Map of the United States Compiled from the latest Authorities
PublisherPublished by
H. F. Sumner & Co.
(American, active 1832 - 1848)
Date1834
MediumEngraving; black printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 14 x 20 5/8in. (35.6 x 52.4cm)
Platemark (height x width): 14 5/8 x 21 3/8in. (37.1 x 54.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 20 x 26 1/2in. (50.8 x 67.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number1990.181.2
DescriptionMap of the United States as it appeared in 1834, with Upper and Lower Canada to the north. It depicts the states of Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Missouri, Kentucky, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and the New England states. The Arkansas Territory, Michigan Territory, the District of Huron attached to Michigan, the Missouri Territory, and the Internal Provinces of Mexico (including Texas) are also shown. Capital towns, "important" towns, large and small towns, missionary stations, courthouses, forts and canals are all represented on the map. Physical features depicted include elevation, conveyed with hachure marks; rivers; and lakes. In the bottom right corner is a distance table.
Label TextH. Frederick Sumner was a Hartford, Connecticut bookseller, who, like many booksellers of his day, also dabbled in the publishing business. Sumner published several maps as well as books and prints during the 1830s, when printing and publishing was still a fairly local affair carried out in many small cities. Although Sumner continued in business as a bookseller in the 1840s, he does not appear to have published any more maps or prints during that decade.
NotesCartographic Note: Scale: about 7/8 inch equals 100 milesStatus
Not on view
Samuel Augustus Mitchell
1834
Samuel Augustus Mitchell
1835
