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Pub Year	Map Maker	Pub Place	Map Title	Map Price (USD)	Picture
1852	Thomas, Cowperthwait, & Co.	Philadephia	Map of New York compiled from the latest authorities	$125	Picture

A lithograph with hand colored wash, including the distinctive green border formerly associated with Samuel Mitchell atlases.

Size: Approximately 14.2 inches x 11.4 inches (36 cm x 29 cm)

Map Type: Atlas

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, lakes, and rivers. Ferry locations are also noted.

Inset maps "Vicinity of the Falls of Niagra", "Vicinity of Rochester", "Vicinity of Albany", "Vacinity of New York", "Map of the Hudson River from Albany to New York". Inset table of "Census of the State of New York by County and Township in the year 1850". "Routes from Trenton", "Counties and County Towns"

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