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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 State of Illinois	$100	Picture

A lithograph with full hand colored wash

Size: 13-3/4 inches X 17 inches

Map Type: Atlas

This is a good copy with vivid colors. General age toning throughout, water stain in left and lower margin and border, not affecting main image. Some offsetting.

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, roads, and canals.

The map also displays the topographical features of the state, including mountains and rivers. Ferry locations are also noted.

References: A List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress, #807, Phillips, P.L, Government Printing Office, Washington; American Maps and Mapmakers, page 313, Ristow, George, Wayne State University Press, Detroit, 1985; Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers, Volume 1 Page 209 Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co., Scott, Valerie, Map Collector Publications, Tring, Hertz, England, 1999