This extremely rare map is the only Mitchell publication to be printed on silk. It shows the United States extending west to the Mississippi River and a little beyond to include parts of Texas and Missouri Territory. The map is very detailed and features eight insets of cities along the east coast including; the Environs of Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, Charleston, Boston, New York, Albany, Hartford and New Haven, and Niagara Falls. The labyrinth of canals and early railroads are clearly shown with a detailed table which lists the distance between twenty-five cities. Mitchell's early series of maps, first published in 1832, was designed for the market represented by the burgeoning number of travelers and new immigrants.

References: Rumsey #4544; cf. Phillips (Maps) p. 889.

Condition: B+

Overall very good with just a few small stains in the image and minor soiling in the blank margins. The map image is slightly non-rectangular due to the challenge of printing on cloth.