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'
Samuel Augustus Mitchell (1792-1868) was the most prolific American map publisher of the 19th Century. Originally a school teacher, his frustration with the poor quality of educational maps led him to form his own mapmaking business. In 1830, he purchased the plates and rights to Anthony Finley's New American Atlas (1826) and hired J. H. Young, Finley's chief engraver, to improve and update the plates. He acquired the copyright for Henry S. Tanner's New Universal Atlas (1836) in 1845, and extended the life of the copperplates by having the images transferred to lithographic stone for printing. Mitchell was also a pioneer in the use of steel engraving, employing the technique in the early 1830s, almost 20 years before the general switch to steel was approximately 1850. Mitchell retired in 1860, turning the business over to his son Samuel Augustus Mitchell, Jr. The firm prospered until the 1890s.
James H. Young (1817-66) was an Irish-American cartographer, draftsman and engraver who played a leading role in the creation of 19th Century American maps and atlases. Based in Philadelphia, he was at various times associated with Anthony Finley, Charles Varle, William Kneass, George Delleker, and Samuel Augustus Mitchell, amongst others. His best-known work were the maps for Finley and later Mitchell's New American Atlas. While arguably the finest map engraver in America of his day, he was far more than an artisan, but also a knowledgeable and discerning editor of sources, and a designer of maps. Walter Ristow asserted that "Young was the [S.A. Mitchell] company's principal compiler and draftsman as well as chief engraver from 1830" until the 1860s.
A great addition to any collection of
antiques
maps
history
educational history
Approximate Sizes:
Page: 9.6" x 11.5"
Map image: 8.1" x 10.5"
Within the USA the map will be mailed in a flat, secure, ridged, insured package.