Original authentic hand colored antique "COUNTY MAP OF ENGLAND AND WALES". By: S. Augustus Mitchell. Published in The New General Atlas, 1876. Measures approx. 12x15 inches. This is an original antique NOT a reproduction. Items are shrink wrapped on acid free backing and mailed flat. 30-day return policy for any reason.

Samuel Augustus Mitchell Jr. inherited the Mitchell Company from his father in 1860. They were one of the pioneers on engraving on steel plates. In 1860, Samuel Jr. released the New General Atlas, which had been compiled in house and replaced a previous atlas by Tanner. The elder Mitchell died in 1868 and Samuel Jr. continued the business until the 1890s. At its height, the Mitchell Company employed 250 people and sold 400,000 publications annually. - Barry Lawrence Ruderman Rare Maps