COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Short Title:
Map Of The City Of St. Louis.
Obj Height cm:
24
Obj Width cm:
39
Scale 1:
23,343
Note:
Second edition. In covers with printed paper label "Map of the City of St. Louis, 1844." Engraved map, with three vignettes, two of buildings and one of a steamboat on the Mississippi River. Table of population statistics and a key to the important buildings located on the map. Color coded by ward. A beautiful map, exquisitely colored, and scarce. Rene Paul, the city surveyor, first issued this map in 1842. In 1835 Paul did a larger map of St. Louis separately and for Eugene Charles Dupre's Atlas of the City and County of St. Louis (illustrated in Ristow p.296, Karrow 9-1553-4). This earlier map was lithographed by Lehman & Duval. Folded into dark brown cloth covers 13x8 with "Map Of The City Of St. Louis, 1844" printed in black on yellow paste down label.
Reference:
Karrow 9-1560 (1842 edition); Ristow p. 295-6 (1835 map).
Full Title:
Map Of The City Of St. Louis Compiled from information in the possession of Rene Paul Esqr. 1844. Published By Twichel & Cook N.W. Cor. Main & Pine Sts. St. Louis Mo. Engraved at the Office of J.T. Hammond, By T. Twichel. N.W. Cor. Main & Pine Streets. St. Louis Mo.
List No:
4197.001
Series No:
2
Pub Date:
1844
Pub Title:
Map Of The City Of St. Louis Compiled from information in the possession of Rene Paul Esqr. 1844. Published By Twichel & Cook N.W. Cor. Main & Pine Sts. St. Louis Mo. Engraved at the Office of J.T. Hammond, By T. Twichel. N.W. Cor. Main & Pine Streets. St. Louis Mo.
Pub Reference:
Karrow 9-1560 (1842 edition); Ristow p. 295-6 (1835 map).
Pub Note:
See note field above.
Pub List No:
4197.000
Pub Maps:
1
Pub Height cm:
13
Pub Width cm:
8
Image No:
4197001
Institution:
Rumsey Collection
Ownership Statement:
Copyright 1998
Publisher:
Engraved at the office of J.T. Hammond, by T. Twichel.
Publisher Location:
St. Louis
Publisher:
Twichel & Cook
Type:
Pocket Map
State/Province:
Missouri
City:
Saint Louis (Mo.)
Engraver or Printer:
Twichel, T.
Publication Author:
Paul, Rene
Pub Type:
Pocket Map
Author:
Paul, Rene
Date:
1844
Map Of The City Of St. Louis.
