Oceanica
PrinterPrinted by
Bingham & Kelly
American, 1857 - 1859
PublisherPublished by
O. D. Case
American, 1826 - 1903
Date1857
MediumLithography; black printer's ink and watercolor on paper, lined with linen
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 22 1/2 x 27 1/2in. (57.2 x 69.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 24 1/2 x 29in. (62.2 x 73.7cm)
Mount (height x width): 24 3/4 x 29 3/8in. (62.9 x 74.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 24 1/2 x 29in. (62.2 x 73.7cm)
Mount (height x width): 24 3/4 x 29 3/8in. (62.9 x 74.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
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 number1972.36.55.9
InscribedRecto, top left, printed in black ink: "Mitchell's Series / OF / OUTLINE MAPS, / FOR THE USE OF / ACADEMIES & SCHOOLS, / REVISED AND IMPROVED. / No. 9. / HARTFORD, / PUBLISHED BY O.D. CASE & CO."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 Dist. Court of the Eastern Dist. of Penn."
Bottom center, printed in black ink: "Lith. of Bingham & Kelly, Hartford, Conn."
Bottom right, printed in black ink: "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1857, by O.D. Case & Co., in the Clerk's Office of the Dist. Court of Conn."NotesCartographic Note: No scale
Constituent Note: Mitchell's Series of Outline Maps were first issued in 1841 by Mather, Case, Tiffany & Burnham of Hartford, Connecticut and Augustus Mitchell of Philladelphia.. In 1857, the maps were updated and resissued. This time the printing was done by a new lithography firm, Bingham & Kelly and the maps and the accompanying key were published by O.D. Case & Co., both in Hartford.
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- Maps and Charts: Finding Your Place in Connecticut History
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