Iowa
Philadelphia: S. Augustus Mitchell, 1849.
Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Philadelphia: H.N. Burroughs, 1846. Image measures 13 3/4" x 16".
Very early map of Iowa, with the majority of the state still comprised of Native American territory. Rivers are labeled throughout. The southeast portion of the state is divided by counties, showing cities, towns, railroads, and major routes. Many new American settlements remain nameless, labeled only as "C.H." to indicate a Court House, or county seat. Some indigenous villages are indicated. The northern and western parts of the state lack detail, and seem to be inhabited by the Pottawatomies and Sioux Indians. There is foxing throughout the sheet and minor staining.
Samuel Augustus Mitchell Sr. (1792-1868) published this map as part of the first edition of his seminal New Universal Atlas. Mitchell is one of the pioneers in American cartography of the 19th century and led the conversion of engraved map plates to more affordable lithographic plates. Binding: Unbound
Language: English
Price: $250.00
Item #329659