Map of the United States compiled from the latest Authorities
PublisherPublished by
H. F. Sumner & Co.
(American, active 1832 - 1848)
Date1835
MediumEngraving; black printer's ink and watercolor on paper, lined with paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 14 1/16 x 20 11/16in. (35.7 x 52.5cm)
Platemark (height x width): 14 7/8 x 21 3/8in. (37.8 x 54.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 18 3/4 x 24 3/4in. (47.6 x 62.9cm)
Mount (height x width): 18 3/4 x 24 3/4in. (47.6 x 62.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number2012.312.86
DescriptionMap of the United States, with states outlined in dotted lines and colored green, pink or yellow. The "District of Huron attached to Michigan," Missouri Territory, Texas and the "internal provinces of Mexico" are west of Missouri, Arkansas Territory and Louisiana. In the top left corner, there is an unnamed piece of land that is probably the Oregon territory. The Explanation, found to the right of the image, explains the symbols used to denote capital towns, "important towns," large towns, smaller towns, mission stations, court houses, forts and canals. In the lower right corner, there is a table that shows the distances from Washington, D.C., to the capital or largest town in each state, as well as the distances between the capital or largest towns in each state.
Label TextH. F. Sumner & Co. of Hartford, Connecticut published a number of maps during the 1830s. This large map of the United States must have proved popular;.this 1835 edition is a reprint of the first edition, issued just a year earlier, in 1834. In both editions, the part of the old Northwest Territory that would become the state of Wisconsin and upper Michigan is identified as the District of Huron.
NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 1 inch equals approximately 115 milesStatus
Not on view
