Mitchell's national map of the American Republic : or United States of North America, together with maps of the vicinities of thirty-two of the principal cities and towns in the union

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Title
Mitchell's national map of the American Republic : or United States of North America, together with maps of the vicinities of thirty-two of the principal cities and towns in the union
Additional title: National map of the American Republic.
Names
Brightly, Joseph H., 1818-1901 (Engraver)
Young, J. H. (James Hamilton) (Cartographer)
Mitchell, S. Augustus (Samuel Augustus), 1792-1868 (Publisher)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

Whole

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1843
Place: Philadelphia :
Publisher: Published by S. Augustus Mitchell, No. 8 1/2 South Seventh St.,
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 01-5143
Topics
United States -- Maps
Genres
Maps
Notes
Citation/reference: Phillips. Maps of America, p. 896
Content: "Entered according to A[ct of] Congress in the year 1843, by S. Augustus Mitchell, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Pennsylvania."
Content: Accompanied by a separate sheet with 32 ancillary maps of cities, with "A concise view of the number, resources and industry of the American people." (62 x 85 cm.)
Content: Includes population statistics.
Content: Insets: Map of the North-Eastern boundary of the United States according to the treaty of 1842 -- Map of the Southern part of Florida.
Content: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Content: Prime meridian: Washington.
Content: Relief shown by hachures.
Statement of responsibility: drawn by J.H. Young ; engraved by J.H. Brightly.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand col. ; 62 x 85 cm.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 8459592
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15079202
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e8dfde00-c52a-012f-4cc0-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1818: Creator Born
  • 1843: Issued
  • 1901: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Mitchell's national map of the American Republic : or United States of North America, together with maps of the vicinities of thirty-two of the principal cities and towns in the union" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1843. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-f096-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Mitchell's national map of the American Republic : or United States of North America, together with maps of the vicinities of thirty-two of the principal cities and towns in the union" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 6, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-f096-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1843). Mitchell's national map of the American Republic : or United States of North America, together with maps of the vicinities of thirty-two of the principal cities and towns in the union Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-f096-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Mitchell's national map of the American Republic : or United States of North America, together with maps of the vicinities of thirty-two of the principal cities and towns in the union