1852 Original Mitchell Map
of
Asia
with insert map of
Palestine
The map shows the great empires of
Russia, Japan
&
China
showing the Great Wall
and the major areas of
India
the mid-east
Turkey, Arabia, Syria, Persia, Afghanistan
and
The Independent Tartary
This map was taken from:
Mitchell's School Atlas
1853
Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co.
Philadelphia
Publisher
(The atlas cover and title page shown in the photos are not a part of this sale
but only for documentation of the map's origin.)
Samuel Augustus Mitchell
(1790-1868)
Samuel Augustus Mitchell was a renown American geographer. Born in Connecticut he worked as a geography teacher but soon realizing there were only poor quality geographical resources available to teachers he turned to publishing. He moved to Philadelphia, a major center for publishing at the time, around 1830 and founded his company. It becoming one of the leading map and atlas publishers of the nineteenth century being one of the first to try out the new technique of engraving on steel plates. He experimented with steel almost 20 years before the rest of the publishing industry. This map was made prior to his son, S. Augustus Mitchell, becoming owner in 1860.
This historically significant map
has strong color and a very rich patina that would frame up with an antique quality.
A great addition to any collection of
antiques
maps
history
educational history
Approximate Sizes:
Page: 9.5" x 11.8"
Map image: 7.8" x 10.3"
Within the USA the map will be mailed in a flat, secure, ridged, insured package.