(LOUISIANA -- MISSISSIPPI -- ARKANSAS -- Map)

Map of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas

New York, S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. 1860. Folio (12¼" X 15", image area 10 3/4" X 13½"). Hand colored. Very good. Light age toning only. Bold, bright map of this trio of states, from the 1864 edition of "Mitchell's New General Atlas, Containing Maps of the Various Countries of the World, Plans of Cities, Etc." Handsomely colored, with fine decorative border. .

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N° du livre: 46890

Catalogue: Maps

(MEXICO -- CENTRAL AMERICA -- WEST INDIES -- Map)

Map of Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies

New York, S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. 1860. Folio (23½" X 15¼", image area 21¼" X 13¼"). Hand colored. Very good. Lightly age toned, with single vertical fold (as issued). Bright and fetching centerfold map of this large region, from the 1864 edition of "Mitchell's New General Atlas, Containing Maps of the Various Countries of the World, Plans of Cities, Etc." Two insets at upper right show "Map of the Bermuda Islands" and "Map of the Panama Railroad," while another pair at lower left show "Map of the Island of Cuba" and "Map of the Island of Jamaica." Much of the southern U.S. is visible as well: Part of California and New Mexico, all of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Arkansas, Tennessee, both Carolinas and more partial states. Handsomely colored, with fine decorative border. .

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N° du livre: 46892

Catalogue: Maps

(LOUISIANA -- MISSISSIPPI -- ARKANSAS -- Map)

Map of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas

New York, S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. 1860. Folio (12¼" X 15", image area 10 3/4" X 13½"). Hand colored. Very good. Minor age toning and bit of soiling, mainly about edges. A bold and nicely colored map of this southern trio, from the 1864 edition of "Mitchell's New General Atlas, Containing Maps of the Various Countries of the World, Plans of Cities, Etc." Delicately colored and with handsome decorative border. .

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N° du livre: 46940

Catalogue: Maps

(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. Ligjht age toning and faint soiling about the edges. Attractive, nicely colored 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 depicts "Palestine or the Holy Land." Lovely coloring and sharp floral border. .

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N° du livre: 46941

Catalogue: Maps

(AFRICA -- Map)

Map of Africa Showing Its Most Recent Discoveries

New York, S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. 1860. Folio (15" X 12", image area 13¼" X 10½"). Hand colored. Very good. Minor age toning and faint soiling. Nice example of this continental map with portion of Arabia and Persia as well and large central portion of Africa marked as "Unknown Interior," 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 titled "Island of St. Helena," with "Tomb of Napoleon" prominently noted. Tastefully colored and with attractive floral border. .

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N° du livre: 46943

Catalogue: Maps

(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 and faint soiling. A nice, well colored 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." Attractive coloring and lovely floral border. Neatly affixed to verso is another map, "Map Showing the Seat of War" showing "Egypt, Arabia Petraea and Lower Nubia" (Rand McNally & Co. n.y.). .

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N° du livre: 46944

Catalogue: Maps

(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. Light age toning and bit of faint soiling. Bright, boldly colored 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." Attractive floral border. .

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N° du livre: 46945

Catalogue: Maps

(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. Mild age toning and faint soiling. Attractive, well colored 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." Lovely floral border. .

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N° du livre: 46948

Catalogue: Maps

(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. Mild age toning only and faint soiling. Sharp, well colored example 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 titled "Maltese Islands." Handsome floral border. .

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N° du livre: 46949

Catalogue: Maps

(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. Very good. Light age toning. A nicely colored 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 titled "Switzerland in Cantons" and another at lower right titled "Island of Corsica." A lovely example, delicately colored and with sharp floral border. Neatly affixed to verso is another map, "Map of Cook's Tours in Scotland & England" (Thos. Cook & Son, 1881). .

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N° du livre: 46953

Catalogue: Maps

(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. Light age toning and faint soiling. Delicately colored 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 nice example, with strong floral border. .

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N° du livre: 46954

Catalogue: Maps

(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. Mild age toning and faint soiling. Bold and nice 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." Attractive example, with fine floral border. Neatly affixed to verso is a trimmed uncolored map titled "Colton's Europe" (New York: J.H. Colton & Co. 1855). .

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N° du livre: 46955

Catalogue: Maps

(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. Very good. Mild age toning and bit of faint soiling. Quite nice 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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N° du livre: 46956

Catalogue: Maps

(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. Light age toning and faint soiling. Nice, bold 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. Well colored, with fine floral border. .

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N° du livre: 46957

Catalogue: Maps

(EASTERN CANADA -- WESTERN CANADA -- Map)

Map of Canada East in Counties / Map of Canada West in Counties

New York, S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. 1860. Each folio (15¼" X 12¼", image areas 13¼" X 10½"). Hand colored. Very good. Slightly age toned, with minor soiling. Handsome pair of maps of Canada's eastern counties and what was then her 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 New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania are visible below. Nicely colored, with attractive floral border. .

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N° du livre: 47007

Catalogue: Maps