Map of the United States by J. H. Young Philadelphia: Published by S. Augustus Mitchell. 1836

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Title	Map of the United States by J. H. Young Philadelphia: Published by S. Augustus Mitchell. 1836
Author	Young, J. H.
Publisher	Mitchell, S. Augustus (Samuel Augustus), 1792-1868
Place of Publication	Philadelphia
Date	1836
Publisher Transcription	Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1836 by S. Augustus Mitchell in the clerks office of the district court of the eastern district of Pennsylvania.
Physical description	1 map ; 56 x 44 cm., sheet 60 x 48 cm.
Geographic Area	North America United States
Scale	Scale [1:2,940,000]
Coordinates	W 99°--W 65°/N 50°--N 24°
Depiction date	1836
Notes	Kashnor notes, "Shows the remarkable amount of western settlement at the time. It locates the Green Bay Settlement in Wisconsin, and the country as far as Fort Snelling. It is the only authentic map of the Middle West of the period." Numerous tables and submaps. Cartouche: Mechanical progress. Submaps: Vicinity of Boston; Vicinity of New York; Vicinity of Philadelphia; Vicinity of Baltimore and Washington; Vicinity of Charleston; Vicinity of N. Orleans; Map of North America including all the Recent Geographical Discoveries. Tables: Statistics of the United States; Comparative heights of mountains, lengths of rivers; Index of Counties &c. in the United States; Lengths of the Principal Canals in the United States; Distances of the Erie and Champlain Canals.. Prime meridian: Washington. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Other Features: VignettesCartoucheSub-maps. Verso Text: MS notes: 599 4 sheets.
Call Number	093:599 M
Provenance	Purchased en bloc by HEH from the Museum Book Store, April, 1924.
Donor/Former owner	Kashnor, L. Museum Book Store.
Language	English
Department	Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. Rare Books Dept.
Physical Collection	Huntington Rare Book Maps
Digital Collection	Maps, Huntington Digital Library
Digitization Specifications	Low resolution, migrated image; no image kept on file, must request new image.
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