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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 Kentucky with it's Roads and Distances from place to place along the Stage and Steam Boat Routes.	$200	Picture

A lithograph with hand colored wash

Size: 14.2 inches x 11.4 inches (36 cm x 29 cm); Scale: 1 inch = approximately 23 miles.

Map Type: Atlas

Inset table of Steam Boat routes from Louisville. Inset maps of Fayette county and Lexington, the Falls of Ohio, and the Ohio River area between Maysville and Clarksburg. Minor age spotting, overall in excellent condition.

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, #800, Phillips, P.L, Government Printing Office, Washington; American Maps and Mapmakers, page 313, Ristow, George, Wayne State University Press, Detroit, 1985