Philadelphia: Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co., 1850. Map. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Image measures 11 7/8" x 14 7/8". A beautiful map of Brazil, from 1850 including Uruguay, Paraguay, and Guiana. Hand colored to show provinces, and relief is shown by hachure. Rivers and cities are labeled. Features two insets, one of Paraguay, and the other showing Environs of Rio Janiero. Both insets also show major roads. Overall, this is an excellent copy of this map, with slight toning to..... More

Philadelphia: S. Augustus Mitchell, 1842. Map. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Sheet measures 25.5" x 34.75. This 1842 case map by Samuel Augustus Mitchell offers a wealth of information about the United States. The centre of the page includes statistical data from 1840 relating to population, manufacturing, canals, exports, railroads, agriculture, mining, rivers, etc. This information is surrounded by 32 maps of major cities. Some of these include Cincinnati, Detroit, New York, Charleston, Washington, New Orleans, Hartford, and Richmond, among..... More

Philadelphia: H. N. Burroughs, 1846. Map. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Image measures 15.75" x 12.5". This map of England shows capitals, cities, towns, railroads and canals. Counties are hand-colored and labeled with text fit into their individual shapes, giving the map a somewhat idiosyncratic look. At the top of the map, a small bit of Scotland appears, uncolored, with Edinburgh labeled in the map's pink border. The Scottish city is flanked on either side by insets showing the environs..... More

Philadelphia: S. Augustus Mitchell, 1844. Map. Wall map on linen with wooden scrolls. 31.5" x 48.75" Large scale map of the eastern United States surrounded with insets of major harbors and towns. Elaborate border design with national coat of arms placed in the each corner contributes to its official quality. Population tables listed in three different insets plus an inset map of the Treaty of 1842, also called Webster-Ashburton Treaty settling a border dispute between Maine and New Brunswick. Large..... More

Philadelphia: S. Augustus Mitchell, 1846. Map. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Image measures 13 7/8" x 11 3/8". Great map of Georgia showing all counties, railroads, major routes and waterways. A table at the bottom of the page lists steam boat routes. Minor overall toning, one small tear to bottom edge and a crease to upper left corner. Samuel Augustus Mitchell Sr. (1792-1868) was one of the leaders in American cartography of the 19th century and pioneered the conversion of..... More

Philadelphia: H. N. Burroughs, 1846. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 11 1/2" x 13 7/8" Detailed 1st edition map of Kentucky divided into counties. Shows towns, waterways, major routes and geographic features. Includes insets showing the Falls of Ohio, the city of Lexington and vicinity, and of Mason and Lewish counties along the Ohio River. A table in the upper right shows steam boat routes from Louisville to Pittsburgh, and Louisville to New Orleans. Samuel Augustus Mitchell Sr..... More

Philadelphia: S. A. Mitchell, 1847. Map. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Image measures 14 7/8" x 12". Excellent map of Maine showing all counties, railroads, major routes and waterways. Two tables at the top of the page list population over time. Small chips to lower margin not affecting the image. From the 1847 edition of Mitchell's seminal New Universal Atlas. This is State XII of this map (Thompson 84). Samuel Augustus Mitchell Sr. (1792-1868) was one of the leaders in..... More

Philadelphia: H. N. Burroughs, 1850. Map. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Image measures 14 5/8" x 11 3/4". Wonderfully graphic and colorful map of Michigan amidst four Great Lakes. The map includes towns and roads, in addition to canals, drawn in blue, and railroads, drawn in orange. A small inset on the left depicts the western part of the state. Beneath the title, two tables list steam boat routes from Detroit to Fort Gratiot and Fort Howard. The map is..... More

Philadelphia: S. Augustus Mitchell, 1848. Map. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Image measures 11.5 x 14.5 inches. This map depicts the state of Pennsylvania divided into counties. The map includes towns and roads, in addition to canals, colored in blue, and railroads, colored in red. An elevation view near the top margin shows the profile of the Pennsylvania Canal and the Columbia Railroad. A table in the lower left lists steam boat routes from Pittsburgh to Louisville, from Philadelphia to..... More

Philadelphia: S. Augustus Mitchell, 1856. Map. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Image measures 11 1/4" x 14 1/4". Beautifully detailed first edition map of South Carolina divided into counties. The map delineates towns, waterways, railroads, and major routes, as explained in a small key at the bottom right. Canals and railroads are marked. Also included are insets of Charleston and a table of distances. The map is in good condition. Samuel Augustus Mitchell Sr. (1792-1868) published this map as part..... More

Philadelphia: S.A. Mitchell, 1888. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 13 1/2" x 21". Sheet measures 15 1/8" x 23 5/8" Detailed antique map of New York City with an inset of the Northern Portion of New York City and County at lower right. Includes part of Brooklyn and part of Jersey City. In excellent condition. Samuel Augustus Mitchell Sr. (1792-1868) was one of the leaders in American cartography of the 19th century and pioneered the conversion of engraved..... More

Philadelphia: Mitchell, Samuel Augustus, 1853. Map. Engraving and lithograph with original hand coloring. Image measures 15.75" x 12.75". Beautiful town plan of Philadelphia. Shows streets, notable buildings and institutions (listed in numbered key), parks, railroad and wards. Small tear bottom center margin, chips along right and left margins and top right corner, none affecting image. Samuel Augustus Mitchell Sr. (1792-1868) was one of the leaders in American cartography of the 19th century and pioneered the conversion of engraved map plates..... More

Philadelphia: H. N. Burroughs, 1846. Map. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Image measures 15.75" x 12.5". This map of the West Indies extends from the southern tip of Florida to the northern coast of South America, and from the western tip of Cuba to Barbados in the east. The index includes capitals, cities, and towns, labeled in a stylized manner that complements the region's scattered arrangement of islands. Above the title is a paragraph describing the region and its constituent..... More