Description: Original Antique Hard CoversofMitchell's New School AtlaswithOriginal Title Page1876and an original mappp 30-31XXXI Western Part Russia (Finland & Baltic Provinces) with Denmark, Sweden & Norwayon reverseXXX Great Britain & Irelandshowing the Shetland and Channel Islandswith table of theCounties of Scotland & Ireland Approx. size: 9" x 12" Rare Antiques Great for Framing Samuel Augustus Mitchell (1792-1868) was the most prolific American map publisher of the 19th Century. Originally a school teacher, his frustration with the poor quality of educational maps led him to form his own mapmaking business. In 1830, he purchased the plates and rights to Anthony Finley's New American Atlas (1826) and hired J. H. Young, Finley's chief engraver, to improve and update the plates. He acquired the copyright for Henry S. Tanner's New Universal Atlas (1836) in 1845, and extended the life of the copperplates by having the images transferred to lithographic stone for printing. Mitchell was also a pioneer in the use of steel engraving, employing the technique in the early 1830s, almost 20 years before the general switch to steel was approximately 1850. Mitchell retired in 1860, turning the business over to his son Samuel Augustus Mitchell, Jr. The firm prospered until the 1890s.
Price: 39.95 USD
Location: Bar Harbor, Maine
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Format: Atlas
Year: 1876
Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
Cartographer/Publisher: S. Augustus Mitchell
