Description: This is a very nice copy of a very rare and famous Atlas. Hand colored maps of all the states and territories.Chromolithographic title page with large vignette, hand colored frontspiece of the heights of principal mountains and lengths of rivers.73 hand colored lithographed maps, charts and city plans 3 of which are double page. Red half Morocco with green marbled paper covered boards.The title page states " One hundred and twenty nine maps" .Of these 3 are double page and 73 are full page maps.This Atlas concentrates to a large degree on the American continent including a very fine coast to coast map of the United States. S. Augustus Mitchell and his sons were the leading publishers of maps in the United States during most of the 19th century. Mitchell had come to Philadelphia round 1830 with the intention of improving the standard of geography textbooks, Philadelphia then being the leading city in America for cartographical publications. A NEW AMERICAN ATLAS, published in 1831, was his first work. In 1845 he acquired the right to Tanner's NEW UNIVERSAL ATLAS (first published in 1836), and in 1846 he published his first edition of the present work. Mitchell continued to publish the atlas until 1850, when he sold the copyright to Cowperthwait & Co. of Philadelphia. Thomas, Cowperthwait & Company published it until 1856, when it was purchased by Charles DeSilver. The Cowperthwait company continued to add, edit, alter, and hand-color the maps. PHILLIPS ATLASES 807. RISTOW, pp.311-13 (ref). RUMSEY 553. The full title is: A NEW UNIVERSAL ATLAS CONTAINING MAPS OF THE VARIOUS EMPIRES, KINGDOMS, STATES AND REPUBLICS OF THE WORLD. WITH A SPECIAL MAP OF EACH OF THE UNITED STATES, PLANS OF CITIES, We realize that this would be a significant investment for you so please feel free to request further information and photos.We will answer any inquiries within 24 hours. The vast majority of these have been disassembled or lost. This is a very rare opportunity to own a complete edition of this groundbreaking work. Of course, shipping would be free and insured to protect us both.
Price: 2400 USD
Location: Naco, Arizona
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Date Range: 1800-1899
Type: World Atlas
Format: Atlas
Printing Technique: Lithography
Year: 1854
Map View: World
Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
Cartographer/Publisher: Samuel Augustus Mitchell
