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Museum purchase, 1972.36.55.2  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
North America
Museum purchase, 1972.36.55.2 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

North America

Printer (American, 1857 - 1859)
Publisher (American, 1826 - 1903)
Date1857
MediumLithography; black printer's ink and watercolor on paper, lined with linen
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 27 1/4 x 23in. (69.2 x 58.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 29 3/8 x 24 3/4in. (74.6 x 62.9cm)
Mount (height x width): 29 3/4 x 25 1/8in. (75.6 x 63.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionMap of North America. The countries are delineated with broken solid and dotted lines and instead of being labeled, they are identified with numbers and letters that correspond with information in the key, published separately from the map. Natural features include elevation, conveyed through hachure marks, lakes and rivers.
Object number1972.36.55.2
NotesCartographic Note: About 1/2 inch equals 100 miles Constituent Note: Mitchell's Series of Outline Maps were first issued in 1841 by Mather, Case, Tiffany & Burnham of Hartford, Connecticut and Augustus Mitchell of Philladelphia.. In 1857, the maps were updated and resissued. This time the printing was done by a new lithography firm, Bingham & Kelly and the maps and the accompanying key were published by O.D. Case & Co., both in Hartford.
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Museum purchase, 1972.36.55.5  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Bingham & Kelly
1857
Museum purchase, 1972.36.55.8  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Bingham & Kelly
1857
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2012.312.222.2  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical So…
Mather, Case, Tiffany & Burnham
1841
Museum purchase, 1972.36.55.7  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Bingham & Kelly
1857
Museum purchase, 1972.36.55.9  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Bingham & Kelly
1857
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2012.312.222.17  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical S…
Mather, Case, Tiffany & Burnham
1841
Museum purchase, 1972.36.55.3  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Bingham & Kelly
1857
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2012.312.222.18  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical S…
Mather, Case, Tiffany & Burnham
1841
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2012.312.222.4  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical So…
Mather, Case, Tiffany & Burnham
1841