A New Universal Atlas Containing Maps of the various Empires, Kingdoms, States and Republics of the World.

MITCHELL, Samuel Augustus (1792-1868).

Published by Philadelphia: S. Augustus Mitchell, 1848.

About this Item

Folio (17 2/8 x 14 inches). Lithographed vignette title-page. Hand-coloured lithographed frontispiece showing the lengths of rivers and the heights of mountains, a fine lithographed double-hemisphere map of the world and 70 full-page maps all with original hand-colour in full and engraved by Peter S. Duval of Philadelphia. Original half red morocco, marbled paper boards, gilt (extremities quite worn). Provenance: with the pencil trials of a young John H williams of Petersville Frederick County on the endpapers. First published by Mitchell in 1846 after having acquired the rights to Henry Schenk Tanner's "New Universal Atlas" from Carey & Hart who had published editions in 1843 and 1844. However Mitchell changed many of the maps, changed the copperplates to lithography, and then issued the atlas at least once a year until 1850, when he sold the rights to Thomas, Cowperthwait & Company. Thereafter the rights were bought and sold several times, with the atlas being published until at least 1860. Catalogued by Kate Hunter.

Seller Inventory # 72lib208

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A New Universal Atlas Containing Maps of the various Empires, Kingdoms, States and Republics of the World.
• Publisher: Philadelphia: S. Augustus Mitchell, 1848.
• Binding: Hardcover
• Seller catalogs:
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