COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Mitchell, Samuel Augustus
Author:
Young, James H.
Date:
1831
Short Title:
Pennsylvania
Publisher:
S. Augustus Mitchell
Publisher Location:
Philadelphia
Type:
Pocket Map
Obj Height cm:
32
Obj Width cm:
39
Scale 1:
1,457,280
Note:
1st year of issue of the Tourist series of maps by Mitchell. Earlier issue than the 1834 date used by Ristow and Schwartz & Ehrenberg as the start of the Tourist Pocket map series. With a paste down sheet of the 1830 census of Pennsylvania. Full color. Map is folded into brown leather covers 12.5x7.5 with "Pennsylvania" in gilt. Prime meridians are Washington D.C. and Greenwich. Relief shown by hachures.
Reference:
Ristow p304; Schwartz & Ehrenberg p255.
State/Province:
Pennsylvania
Full Title:
The Tourist's Pocket Map Of Pennsylvania Exhibiting Its Internal Improvements Roads Distances &c. By J.H. Young. Philadelphia Published by S. Augustus Mitchell. 1831. Entered ... April 15th 1831, by S. Augustus Mitchell, of the State of Pennsylvania. D. Haines Sc. (inset) Lehigh And Schuylkill Coal Regions. (inset) Vicinity Of Philadelphia. (inset) Profile Of The Pennsylvania Canal.
List No:
3367.003
Series No:
3
Engraver or Printer:
Haines, D.
Publication Author:
Mitchell, Samuel Augustus
Publication Author:
Young, James H.
Pub Date:
1831
Pub Title:
The Tourist's Pocket Map Of Pennsylvania Exhibiting Its Internal Improvements Roads Distances &c. By J.H. Young. Philadelphia Published by S. Augustus Mitchell. 1831. Entered ... April 15th 1831, by S. Augustus Mitchell, of the State of Pennsylvania. D. Haines Sc. (inset) Lehigh And Schuylkill Coal Regions. (inset) Vicinity Of Philadelphia. (inset) Profile Of The Pennsylvania Canal.
Pub Reference:
Ristow p304; Schwartz & Ehrenberg p255.
Pub Note:
See note field above.
Pub List No:
3367.000
Pub Type:
Pocket Map
Pub Height cm:
13
Pub Width cm:
8
Image No:
3367003
Authors:
Mitchell, Samuel Augustus; Young, James H.
Link To Source
Pennsylvania
