Mitchell Map Ohio (4 results)

Very good. Wear to lower left corner away from image, few spots. Size 11.5 x 14 Inches. This is an 1863 Samuel Augustus Mitchell, Jr. map of Ohio and Indiana. The map depicts the region from Illinois to Pennsylvania and Virginia and from Lake Michigan, the State of Michigan, and Lake Erie to Kentucky and Virginia. The Wabash and Erie Canal and the Miami and Erie Canal Perhaps the most important aspect of this map is the illustration of the Wabash and Erie Canal. The canal connected the Great Lakes to the Ohio River, which established a direct waterway from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico. Although the canal was known as the Wabash and Erie (that label does not appear here), it was actually a combination of four canals: the Miami and Erie Canal from Toledo, Ohio to Junction Ohio; the original Wabash and Erie Canal from Junction, Ohio to Terre Haute, Indiana; the Cross Cut Canal from Terre Haute, Indiana to Worthington, Indiana; and the Central Canal from Worthington, Indiana to Evansville, Indiana. At over 460 miles long, the Wabash and Erie Canal was the longest canal constructed in North America. The Miami and Erie Canal, which also connected Lake Erie and the Ohio River, cut south across the state from Defiance, Ohio to Cincinnati, Ohio. The canals were hard pressed to compete with the newly - expanding (and much faster) railroads. Despite this competition, the canals survived until the early 1900s and then ceased operations due to decline in use and high operating costs. Colorful and Informative Individual counties are illustrated, labeled, and shaded different colors to allow for easy differentiation in both Indiana and Ohio. Cities, such as Toledo, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus, Indianapolis, Terre Haute, and Evansville are labeled, along with myriad other towns and villages. Rivers, creeks, and lakes are illustrated as well, though not all are labeled. Publication History and Census This map was prepared by S. A. Mitchell Jr. for inclusion in the 1863 edition of Mitchell's New General Atlas. The work was successful and examples of the map appear on the market, although separate examples of the map are scarce in institutional collections. The atlas is well represented in OCLC. References: OCLC 7124377.

Very good. Light toning, soiling, and foxing. Tight left margin. Blank on verso. Size 16.5 x 13.25 Inches. This is an 1854 Thomas Cowperthwait and S. A. Mitchell's map of Ohio. The map depicts the state from Indiana to Pennsylvania and West Virginia (then still part of Virginia) and from Michigan and Canada to Kentucky and West Virginia. Highly detailed, myriad cities, towns, and villages are labeled, including Columbus, Cleveland (Cleaveland), and Cincinnati. Individual counties are illustrated, labeled, and shaded different colors to allow for easy differentiation. Roads and railroads snake their way across the state, including the National Road, which traverses the center of the state and passes through Bridgeport, St. Clairsville, Zanesville, Columbus, and Springfield, along with numerous other cities and towns. The National Road was the first major improved highway in the United States built by the federal government. Construction on the road began in 1811 and was completed in 1837, providing a connection between Cumberland, Pennsylvania and Vandalia, Illinois. A profile view of the Ohio and Erie Canal is situated along the bottom border, with a profile of the Miami Canal included just above it. The whole is engraved and colored in Mitchell's distinctive style with green border work and vivid pastels. This map was prepared by S. A. Mitchell for publication by the Philadelphia firm of Thomas Cowperthwait & Co. as plate no. 29 in the 1854 edition of Mitchell's New General Atlas . Dated and copyrighted, 'Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1850 by Thomas Cowperthwait & Co. in the Clerk's office of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. References: Rumsey 4328.031 (1855 edition).

Fine or perfect condition. Wide clean margins. Blank on verso. Size 11 x 14 Inches. This is beautiful hand colored map is a lithographic engraving of the state of Ohio dating to 1850. Map divides the state into counties with notations on both political and geographical features. Produced by the legendary American map publisher S. A. Mitchell Sr. in conjunction with Thomas Cowperthwait & Co. out of his 253 Market Street office in Philadelphia, PA.

Very good. Minor overall toning. Blank on verso. Size 14.5 x 12 Inches. This scarce hand colored map is a lithographic engraving of Ohio dating to 1846 by the legendary American Mapmaker S.A. Mitchell, the elder. Includes a detailed inset map of Cincinnati. Along the bottom there is a profile of the Ohio Canal with navigational notes. This is a rare transitional map produced by the mysterious engraver H. N. Burroughs, whose work for the Mitchell firm appears in 1846 between that of H.S. Tanner and Mitchell himself. Ristow notes, 'Nothing is known about Burroughs, but he was undoubtedly an employee or associate of Mitchell.' His fine and detailed work appears only in the hard to find 1846 edition of the Mitchell's Atlas. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1846, by H. N. Burrows in the Clerks Office of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. References: Rumsey 0537.029. Philips (Atlases) 6103.