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Oregon, Upper California & New Mexico. Mitchell, Samuel Augustus, 1850

Oregon, Upper California & New Mexico. / Mitchell, Samuel Augustus / 1850
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Full Title: Oregon, Upper California & New Mexico. Published by S. Augustus Mitchell, N.E. corner of Market & 7th Sts. Philadelphia. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1845 by H.N. Burroughs in the ... District Court of the eastern district of Penna. (1850)

Author: Mitchell, Samuel Augustus

Date: 1850

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Author: Mitchell, Samuel Augustus

Date: 1850

Short Title: Oregon, Upper California & New Mexico.

Publisher: Philadelphia: Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co.

Type: Atlas Map

Object Height cm: 42

Object Width cm: 33

Scale 1: 6,600,000

Note: Unlike 1849 ed., this shows California gold region named and shown in yellow. It also adds basin and range topography in Nevada including Carson and Walker lakes, and the Humboldt River (although in a manner different from the late 1850 and subsequent additions -- they probably drew the topographical changes in quickly, and then corrected them in later editions). Roads colored in red ink. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. "Oregon" and "Upper or New California" in bold type; all areas shown in full color. Shows Indian tribes and includes descriptive notes. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.

Reference: Wheat, C.I. Mapping the transmississippi West, 683.

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

Full Title: Oregon, Upper California & New Mexico. Published by S. Augustus Mitchell, N.E. corner of Market & 7th Sts. Philadelphia. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1845 by H.N. Burroughs in the ... District Court of the eastern district of Penna. (1850)

List No: 4835.001

Page No: 36

Engraver or Printer: Burroughs, H. N.

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 sheets and forming a series of one hundred and seventeen maps, plans and sections ... Philadelphia, Published by Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co. No. 253 Market Street. 1850. Entered ... 1850, by Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co. ... Pennsylvania. (title page by) J. Knight Sc.

Publication Author: Mitchell, Samuel Augustus

Publication Date: 1850

Publication Reference: Phillips, 800.

Publication Note: This is a very unusual mid 1850 edition - it has two maps each of the United States double page map, the Texas map, and the California, Oregon & New Mexico map. The first U.S. map is the same as our late 1850 edition and the second U.S. is a unique issue with "Deseret" for Utah. The two Texas maps are from the early and late 1850 issues - the content is the same, but one has the C.S. Williams imprint, the other Thomas, Cowperthwait. The California maps are from the early and late 1850 editions. It is not clear why two issues of these maps were included, but there is no doubt that they were originally bound in, not added later. The remainder of the atlas is similar to our early 1850 edition. Five other maps have been pasted in by an owner: Smith's Topographical Map of Virginia and Maryland (circa 1861), Root, Anthony & Co.'s Map of the Seat of War in Italy, Mandeville's Carte En Relief Du Theatre De La Guerre En Italie, and two Harper's Weekly maps of the Seat of War in Europe. Maps are in full color. Covers are half leather marbled paper covered boards with "Mitchell's Universal Atlas" stamped in gilt on the front cover label.

Publication List No: 4835.000

Publication Type: World Atlas

Publication Maps: 73

Publication Height cm: 45

Publication Width cm: 37

Image No: 4835001

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