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Pub Year	Map Maker	Pub Place	Map Title	Map Price (USD)	Picture
1852	Thomas, Cowperthwait, & Co.	Philadelphia	A New Map of Mississippi with it's Roads and Distances.	$125	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

Age spotting, rust stain near Washington county, light water stain in upper and lower margin, slightly affecting image.

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, with inset table of Steam Boat routes from Natchez.

The map also displays the topographical features of the state, including lakes and rivers. 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