Map of Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana, (1867)

Map of Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana, (1867)

Oregon--Maps<br>Washington (State)--Maps<br>Washington Territory<br>Idaho--Maps<br>Montana--Maps<br>Mitchell, S. Augustus<br>Mitchell, S. Augustus Jr.

1 map: col., 36 x 29 cm.<br>In 1831, S. Augustus Mitchell, a teacher from Connecticut, began a publishing firm in Philadelphia. By 1845, Mitchell purchased the copyright to The New Universal Atlas, the product of one of the fathers of American mapmakers--Henry Shenck Tanner.<br>One of the first to employ the printing method of lithography, Mitchell was also one of the early users of a chromolithographed, decorative border. When Mitchell retired from the business in 1860, his son, S. Augustus, Jr. took his place. The company continued to prosper under his direction, and at its height employed over 250 workers and held 400,000 annual publications.<br>This map further refines previous maps: of immediate note is the much more defined border between Idaho and Montana. This map seems to anticipate the formation of the Wyoming Territory. Though discussed as early as 1865, it didn't come to pass until 1868, at which time the Idaho/Wyoming border was also rewritten at the last moment.

S. Augustus Mitchell. Jr.

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S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr.

1867

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United States--Oregon
United States--Washington (State)
United States--Idaho
United States--Montana