Mitchell, S. Augustus. A New Map of Texas Oregon and California. Philadelphia, 1846. Flower a camera lucida

a camera lucida

The map also includes Latin inscriptions

In this edition the rules for Equestrian Polo and Field Croquet are included at the very end

faint dampstaining to upper margins of most leaves

Mitchell, S. Augustus. A New Map of Texas Oregon and California. Philadelphia, 1846. Flower a camera lucidaS. Augustus A New Map of Texas Oregon and California Philadelphia, 1846 22 x 21 inches Nice example of Mitchell's seminal map of Texas, Oregon, Upper California, Missouri Territory and a massive Indian Territory (covering most of Kansas and Colorado). The region covered by the map was of particular interest in 1846 because of two recent and related events. In 1845, Texas was admitted into the Union, which prompted Mexico to invade Texas in 1846, thus