File:1866 Mitchell Map of Colorado, Nebraska, and Kansas - Geographicus - KansasNebraskaColorado-mitchell-1866.jpg
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Samuel Augustus Mitchell: Map of Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado, Showing also the Southern portion of Dacotah. ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Map of Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado, Showing also the Southern portion of Dacotah. |
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English: A beautiful example of S. A. Mitchell Junior’s 1866 map of Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado and Dakota. Wyoming, though territorially included, was not incorporated as an official territory until 1868 - here it is noted as Attached to Dacotah. Color coded according to county and territory. Counties cover only the eastern and southern portions of Nebraska and the eastern third of Kansas. Shows various proposed railroads, geographic features, American Indian tribes, and gold deposits as well as providing details on towns, counties, and other political data. This map did not appear in the 1860 first edition of Mitchell's New General Atlas . Rather, it was introduced in 1861 following the formation of Colorado territory. The 1859 Colorado gold rush precipitated rapid development of the region by countless settlers seeking a new life and opportunities in the American “wild west”. Identifies several overland routes including the former Pony Express Route (along the North Platte River), the Gunnison route o 1853, and the Santa Fe Trail leading into New Mexico. One of the most interesting and ephemeral maps of this transitional region to appear in the mid 19th century. Surrounded by the attractive floral border common to Mitchell atlases between 1860 and 1866. Prepared by W. H. Gamble for inclusion as plate 43 in the 1866 issue of Mitchell’s New General Atlas . Like many American map publishers of this period, though he did update his maps, Mitchell did not update his copyrights, consequently this map is dated and copyrighted to 1861: “Entered according to Act of Congress in the Year 1861 by S. Augustus Mitchell Jr. in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the U.S. for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. |
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Date | 1866 (dated 1860) | |||||||||||||||||||
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height: 11.5 in (29.2 cm); width: 14.5 in (36.8 cm) dimensions QS:P2048,11.5U218593 dimensions QS:P2049,14.5U218593 |
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Geographicus link: KansasNebraskaColorado-mitchell-1866 |
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Mitchell, S. A., Mitchell's New General Atlas Containing Maps of the Various Countries of the World, Plans of Cities, Etc., embraced in Fifty-Five Quarto Maps, Forming a series of Eight-Seven Maps and Plans, together with Valuable Statistical Tables, 1866 edition.
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