COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Attributed Author:
Mitchell, Samuel Augustus
Date:
1856
Short Title:
California, Oregon, Washington, Utah, New Mexico.
Publisher:
Charles Desilver
Publisher Location:
Philadelphia
Type:
Atlas Map
Obj Height cm:
41
Obj Width cm:
33
Scale 1:
6,600,000
Note:
Map appears to be identical to that in late 1855 ed. 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, 292; Wheat, C.I. Mapping the transmississippi West, 890; cf Moffat, R.M. Printed maps of Utah to 1900, 42 (says Gadsden Purchase labelled "Proposed Arizona Territory."
State/Province:
California
State/Province:
Oregon
State/Province:
U.S. West
Full Title:
A new map of the state of California, the territories of Oregon, Washington, Utah and New Mexico. Published by Charles Desilver, no. 253 Market Street, Philadelphia. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1850 by Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co. in the ... District Court of the eastern district of Pennsylvania. (1856)
List No:
2838.001
Page No:
37
Publication Author:
Mitchell, Samuel Augustus
Pub Date:
1856
Pub Title:
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 nine maps, plans and sections ... Philadelphia, Charles Desilver, No. 253 Market Street. 1856. Entered ... 1850 by Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co. ... Pennsylvania. (title page by) J. Wissler delr. Chromolith. of P.S. Duval & Co. Phila.
Pub Reference:
Phillips, 4336.
Pub Note:
1st Desilver edition, early 1856 (see late 1856). Many changes from the late 1856 edition all indicating that the transition from the Cowperthwait, Desilver and Butler 1855 edition has not proceeded as far as the late 1856 edition has: no maps of the Baltic and Crimea; the Nebraska map is unnumbered, lacks the Desilver border and has instead a typical Mitchell border uncolored and is entered in 1850 by Thomas Cowperthwait instead of by Desilver in 1856 as is the later map; the New York State map is published by Thomas Cowperthwait instead of Desilver; and the Missouri, Wisconsin and Iowa maps have less political detail in the adjoining states. Atlas is bound in half leather marbled paper covered boards with "Mitchell's Universal Atlas" stamped in gilt on front label. Full color.
Pub List No:
2838.000
Pub Type:
World Atlas
Pub Maps:
73
Pub Height cm:
45
Pub Width cm:
37
Image No:
2838001
Authors:
Mitchell, Samuel Augustus
Collection:
Rumsey Collection
Link To Source
California, Oregon, Washington, Utah, New Mexico.
