Description
The Tourist’s Pocket Map of Michigan from S. Augustus Mitchell, printed in 1836, engraved by J.H. Young.
Twelvemo. Publisher’s original green calf folder with pocket map, title in gilt on front cover with decorative gilt border. Michigan census information from 1834 affixed to front pastedown. Full hand-colored map measures 15.75″ x 13″, a few archival repairs to verso, a few splits along folds. (Karpinski 124) (Ristow p. 304) A unique piece, being one of the last maps printed prior to Michigan statehood in 1837. This map shows Toledo as part of Michigan which was in dispute with the state of Ohio, a point which would result in the “Toledo War” in 1835 and would not be fully resolved until 1836 when Toledo was awarded to Ohio, and Michigan received the Upper Peninsula.
This map first appeared in the 1834 printing of The Tourist’s Pocket Map, with this copy being the third printing. Insets detail the available “Steam Boat Routes” and “Principal Stage Routes” around the state. A large portion of the Lower Peninsula is described as Michillimackinac County, with the visible portion of the Upper Peninsula simply known as Chippeway.
