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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 the State of Missouri	$200	Picture

An engraved map, with full color wash

Size: 15-1/2 inches X 12-1/2 inches.

Map Type: Atlas

This is an excellent copy, with vivid colors. Some light stains in a few of the margins.

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 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