19th C Mitchell Map Oregon, Washington, Idaho & Dacotah

Lot 141

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Northwest Coast, Tribal, & Pre-Columbian Art by Artemis Gallery

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Northwest Coast, Tribal, & Pre-Columbian Art

By Artemis Gallery

May 24, 2018

Set Reminder 2018-05-24 10:00:00 2018-05-24 10:00:00 America/New_York Bidsquare Bidsquare : Northwest Coast, Tribal, & Pre-Columbian Art https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/artemis-gallery/northwest-coast-tribal-pre-columbian-art-3238 Featuring Pacific Northwest Coast Native American Art from respected collector / dealer, Joseph Alphabet. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com

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Lot Description

Samuel Augustus Mitchell (American, 1790-1868), "Map of Oregon, Washington, and part of Idaho and Dacotah." ca. 1860. A beautiful antique, hand-colored lithograph map that shows roads, counties, major towns, bodies of water, railroads, mining activity, land and coastal features, and military posts. In addition, one can see Washington extending east to the Rocky Mountains and the "Dacotah" territory and bordering on Idaho to the South. Relief is shown via hachures. A very collectible map showing the West as it was developing and taking shape during the era of Manifest Destiny, with boundaries that are very different from the ones we know today. The lovely decorative border is characteristic of this early period and features an intricate floral pattern. Size: 15.25" W x 12.625" H (38.7 cm x 32.1 cm); 20" W x 17.25" H (50.8 cm x 43.8 cm) including mat

Text below reads, "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1860 by S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the U.S. for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania." In right margin: "44."

Dissatisfied with what school maps were available, Samuel Augustus Mitchell (1792-1868) became a mapmaker in the 1830s. In time he created a map publishing business that would make him and later his son among the most prominent American map publishers of the 19th century. Mitchell collaborated with prominent mapmakers and expert engravers of the day, including James H. Young and Henry S. Tanner. In this way, Mitchell ensured that his maps were of the utmost quality. During the 1850s, Mitchell partnered with Thomas, Cowperthwait, & Company to publish his "A New Universal Atlas and his General Atlas". In 1860, his son Samuel Augustus Mitchell Jr. inherited the Mitchell Company from his father. Among the pioneers of engraving on steel plates, the company specialized in school atlases and wall maps of America for more than thirty years.

Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection

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Condition

Minute nicks to upper edge. Slight toning to border. Hand-coloring is vibrant and details are very vivid. Inventory notes handwritten in pencil on lower right margin.
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