A New Map of the State of California, the Territories of Oregon & Utah, and the Chief Part of New Mexico: Cowperthwait, 1853

Title: A New Map of the State of California, the Territories of Oregon & Utah, and the Chief Part of New Mexico Author: Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co. Date: 1853 Condition: Good - mild toning throughout, scattered light foxing Inches: 12 3/4 x 15 3/4 [Image] Centimeters: 32.38 x 40.01 [Image] Product ID: 308285 This mid-19th century map depicts the expanding western United States, showcasing one of the earliest representations of California as a state alongside the newly established territories of Utah and New Mexico. It's an updated version of a map originally featured in S. Augustus Mitchell's Universal Atlas of 1849, which was significant for introducing the vast territories recently acquired from Mexico in 1848 to the American public. In 1850, Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co. acquired the rights to Mitchell's atlas and revised it, incorporating the changes resulting from the Compromise of 1850, which divided the newly acquired lands into the state of California and