Asia
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): 23 1/8 x 27 1/4in. (58.7 x 69.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 24 3/8 x 28 3/4in. (61.9 x 73cm)
Mount (height x width): 24 3/4 x 29 1/8in. (62.9 x 74cm)
Sheet (height x width): 24 3/8 x 28 3/4in. (61.9 x 73cm)
Mount (height x width): 24 3/4 x 29 1/8in. (62.9 x 74cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionMap of Eastern Europe, the Middle East, India and the Far East. 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; deserts, depicted with clusters of dots; rivers and islands.
Object number2012.312.222.20
InscribedRecto, bottom right, printed in black ink: "No. 21. / Mitchell's Series / OF OUTLINE MAPS FOR / THE USE OF / ACADEMIES & 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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- Maps and Charts: Finding Your Place in Connecticut History
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