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Pub Year	Map Maker	Pub Place	Map Title	Map Price (USD)	Picture
1850	Thomas, Cowperthwait, & Co.	Philadelphia	Map of Massachusetts and Rhode Island	$125	Picture

A lithograph with hand colored wash.

Size: 17 inches x 13-1/2 inches; Scale: 1 inch = approximately 23 miles.

Map Type: Atlas

In excellent condition with a few margin stains

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 population tables. Inset map of Boston.

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