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![](images/zoomicon.gif) Pub Year | Map Maker | Pub Place | Map Title | Map Price (USD) | Picture | 1846 | Mitchell, S. Augustus | Philadelphia | Mitchell's National Map of the American Republic Or United States Of North America. | $2,750 | Picture |
An engraved map, with hand colored wash and outlines. Size: 23 inches x 34-1/4 inches; Scale: 1 inch = approximately 50 miles. Map Type: Pocket This is a superior copy, with vivid colors. Together with Maps of the Vicinities Of Thirty-Two Of The Principal Cities And Towns in the Union. Four inset maps: Map of the Oregon Territory, a map of the southern part of Florida, a map of the northern part of Maine, and an important map of the State of Texas. Two statistical charts are included: the population of 120 principal cities and towns in the U.S., and the "Population of Each County, &c., in the Different States and Territories of the United States , in 1840." This very detailed map illustrates the U.S. from the Atlantic seaboard to the eastern part of Texas and a very large Indian Territory. This map was part of a series of regularly updated "National Maps" issued by Mitchell. Originally issued as a wall map, towns and roads are clearly labeled. References: A List of Maps of America in the Library of Congress, p. 896, Phillips, P.L, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1901
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