Africa
PrinterPrinted by
Bingham & Kelly
(American, 1857 - 1859)
PublisherPublished by
O. D. Case
(American, 1826 - 1903)
Date1857
MediumLithography; black printer's ink and watercolor on paper, lined with linen
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 22 5/8 x 27 1/4in. (57.5 x 69.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 24 5/8 x 28 7/8in. (62.5 x 73.3cm)
Mount (height x width): 25 x 29 1/4in. (63.5 x 74.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 24 5/8 x 28 7/8in. (62.5 x 73.3cm)
Mount (height x width): 25 x 29 1/4in. (63.5 x 74.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionOutline map of Africa, with countries divided by broken solid and dotted lines. They are numbered instead of labeled. There are also smaller numbers and circles that correspond with a key published separately from the map. Natural features include elevation, depicted with hachure marks; deserts, depicted with clusters of dots; rivers and islands.
Object number1972.36.55.8
NotesCartographic Note: Scale: About one inch equals 200 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.On View
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