1864 Mitchell Map Quebec Canada (1 results)
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Seller: Geographicus Rare Antique Maps, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.Geographicus Rare Antique Maps
Contact seller4-star sellerVery good condition. Blank on verso. Size 10.75 x 13.5 Inches. A beautiful example of S. A. Mitchell Jr.'s 1864 map of Canada East, or as it is now known, Quebec. Detailed to the county level with special attention both political and geographic elements. Notes important river systems, railways, canals, and cities. An inset map i…n the lower right quadrant depicts Montreal and environs. One of the most attractive American atlas maps of this region to appear in the mid 19th century. Features the floral border typical of Mitchell maps from the 1860-65 period. Prepared by S. A. Mitchell for inclusion as plate no. 6 in the 1864 issue of Mitchell's New General Atlas . Dated and copyrighted, 'Entered according to Act of Congress in the Year 1860 by S. Augustus Mitchell in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the U.S. for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. References: Rumsey 0565.005 (1860 edition). Phillips (Atlases) 831-5. New York Public Library, Map Division, 1510794.
