Missouri
PrinterPrinted by
Mather, Case, Tiffany & Burnham
(American, active 1841)
Date1841
MediumLithography; black printer's ink and watercolor on paper, lined with linen
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 27 3/8 x 23in. (69.5 x 58.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 28 5/8 x 24 3/8in. (72.7 x 61.9cm)
Mount (height x width): 29 x 24 3/4in. (73.7 x 62.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number2012.312.222.16
DescriptionMap of Missouri. The boundary lines are marked with broken solid lines and pink watercolor. None of the places on the map are labeled; instead, there are numbers and letters, some marked with circles, that correspond with information in the key, published separately from the map. Natural features include elevation, depicted with shading, and rivers.
Label TextMissouri grew up along its rivers, primarily the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers and their major tributaries. That pattern remains clear in this 1841 map, was issued to be used in teaching geography to schoolchildren. The rivers remain the primary means of transportation; there are as yet no railroads or canals. In addition to Missouri, which became a state in 1821, this map also includes a small section of the Territory of Iowa, which would not become a state until 1846.
NotesCartographic Note: No scaleStatus
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