Item #310757 A New Map of Michigan with its Canals, Roads, & Distances. Charles DESILVER.

A New Map of Michigan with its Canals, Roads, & Distances

Philadelphia: Charles Desilver, 1857.

Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 14 3/4" x 11 3/4"

Lovely map of Michigan divided into counties. Shows major cities, major routes, waterways and railroads. Includes inset showing the western part of upper Michigan. A table in the upper right corner indicates steam boat routes from Detroit to Fort Gratiot, and from Detroit to Fort Howard. This map was published in the 1857 edition of the "New Universal Atlas". In excellent condition. Plate was originally published by Samuel Augustus Mitchell, who sold the copyright to Thomas, Cowperthwait & Company in 1850, which was in turn bought by Charles Desilver in 1856. Roads and Distances are by J.H. Young.

Binding: Unbound
Language: English

Price: $300.00

Item #310757

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