MITCHELL'S TRAVELLER'S GUIDE THROUGH THE UNITED STATES, CONTAINING THE PRINCIPAL CITIES, TOWNS, &c. ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED; TOGETHER WITH THE STAGE, STEAM-BOAT, CANAL, AND RAIROAD ROUTES WITH THE DISTANCES IN MILES, FROM PLACE TO PLACE.; Illustrated with an accurate map of the United States.
Philadelphia: Hinman & Dutton, 1838. 16mo. 78 pp. Large folding map: Mitchell's Traveller's Guide through the United States: a Map of the Roads, Distances, Steam Boat and Canal Routes, &c. (Philadelphia: Mitchell, 1838; engraved on steel by J.H. Young and D. Haines; 17 1/2 x 22 inches). Original gilt-stamped and embossed publisher's leather; map repaired on verso. Both the text and map are foxed, but a very good copy. Item #44262
First issued under a different title in 1834. The map is hand-colored in outline and includes small inset maps of Cincinnati, Albany, New Orleans, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, and Charleston; it extends from the Atlantic coast to Missouri and Arkansas (labeled here "territory" although it gained statehood in 1836). Howes M-690.
Price: $850.00