Agustus Mitchell (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. folio red boards are worn as is leather spine Colorized Maps all good to vg except state of Ny is frayed at bottom.

Quarter Leather. Condition: Very good. The 1855 Mitchell's Universal Atlas, published by Cowperthwait, Desilver & Butler, in Philadelphia. (illustrator). First Edition, Early Issue. Folio, [74 plates]. Three-quarter polished red morocco, marbled boards, title in gilt on label affixed to front panel. Measures 17" x 14". Front hinge reinforced, donation bookplate on front endpaper. Faint damp stain to front and rear endpaper, no impact to maps. Occasional toning to plates, faint spotting to a few plates, a bright example. This work is complete with 71 hand colored lithographed maps, with three double page maps, for a total of 74 plates. Includes a city plan of Washington, D.C. Frontispiece map of the "Lengths of the Principal Rivers in the World." This work is an early issue of the 1855 Mitchell's Atlas, with Pierce County, Minnesota (Plate 35), before it was divided into Pierce, Davis, and Renville Counties. Includes the Arkansas population map, not the table of steamboat routes. Lacking the "New Map of Nebraska, Kansas, New Mexico, and Indian Territories," which follows Plate 37 in the first issue. (Philips Atlases 6118).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. leather spine and corners very tight boards show wear but solid and tight.

This map was produced by S. Augustus Mitchell in 1875 for his New General Atlas. This map shows Mitchells traditional grape vine border, characteristic pastel coloring and abundant details of geographical features. Counties are distinguished by different colors. Wagon trails and major routes of transport are also shown. These 1875 maps offer a fascinating perspective of areas that have since undergone significant growth and change, in addition to their value as great examples of Mitchell's work. This map measures 11.5 inches by 10.5 inches.