(NORTH AMERICA -- Map)

Map of North America Showing Its Political Divisions, and Recent Discoveries in the Polar Regions

New York, S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. 1860. Folio (12¼" X 15", image area 10½" X 13½"). Hand colored. Very good. Faint age toning only. Bright and handsome example of this softly-colored continent map, from the 1864 edition of "Mitchell's New General Atlas, Containing Maps of the Various Countries of the World, Plans of Cities, Etc." Canada is labeled "British America" and Alaska is "Russian America," while tiny asterisk at upper left denotes "This line shows the route of the Ship Investigator Capt. McClure on the Discovery of the Northwest Passage." Bold decorative border. A fine example. .

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(KANSAS -- NEBRASKA -- COLORADO -- IDAHO -- Map)

Map of Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado Showing Also the Eastern Portion of Idaho

New York, S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. 1861. Folio (15¼" X 12¼", image area 14" X 11½"). Hand colored. Very good. Mild age toning. Attractive, clean-edged example of this pleasingly-colored multi-state map, from the 1864 edition of "Mitchell's New General Atlas, Containing Maps of the Various Countries of the World, Plans of Cities, Etc." Handsome decorative floral border and handsome original colors make for a striking image. .

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(EASTERN CANADA -- Map)

Map of Canada East in Counties

New York, S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. 1861. Folio (15¼" X 12¼", image area 13¼" X 10½"). Hand colored. Very good. Light age toning only. Really sharp, bright example of this well-colored multi-province Canadian map, from the 1864 edition of "Mitchell's New General Atlas, Containing Maps of the Various Countries of the World, Plans of Cities, Etc." Small vignette map at lower right depicts "Environs of Montreal." Handsome decorative border. .

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(WESTERN CANADA -- Map)

Map of Canada West in Counties

New York, S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. 1860. Folio (15¼" X 12¼", image area 13¼" X 10½"). Hand colored. Very good. Mild age toning only. Quite sharp and attractive map of this what was then Canada's western counties, from the 1864 edition of "Mitchell's New General Atlas, Containing Maps of the Various Countries of the World, Plans of Cities, Etc." Portions of Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York also visible below. Well colored and featuring a handsome decorative border. .

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(UNITED STATES -- Map)

Map of the United States, and Territories, Together with Canada & C.

New York, S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. 1860. Folio (23" X 15¼", image area 21¼" X 13½"). Hand colored. Very good. Mild age toning only. Handsome hand-colored map of the U.S. as it appeared at the outbreak of the Civil War, from the 1864 edition of "Mitchell's New General Atlas, Containing Maps of the Various Countries of the World, Plans of Cities, Etc." Interestingly, though published at the height of the war, the Confederate States of America are not noted or recognized in any way. Small insets at lower right show Hampton Roads and Norfolk Harbor and Pensacola Bay. Well colored and featuring a handsome decorative border. .

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(OCEANICA -- Map)

Map of Oceanica, Exhibiting Its Various Divisions, Island Groups & C.

New York, S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. 1860. Folio (15¼" X 12¼", image area 13¼" X 10½"). Hand colored. Very good. Minor age toning only. Handsome example of this sprawling map, showing Polynesia (China at upper left, North America at upper right) with Australasia inset at lower left and "Map of the Sandwich Islands" at lower right, from the 1864 edition of "Mitchell's New General Atlas, Containing Maps of the Various Countries of the World, Plans of Cities, Etc." Sharp, bright coloring and with handsome decorative border. .

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(CENTRAL ASIA -- Map)

Map of Hindoostan, Farther India, China, and Tibet

New York, S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. 1860. Folio (15¼" X 12¼", image area 13 3/4" X 11¼"). Hand colored. Very good. Mild age toning only. A bright and bold example of this fascinating and far-ranging map, a number of whose country names (Burma, Siam, Formosa, etc.) and boundaries (Tibet almost as large as China) are vastly different today, from the 1864 edition of "Mitchell's New General Atlas, Containing Maps of the Various Countries of the World, Plans of Cities, Etc." Sharp, bright coloring and with handsome decorative border. .

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(WESTERN ASIA -- Map)

Map of Persia, Turkey in Asia, Afghanistan, Beloochistan

New York, S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. 1860. Folio (15¼" X 12¼", image area 13¼" X 11¼"). Hand colored. Very good. Faint age toning only. An exceptionally bright and sharp example of this map, many of whose names and boundaries have changed dramatically, from the 1864 edition of "Mitchell's New General Atlas, Containing Maps of the Various Countries of the World, Plans of Cities, Etc." "Transcaucasia" is now Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan, Turkey includes what is today Syria and Iraq, Persia is of course Iran, etc. etc. Inset at lower left shows "Palestine or the Holy Land." Extra bold coloring and with handsome decorative border. .

