The Pacific Ocean Including Oceanica with its several Divisions, Islands, Groups &c. Entered . 1850 by Thomas Cowperthwait & Co., . Pennsylvania.
Full color map by major divisions. With a notes on the region. With two insets showing edge of the Antarctic Continent along the track of the U.S. Exploring Expedition 1840, and The Sandwich or Hawaiian Islands. Shows capitals, towns, etc. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian is Greenwich. Early...
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Cowperthwait, Desilver & Butler
1855
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| Summary: | Full color map by major divisions. With a notes on the region. With two insets showing edge of the Antarctic Continent along the track of the U.S. Exploring Expedition 1840, and The Sandwich or Hawaiian Islands. Shows capitals, towns, etc. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian is Greenwich. Early 1855 edition. The Arkansas map has steamboat routes across the top. The Texas map is undated. New Jersey is dated 1854. See the late 1855 edition - further evidence that Mitchell updated the atlas at least twice a year. This copy belonged to Judah Chase (with his name gold stamped on the cover) who was a noted Blue Hill, Maine, Sea Captain and owner of the Brig Thomas M. Lyon. This ship sailed from Havre, France, at the end of March, 1836, and sank in a heavy gale off the Island of Jersey - but the crew was saved. The fine condition of this atlas suggests that it remained in Captain Chase's library and never went to sea. Maps are in full color. Bound in half leather dark green cloth covered boards with "Mitchell's Universal Atlas. Judah Chase." stamped in gold on the front label. P6118. |
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