains to lower right corner, not affecting the image. Samuel Augustus Mitchell Sr. (1792-1868) was one of the leaders in American cartography of the 19th century and pioneered the conversion of engraved map plates to more affordable lithographic plates. His son, Samuel Augustus Mitchell Jr. continued his father's successful mapmaking and publishing business, and was one of the most prolific and renowned 19th century American publishers.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. US JC Glass one office: This map is folded and bound in a small gilt trimmed hardcover. 33/4 by 27/8 inches. Short repairable separation of inner gutter paper. Map is hand colored. Cartouche states, Tourist s Map of the State of Indiana. 1835. Map folded crisp, neat, no visible tears etc. Some rubbing to covers, light tip wear. Thick Paper boards. Thin plain red spine. …

Hardcover. Engraved folding pocket map (17 4/8 x 21 6/8 inches to the neat-line, full margins). Letterpress census laid down on the front past-down. Fine folding engraved map with insets of the "Lead Region East of the Mississippi River"; "Falls of Ohio"; "Vicinity of Cincinnati"; and "Vicinity of Detroit", with original hand-colour in full (some browing and short separations at folds). Contemporary publisher's red roan, gilt (scuffed). First issued in 1834, and with some changes from that issue: Lake Michigan has been redrawn, the addition of new counties in Indiana is notes, such as Porter, Newton, and Jasper, etc.). Iowa did not become a territory until 1838 and a state until 1844, and is labeled here as Missouri and Wisconsin Territory. Interestingly this map shows the controversial Dubuque lead mining region, including the site of Julien Dubuque's grave. Between 1796, when this grant was confirmed by the Spanish governor of Louisiana, and his death in 1810, Dubuque had succeeded in establishing a monopoly controlling the smelting and shipping of lead from the region, known as the "Mines of Spain". Unable to sustain a working relationship with the local Ioway Indians Dubuque's creditors who succeeded to his rights abandoned the enterprise, and lead-mining rights in Iowa remained in a legal turmoil that lasted until 1853, when the United States Supreme Court issued a landmark decision on the ownership of the Dubuque area mines, disallowing claims based on Julien Dubuque's Spanish land grants.…

Hardcover. Engraved folding pocket map (17 4/8 x 22 2/8 inches to the neat-line, full margins). Letterpress census laid down on the front past-down. Fine folding engraved map with insets of the "Lead Region East of the Mississippi River"; "Falls of Ohio"; "Vicinity of Cincinnati"; and "Vicinity of Detroit", with original hand-colour in full (some spotting and offseting). Contemporary publisher's cherry roan, gilt (a bit rubbed). First issued in 1834, and with some changes from that issue: Lake Michigan has been redrawn, the addition of new counties in Indiana is notes, such as Porter, Newton, and Jasper, etc.). Iowa did not become a territory until 1838 and a state until 1844, and is labeled here as Missouri and Wisconsin Territory. Interestingly this map shows the controversial Dubuque lead mining region, including the site of Julien Dubuque's grave. Between 1796, when this grant was confirmed by the Spanish governor of Louisiana, and his death in 1810, Dubuque had succeeded in establishing a monopoly controlling the smelting and shipping of lead from the region, known as the "Mines of Spain". Unable to sustain a working relationship with the local Ioway Indians Dubuque's creditors who succeeded to his rights abandoned the enterprise, and lead-mining rights in Iowa remained in a legal turmoil that lasted until 1853, when the United States Supreme Court issued a landmark decision on the ownership of the Dubuque area mines, disallowing claims based on Julien Dubuque's Spanish land grants.…

Hardcover. Single sheet (17 x 21 inches to the neat-line, full margins). Letterpress census laid down on the front past-down. Fine folding engraved map with insets of the "Lead Region East of the Mississippi River"; "Falls of Ohio"; "Vicinity of Cincinnati"; and "Vicinity of Detroit", with original hand-colour in full (laid down on archival tissue, one or two small losses, some staining). Original black roan, gilt (a bit rubbed). Provenance: some canal routes marked in red and blue pen. First issued in 1834, and with some changes from that issue: Lake Michigan has been redrawn, the addition of new counties in Indiana is notes, such as Porter, Newton, and Jasper, etc.). Iowa did not become a territory until 1838 and a state until 1844, and is labeled here as Missouri and Wisconsin Territory. Interestingly this map shows the controversial Dubuque lead mining region, including the site of Julien Dubuque's grave. Between 1796, when this grant was confirmed by the Spanish governor of Louisiana, and his death in 1810, Dubuque had succeeded in establishing a monopoly controlling the smelting and shipping of lead from the region, known as the "Mines of Spain". Unable to sustain a working relationship with the local Ioway Indians Dubuque's creditors who succeeded to his rights abandoned the enterprise, and lead-mining rights in Iowa remained in a legal turmoil that lasted until 1853, when the United States Supreme Court issued a landmark decision on the ownership of the Dubuque area mines, disallowing claims based on Julien Dubuque's Spanish land grants.…

Folded pocket map printed on thin paper with original full hand coloring, approx 17.5 x 21.5, including small margins, very good with brief foxing and aging, minor separations along several folds and at some intersects, in original 5.5 x 3.25, black leather over thin boards with gilt lettering at upper cover, minor scuffing at edges gilt still very strong. Minor spotting and edge tears but still an attractive map. Includes four small insets at corners including one of the Wayne County, Mich. (Hamtramck is where Grosse Pointe is) and Cincinnati, Dubuque region and Fall of the Ohio at Louisville.…

unbound. Map. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Image measures 14 3/8" x 11 7/16". Classic map of Indiana divided into counties. The map includes towns and roads, in addition to canals, drawn in blue, and railroads, drawn in red. A table in the upper left shows steamboat routes from Louisville to Pittsburgh and to New Orleans. An elevation view on the right shows a profile of the Wabash and Erie Canal. The map is in good condition, with only minor chips and tears to edges, not affecting the image. Samuel Augustus Mitchell Sr. (1792-1868) published this map as part of the first edition of his seminal New Universal Atlas. Mitchell is one of the pioneers in American cartography of the 19th century and led the conversion of engraved map plates to more affordable lithographic plates.…

unbound. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 21.5" x 16.75". 16mo brown leather case with title and border embossed in gold. This is a scarce 1831 pocket map depicting the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, during a time when the American Midwest was rapidly growing. Michigan and Wisconsin are still territories. Missouri and Missouri Territory, are noted, including the lands of the Sioux and Iaway (Ioway) Indians. Color coded by counties, the map details roads, railroads, canals, rivers, and a host of other topographical features. The map was published by S. A. Mitchell in 1831. In good condition with some toning and minor verso repairs along original fold lines. Folds into original binder. Samuel Augustus Mitchell Sr. (1792-1868) is one of the leaders in American cartography of the 19th century and pioneered the conversion of engraved map plates to more affordable lithographic plates. His son, Samuel Augustus Mitchell Jr. continued his father's successful mapmaking and publishing business, and was one of the most prolific and renowned 19th century American publishers.…