No. 7 Mitchell's Series of Outline Maps for the use of Academies and Schools
PublisherPublished by
Mather, Case, Tiffany & Burnham
American, active 1841
MakerMade by
Samuel Augustus Mitchell
1792 - 1868
Date1841
MediumLithography; black printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper, lined with linen
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 23 3/8 x 27 3/8in. (59.4 x 69.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 25 x 29 1/8in. (63.5 x 74cm)
Mount (height x width): 25 x 29 1/8in. (63.5 x 74cm)
Sheet (height x width): 25 x 29 1/8in. (63.5 x 74cm)
Mount (height x width): 25 x 29 1/8in. (63.5 x 74cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionMap of Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island. The states and what are most likely roads are outlined in pink, with two green roads. Numbers and letters appear on the map without an accompanying key or lesson plan; the states themselves are not labeled. Elevation is conveyed through shading.
Object number2012.312.141
MarkingsRecto, top and bottom left corners, printed in black ink on sticker: "MAPS / Drawer / 57"InscribedRecto, bottom right, printed in black ink: "No. 7. / Mitchell's Series / OF OUTLINE MAPS FOR / THE USE OF / ACADEMIES and SCHOOLS."Center bottom, printed in black ink: "Published by / MATHER, CASE, TIFFANY & BURNHAM, / Hartford."
Bottom, printed in black ink: "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1841 by S. Augustus Mitchell in the Clerk's Office of the district court of the eastern district of Pennsylvania."NotesCartographic Note: No scale
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- Maps and Charts: Finding Your Place in Connecticut History
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