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New Map of New York with its canals, roads & distances. A,

  • ARTIST: Samuel Augustus Mitchell

  • PUBLISHER: Published by Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co. Philadelphia.

  • MEDIUM: Handcolored engraving,

    DATE: 1850-53.

  • EDITION SIZE: 11 5/8 x 13 7/8" (294 x 350 mm) plus margins.

  • DESCRIPTION: A pleasant map of the state from Cowperthwait's, "A New Universal Atlas containing maps of the various Empires, Kingdoms, States and Republics of the World". Mitchell is one of the first truly successful commercial cartographers in the U.S. A inset shows a profile of the Erie Canal.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO:

  • CONDITION: Good condition. Original hand coloring.

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  • CATEGORIES: Maps