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This is a fine example of S. A. Mitchell's detailed 1854 map of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. This map covers the entire state of Massachusetts and Rhode Island extending eastward from Berkshire to Nantucket, Buzzard Bay, Martha's Vineyard and Cape Cod. A detailed Boston city plan showing the city before the Back Bay landfill, resides in the lower left quadrant. The whole is engraved and colored in Mitchell's distinctive style with green border work and vivid pastels. Political and topographical features are noted and color coded with elevation rendered by hachure.
This map was prepared by S. A. Mitchell for publication by the Philadelphia firm of Thomas Cowperthwait and Co. as plate no. 8 in the 1854 edition of Mitchell's New General Atlas. Dated and copyrighted, 'Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1850 by Thomas Cowperthwait and Co. in the Clerk's office of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.'