Description: 1839 Antique Original Mitchell Map №18Europe :Austrian & Ottoman Empires,Italian & German StatesRussia & Crimea This map comes fromMitchell's School AtlasDesigned to AccompanyMitchell's School & Family Geography 1848Thomas, Cowperthwait & CompanyPhiladelphiaThis map states it was:"Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1839 by S. Augustus Mitchell in the Clerk's Office in the District Court of Connecticut." (The atlas cover and title page are not part of the sale but are for documentation of the map's origin.) Samuel Augustus Mitchell (1790-1868)Samuel Augustus Mitchell was a renown American geographer. Born in Connecticut he worked as a geography teacher but soon realizing there were only poor quality geographical resources available to teachers he turned to publishing. He moved to Philadelphia, a major center for publishing at the time, around 1830 and founded his company. It becoming one of the leading map and atlas publishers of the nineteenth century. His son S. Augustus Mitchell become owner in 1860. Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co. An American publishing company based in Philadelphia. They were part of the flowering of American atlas and map publishing in the early to mid-nineteenth century. Originally a school publisher, they expanded to sell many geographic materials and published many famous works. A great addition to any collection ofantiquesmapshistoryeducational history***Great for FramingLarge margins It has a very rich patina that would frame up with an antique quality.Approximate Size: 9" x 11 3/4"
Price: 19.95 USD
Location: Bar Harbor, Maine
End Time: 2024-10-24T20:10:00.000Z
Shipping Cost: 5.95 USD
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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
Engraver: J. H. Young
Format: Atlas Map
Printing Technique: Steel Engraved
Year: 1839
State: Bavaria
Cartographer/Publisher: Samuel Augustus Mitchell
Publisher: Tomas, Cowperthwait & Co.
Country/Region: Austria, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Prussia, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey
