1854 Mitchell Map Prussia (1 results)

Very good condition. Blank on verso. Size 12.5 x 15 Inches. A fine example of Thomas Cowperthwait and S. A. Mitchell's 1854 map of Prussia. The whole is engraved in Mitchell's distinctive style with green border work and vivid pastels. Political and topographical features are noted and color coded with elevation rendered by hachure. Prussia stretches across the map from Bas Rhin moving eastward, including Brandenburg and Saxony, to East Prussia. In the upper right quadrant, there is an inset detailing the Environs of Berlin. This map was prepared by S. A. Mitchell for publication by the Philadelphia firm of Thomas Cowperthwait & Co. as plate no. 54 in the 1854 edition of Mitchell's New General Atlas . Dated and copyrighted, 'Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1850 by Thomas Cowperthwait & Co. in the Clerk's office of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. References: Rumsey 0537.072 (1846 edition). Phillips (Atlases) 814.…