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Museum purchase, 1972.36.55.9  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Oceanica
Museum purchase, 1972.36.55.9 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Oceanica

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): 22 1/2 x 27 1/2in. (57.2 x 69.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 24 1/2 x 29in. (62.2 x 73.7cm)
Mount (height x width): 24 3/4 x 29 3/8in. (62.9 x 74.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionMap of the countries of Oceania. They are not labeled; instead, they are marked with letters and numbers that correspond with a key published separately from the map. Natural features include elevation, depicted with shading, rivers and islands.
Object number1972.36.55.9
NotesCartographic Note: No scale 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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Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2012.312.222.22  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical S…
Mather, Case, Tiffany & Burnham
1841
Museum purchase, 1972.36.55.5  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Bingham & Kelly
1857
Museum purchase, 1972.36.55.7  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Bingham & Kelly
1857
Museum purchase, 1972.36.55.8  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Bingham & Kelly
1857
Museum purchase, 1972.36.55.2  © 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, 2012.312.222.21  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical S…
Mather, Case, Tiffany & Burnham
1841