The Only Mitchell Map to be Printed on Silk

"[Fabric Map] Mitchell's Map of the United States; Showing the Principal Travelling, Turnpike and Common Roads; on Which Are Given the Distances in Miles from One Place to Another...", Mitchell, Samuel Augustus

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.