Map Mitchell's map of the United States : showing the principal travelling turnpike and common roads, on which are given the distances in miles from one place to another, also the courses of the canals & rail roads throughout the country, carefully compiled from the best authorities.

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Title

  • Mitchell's map of the United States : showing the principal travelling turnpike and common roads, on which are given the distances in miles from one place to another, also the courses of the canals & rail roads throughout the country, carefully compiled from the best authorities.

Names

  • Mitchell, S. Augustus (Samuel Augustus), 1792-1868.

Created / Published

  • Philadelphia : S.A. Mitchell ; Sold by Mitchell & Hinman, [1836?]

Headings

  • -  United States--Maps
  • -  United States

Notes

  • -  Shows longitude west from Greenwich and Washington.
  • -  "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1835, by S. Augustus Mitchell ..."
  • -  The paper edition of this map appears in Bishop Davenport's A New Gazetteer, or Geographical Dictionary of North America . . . (Philadelphia, 1836). [From published bibliography]
  • -  Cloth map.
  • -  LC Railroad maps, 5
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
  • -  Includes distance table below the title.
  • -  Insets: Environs of Niagara Falls. 7 x 7 cm.--Environs of Baltimore and Washington. 9 x 7 cm.--Environs of Charleston. 9 x 6 cm.--Environs of Hartford and New Haven. 3 x 3 cm.--Environs of Albany. 7 x 7 cm.--Environs of Boston. 9 x 7 cm.--Environs of New York. 9 x 6 cm.--Environs of Philadelphia. 9 x 6 cm. [From published bibliography]
  • -  LC copy imperfect: Faded and stained.
  • -  LC copy has the name "Emeline Miller" embroidered in lower right corner of sheet and the name "E. Miller" stamped on, in upper left corner of sheet.
  • -  Vault

Medium

  • 1 map : cloth ; 45 x 58 cm., on sheet 73 x 80 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3700 1836 .M51

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 87692342

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Mitchell, S. Augustus. Mitchell's map of the United States: showing the principal travelling turnpike and common roads, on which are given the distances in miles from one place to another, also the courses of the canals & rail roads throughout the country, carefully compiled from the best authorities. [Philadelphia: S.A. Mitchell ; Sold by Mitchell & Hinman, ?, 1836] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/87692342/.

APA citation style:

Mitchell, S. A. (1836) Mitchell's map of the United States: showing the principal travelling turnpike and common roads, on which are given the distances in miles from one place to another, also the courses of the canals & rail roads throughout the country, carefully compiled from the best authorities. [Philadelphia: S.A. Mitchell ; Sold by Mitchell & Hinman, ?] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/87692342/.

MLA citation style:

Mitchell, S. Augustus. Mitchell's map of the United States: showing the principal travelling turnpike and common roads, on which are given the distances in miles from one place to another, also the courses of the canals & rail roads throughout the country, carefully compiled from the best authorities. [Philadelphia: S.A. Mitchell ; Sold by Mitchell & Hinman, ?, 1836] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/87692342/>.