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County Map of the States of New York, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut with insets of Harbor and Vicinity of Boston and Harbor and Vicinity of New York: the New Universal Atlas.
by S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Langley, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia:: S. Augustus Mitchell,, 1860.. First edition. Near Fine. A Near Fine original hand-colored lithograph. Folio (23 x 15.5 inches). Double page image, center fold crease, with slight binding tape stain. Chipping to corners and bottom edge. Elegantly French-matted in a neutral archival mat sized to 27.5 x 20 inches) A fine and decorative pre-Civil War Map from one of America's most prolific atlas publishing firms of the nineteenth century; Samuel Augustus Mitchell, (Connecticut 1792-1868), and his son S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. Drawn and engraved by W. Williams, this map is from the first edition of the popular New Universal Atlas which characterized by the fine topographical detail of the charted territory here heightened with rich watercolor, all surrounded by an embellished floral border. Single sheet matted in rag board
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- Bookseller
- Lowry-James Rare Prints & Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6985
- Title
- County Map of the States of New York, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut with insets of Harbor and Vicinity of Boston and Harbor and Vicinity of New York
- Author
- S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- S. Augustus Mitchell,
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia:
- Date Published
- 1860.
- Keywords
- Samuel Augustus Mitchell, Jr. COUNTY MAP OF THE STATES OF NEW YORK, NEW HAMPSHIRE, VERMONT, MASSACHUSETTS, RHODE ISLAND AND CONNECTICUT WITH INSETS OF HARBOR AND VICINITY OF BOSTON hand-colored lithograph THE NEW UNIVERSAL ATLAS. 19th Century Atlas W. Wi
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About the Seller
Lowry-James Rare Prints & Books
Biblio member since 2006
Langley, Washington
About Lowry-James Rare Prints & Books
Established in 1986, Lowry-James Rare Prints & Books features original engravings and lithographs from the 17th through the 19th Centuries including original work by John James Audubon, early Natural History Prints, Botany and Horticulture, Maps and Cartography.
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