"No. 3 Map of North America Engraved to Illustrate Mitchell's School and Family Geography", Mitchell/Young

Subject: North America
Period: 1839 (dated)
Publication: Mitchell's School and Family Geography
Color: Hand Color
Size: 10.4 x 7.9

This nice map shows the Independent Republic of Texas in its smaller configuration along the Red and Nueces rivers, rather than the larger version extending to the 42nd parallel common on other examples of this map. Typically Austin is shown as the capital on this map, but here Austin is not identified, and Houston is the capital. San Felipe and Bexar are located. Above Texas is the Great American Desert. The United States extends to the Pacific with Ft. George or Astoria, Ft. Colville, and Ft. Wallah-Wallah named. The Northwest extends well into Canada geographically showing the "Fifty-four Forty or Fight" dispute with Britain. Mexico controls California and the Southwest is Upper California with the Baja simply labeled California. Alaska is Russian America with the Aleutian Peninsula labeled Alaska. Cook's Inlet is well shown. Canada is depicted as British America and New Britain. Numerous Indian tribes, major towns, good detail of major rivers, and a vague idea of the Rocky Mountains are shown. The Great Basin is here called the Great Sandy Desert. This early edition has a blank verso. Engraved by J.H. Young.
Condition: B+
There is light scattered foxing and soiling, and binding holes in the right blank margin.