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(ASIA -- Map)

Map of Asia Showing Its Gt. Political Divisions, and, Also, the Various Routes of Travel between London & India, China & Japan & C.

New York, S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. 1860. Folio (15¼" X 12¼", image area 13¼" X 10½"). Hand colored. Very good. Faint age toning only. Wonderfully clean and bright map of this huge region, from the 1864 edition of "Mitchell's New General Atlas, Containing Maps of the Various Countries of the World, Plans of Cities, Etc." Finely colored and with handsome decorative border. .

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(SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE -- Map)

Map of the Austrian Empire, Italian States. Turkey in Europe, and Greece

New York, S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. 1860. Folio (15¼" X 12¼", image area 13¼" X 10½"). Hand colored. Very good. Quite light age toning only. Superb, bright map of this much-changed region, from the 1864 edition of "Mitchell's New General Atlas, Containing Maps of the Various Countries of the World, Plans of Cities, Etc." Inset at lower left shows "Maltese Islands." Finely colored and with handsome decorative border. .

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(EUROPE -- Map)

Map of Europe, Showing Its Gt. Political Divisions

New York, S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. 1860. Folio (15¼" X 12¼", image area 13¼" X 10½"). Hand colored. Very good. Mild age toning. A bright and clean continental map, from the 1864 edition of "Mitchell's New General Atlas, Containing Maps of the Various Countries of the World, Plans of Cities, Etc." A superb example, nicely colored and with fine decorative border. .

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(SOUTH AMERICA -- Map)

Map of Chili/ Map of Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay

New York, S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. 1860. Folio (15¼" X 12¼", image area 13¼" X 10½"). Hand colored. Very good. Faint age toning. Bold and bright map of these five countries, from the 1864 edition of "Mitchell's New General Atlas, Containing Maps of the Various Countries of the World, Plans of Cities, Etc." Inset at lower left within Chili shows "Island of Juan Fernandez, while inset at center shows "Harbor of Bahia" and at lower right shows "Harbor of Rio Janeiro." Sharp example, nicely colored and with fine decorative border. .

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(FRANCE -- SPAIN -- PORTUGAL -- Map)

Map of France, Spain and Portugal

New York, S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. 1862. Folio (12¼" X 15¼", image area 11¼" X 13½"). Hand colored. Near fine. Faintest of age toning. Bold, bright and lovely map of these three countries, from the 1864 edition of "Mitchell's New General Atlas, Containing Maps of the Various Countries of the World, Plans of Cities, Etc." Inset at upper left shows "Switzerland in Cantons" and another at lower right shows "Island of Corsica." A superb example, nicely colored and with fine decorative border. .

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(NEW GRANADA -- VENEZUELA -- GUIANA -- PERU -- EQUADOR -- ARGENTINA -- Map)

Map of New Granada, Venezuela, and Guiana / Map of Peru, and Equador / Map of the Argentine Confederation

New York, S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. 1860. Folio (12¼" X 15¼", image area 10½" X 13½"). Hand colored. Near fine. Quite faint age toning. Bold, bright and lovely map of these half dozen South American countries, from the 1864 edition of "Mitchell's New General Atlas, Containing Maps of the Various Countries of the World, Plans of Cities, Etc." Upper third contains "Map of New Granada, Venezuela, and Guiana," lower left third contains "Map of Peru, and Equador" and lower right third contains "Map of the Argentine Confederation." Today "New Granada" consists of Colombia and Panama. Wonderfully, delicately colored, with fine decorative border. .

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(SOUTH AMERICA -- Map)

Map of South America, Showing Its Political Divisions

New York, S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. 1860. Folio (12¼" X 15¼", image area 10½" X 13½"). Hand colored. Near fine. Very mild age toning. Bold, bright map of this continent, from the 1864 edition of "Mitchell's New General Atlas, Containing Maps of the Various Countries of the World, Plans of Cities, Etc." Inset at lower right contains the intriguing "Map Showing the Proposed Atrato-Inter-Oceanic Canal Routes, for Connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans" -- the future Panama Canal. "Patagonia" at the southern tip is of course present, and today's Colombia shows New Granada.Wonderfully colored, with fine decorative border. .

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