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Mitchell's Reference & Distance Map of the United States.

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YOUNG, J.H.
Philadelphia,
Mitchell and Hinman,
1836.
Large folding engraved map by J.H. young, F. Dankworth, E. Yeager, and E.F. Woodward, dissected and laid down on linen in 36 sections, contemporary hand-color in full, trimmed with pink silk, folding into marbled paper self-covers.
1475 by 1720mm. (58 by 67.75 inches).
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Mitchell's "Reference & Distance Map" first appeared in 1834 and was published throughout the 1840s. This 1836 edition extends westward to the border of Missouri territory and identifies numerous Indian towns and trading posts. The map includes a large inset titled "A General Map of the United States" which shows considerable detail of Austin's Colony and what would become the Republic of Texas.

With insets of northern Maine and southern Florida, and ten insets ...

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bibliography:

Ristow 309-310.