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Title: An Accompaniment to Mitchell's Reference and Distance Map of the United States; containing an index of all the counties, districts, townships, towns, etc. and an index of the rivers; together with a geographical description of every state and territory in the Union; also an accurate synopsis of the population in the year 1840, according to the sixth census... Author: Mitchell, Samuel Augustus Place: Philadelphia Publisher: Published by S. Augustus Mitchell Date: 1848 Description: [5]-308, [2], 91-208, iv pp, (8vo) 22.5x13.8 cm (8¾x5¾"), half calf & marbled boards, rebacked in matching leather, spine lettered in gilt. As Warren Heckrotte notes, "There are sections on the Western parts of the country: Indian Territory; Missouri Territory; Oregon Territory; and California, though still a part of Mexico. There are sections on the Western parts of the country: Indian Territory; Missouri Territory; Oregon Territory; and California, though still a part of Mexico. Lot Amendments Condition: Rubbing to boards; very good. Item number: 273162