Oregon, Upper California & New Mexico
Description
| Type of resource | cartographic |
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| Form | computer; online resource |
| Extent | 1 map ; 38 x 29 cm, on sheet 44 x 35 cm |
| Place | United States |
| Place | Philadelphia |
| Publisher | S. Augustus Mitchell, N.E. Corner of Market & 7th Sts. |
| Publication date | 1849; [1849] |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
| Map data | Scale [approximately 1:6,600,000] ; W 131°00'00"--W 103°00'00"/N 051°00'00"--N 031°15'00"). |
Creators/Contributors
| Associated with | Mitchell, S. Augustus (Samuel Augustus), 1792-1868 |
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Subjects
| Subject | Waterways > California > Maps |
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| Subject | Indians of North America > Maps |
| Subject | California > Gold discoveries > Maps |
| Subject | California, northern > Maps |
| Subject | Oregon > Maps |
| Subject | New Mexico > Maps |
| Genre | Map |
| Genre | Cartographic image-cri |
Bibliographic information
| Note | This map is from the same plate as that for the Mitchell map, "Texas, Oregon and California" of 1846, with changes and additions. |
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| Note | Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.. |
| Note | Latitudinal and longitudinal lines. |
| Note | Prime meridians: Greenwich (top), Washington (bottom). |
| Note | 2 bar scales on map, given in "Statute miles" and "Geographic miles." |
| Note | Decorative border. |
| Note | Shows topography, drainage, political boundaries, and indicates "Unexplored" areas. |
| Note | Features Great Spanish Trail, Oregon Route, Fremont's Route. |
| Note | Includes Native American territories. |
| Note | California gold region depicted as a large area, brightly colored in yellow. |
| Note | "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1845, by H.N. Burroughs, in the Clerk's office of the District Court of the eastern district of Penna." |
| Note | "36" in upper right corner. |
| Note | Appears in Mitchell's A new universal atlas, Philadelphia, 1849. |
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| Location | electronic resource |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- Image from the Warren Heckrotte Map Collection courtesy Stanford University Libraries. This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. If you have questions, please contact the David Rumsey Map Center at rumseymapcenter@stanford.edu.
- Copyright
- This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.
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