Oceanica
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): 22 3/4 x 27 5/8in. (57.8 x 70.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 24 x 28 7/8in. (61 x 73.3cm)
Mount (height x width): 24 1/2 x 29 1/4in. (62.2 x 74.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 24 x 28 7/8in. (61 x 73.3cm)
Mount (height x width): 24 1/2 x 29 1/4in. (62.2 x 74.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionMap of the countries of Oceania. They are not labeled; instead, they are marked with letters and numbers that correspond with a key published separately from the map. Natural features include elevation, depicted with shading, rivers and islands.
Object number2012.312.222.22
InscribedRecto, top left, printed in black ink: "No. 23. / Mitchell's Series / OF OUTLINE MAPS FOR / THE USE OF / ACADEMIES & SCHOOLS."Bottom, printed in black ink: "Published by MATHER, CASE, TIFFANY & BURNHAM. Hartford."
Bottom left, printed in black ink: "Entered accordiing 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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