United States Of America (With Inset Maps Of The Gold Region Of California And The District Of Columbia) Thomas, Cowperthwait And Co.

We are privileged to offer this map of the United States of America (with inset maps of the Gold Region of California and the District of Columbia), issued as part of S. Augustus Mitchells New Universal Atlas of 1851. Mitchell, one of America's premier mapmakers, published this atlas from 1846-1849. In 1850, Thomas, Cowperthwait and Co. purchased the copyright for this atlas. He enlarged the atlas to include more maps and also added the new features of a chromolithographed title page and contents page. The lithographed maps issued by Cowperthwait and Co. are what we consider the finest maps produced in this era of mapmaking. One of the reasons that these maps by Cowperthwait are exceptionally difficult to find is because of their short period of publication from 1850-1854. The copyrights on some of these maps show Mitchell or Cowperthwait's name. This beautiful map of the United States captures the growth & expansion of the West. It shows the boundary lines of the territories of Oregon, Missouri/Northwest, Minnesota, Utah, New Mexico and Indian territory. The map is extremely detailed, listing all the major exploration routes, including Kearney's, Fremont's and many more. It also shows the Oregon, Santa Fe, Apache and other important trails and roads. ' This map measures 16 inches by 26.5 inches.