Texas State Archives Map Collection



New Universal Atlas. Containing Maps of the Various Empires, Kingdoms, States and Republics of the World
Date: 1849
Publisher: Published by Augustus Mitchell, Philadelphia, 1849.
Cartographer: Mitchell, Augustus (pub.)
Scale: varying
Size: 45 cm x 36 cm
Type of Map: general
Format: color, engraved, lithographed, printed
Language: English
AC Number: 07043
Photo Media: -- None Listed --

New Universal Atlas. Containing Maps of the Various Empires, Kingdoms, States and Republics of the World Image:
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Description:
[Cover title] Mitchell's Universal Atlas Atlas. Shows continents, bodies of water, islands, countries, states, provinces and other territories, mountains and other topographic features, counties, cities, towns, roads, railroads, forts, and Indian tribes. A frontispiece and table of contents precedes the maps. Street maps or plats of some cities are present. Several of the maps contain a table of distances or a table of steamboat routes. One map is missing. The map of Texas contains a large ink spill. A list of maps is attached. This atlas is too brittle to photocopy. 12/31/87

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