1869 · Philadelphia
by Mitchell, Samuel Augustus Jr
Philadelphia, 1869. Unbound, colored engraved map, decorative boarder, 22 1/2"x 14 1/2". Slight toning, a little staining in margins, slight darkening in bottom part of crease at center fold; overall bright and clear and in very good shape. Maps are wrapped with acid free board, or in rigid sleeves. The Mitchell family started to produce atlases in 1846, and continued into the early 1890s. Around 1860, S. Augustus Mitchell Jr. took over, and the atlas would be called Mitchell's New General Atlas. This is one of the more colorful and attractive maps of Texas from the 1869 installment of that atlas. The city of Galveston is highlighted in an inset. Ristow 311-313 (Inventory #: 101081)