North America
PrinterPrinted by
Mather, Case, Tiffany & Burnham
American, active 1841
Date1841
MediumLithography; black printer's ink and watercolor on paper, lined with linen
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 27 1/4 x 22 7/8in. (69.2 x 58.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 28 3/4 x 23 3/8in. (73 x 59.4cm)
Mount (height x width): 29 1/4 x 24 7/8in. (74.3 x 63.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 28 3/4 x 23 3/8in. (73 x 59.4cm)
Mount (height x width): 29 1/4 x 24 7/8in. (74.3 x 63.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionOutline map of North America. The countries are delineated with broken solid 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, and rivers.
Object number2012.312.222.2
InscribedRecto, bottom left, printed in black ink: "No. 2. / Mitchell's Series / OF OUTLINE MAPS FOR / THE USE OF / ACADMIES & SCHOOLS. / Published by MATHER, CASE, TIFFANY & BURNHAM. Hartford."Bottom left, 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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