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Pub Year | Map Maker | Pub Place | Map Title | Map Price (USD) | Picture | 1850 | Thomas, Cowperthwait, & Co. | Philadelphia | A New Map of Indiana with it's Roads and Distances. | $95 | Picture |
A lithograph with hand colored wash, including the distinctive green border formerly associated with Samuel Mitchell atlases. Size: Approximately 14.2 inches x 11.4 inches (36 cm x 29 cm). Map Type: Atlas Minor age spotting with a stain in Henry county. Tear at upper left into border has been expertly repaired. Thomas, Cowperthwait & Company of Philadelphia purchased the copyright of the New Universal Atlas from Samuel Augustus Mitchell, Sr. in 1850. Taken from this atlas, this map is attractive and legible, and displays a growing network of rail roads and roads. The map also displays the topographical features of the state, including the important river system. Ferry locations are also noted. References: A List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress, #800, Phillips, P.L, Government Printing Office, Washington; American Maps and Mapmakers, page 313, Ristow, George, Wayne State University Press, Detroit, 1985
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