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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 Louisiana	$200	Picture

An lithographed map, with full color wash

Size: 13-1/2 inches X 17 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 ledgible, 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.

Inset map of New Orleans. Inset steam boat route tables.

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