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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 Arkansas with it's Canals, Roads, and Distances.	$125	Picture

A lithograph with hand colored wash

Size: 17 inches x 13-3/4 inches; Scale: 1 inch = approximately 23 miles.

Map Type: Atlas

General age toning throughout. Water stain in lower margin not 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, roads, and canals.

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

Inset table of Steam Boat routes from Little Rock.

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