1874 Antique Mitchell County Map of Georgia Alabama GA

Title: County Map of Georgia and Alabama

Date: 1867

Medium: Steel Plate Engraving [with Lithography Transfer]

Color: Original Hand Color

Dimensions:  image (34.3 x 53.3 cm or 13 1/2 x 21 inch); paper (38.7 x 59.7 cm or 15 1/4 x 23 1/2 inch)

Credits: S Augustus Mitchell Jr. (cartographer/publisher), Plate No. 32 from Mitchell’s New General Atlas

Condition:

     The map is in excellent condition (i.e., strong and bright paper, clear and clean image, original wide margins, vivid colors, never framed, no bend,  and slight but even age toning - note the excellent condition along the edge of margin for instance). It was printed on high quality heavy wove paper with a blank verso. The map is nearly flawless with two tiny tears (< 1/2 inch) at bottom margin.

Description:

       This beautiful and originally hand colored county map of States of Georgia and Alabama (with grape vine border and insets of Savannah, and Atlanta) was from Mitchell’s New General Atlas published by Samuel Augustus Mitchell Jr. [a noted American Map publisher] in 1874 with a copyright entry date of 1872 on the map as well. Very nicely configured and newly updated [with a doubling the size of the corresponding map of the earlier atlas], the map is showing the detailed routes of transportation, and settlements, each county is nicely delineated with different color. Mitchell Jr. took over this part of his father’s business and started to publish this series of General Atlas in 1861 and updating and re-issuing the same atlas many times for the next 20 years or so.  It is thus interesting to collect them all to show the progression of geographic knowledge and changing of political divide of the region.

      It will be carefully packaged flat and shipped with insurance (included in the flat shipping and handling fee) for domestic address or airmail for international address. Please note the low starting price with no reserve for this very good collector's item [especially in such nice condition]. Happy bidding!

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