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Europe

PrinterPrinted by Mather, Case, Tiffany & Burnham American, active 1841

Date1844

MediumLithography; black printer's ink and watercolor on paper, lined with linen

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 46 3/8 x 57 1/2in. (117.8 x 146.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 47 3/4 x 58 1/2in. (121.3 x 148.6cm)
Mount (height x width): 48 x 58 3/4in. (121.9 x 149.2cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionMap of Europe. The countries are not labeled; instead, they are numbered. 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, rivers and islands.

Object number2012.312.222.19

InscribedRecto, top left corner, printed in black ink: "No. 20, Extra. / Mitchell's Series of / OUTLINE MAPS, / FOR THE USE OF / ACADEMIES & SCHOOLS. / HARTFORD, CONN. / MATHER, CASE, TIFFANY AND BURNHAM."

Bottom center, printed in black ink: "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1844, by J.H. Mather, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Connecticut."NotesCartographic Note: Scale: About 1 3/8 inches equals 10 miles (?)

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