A New Universal Atlas Containing Maps of the Various Empires, Kingdoms, States and Republics of the World. With a Special Map of Each of the United States, Plans of Cities, &c.
Mitchell, S. Augustus.
Philadelphia: Charles Desilver, 1856.
Price:
$2,500.00
About the item
First Desilver edition. Engraved title, frontispiece plate, 76 hand-colored numbered mapsheets, plus unnumbered maps of the Crimea and Baltic. 1 vols. Folio. Modern half green dyed calf and cloth boards, retaining a portion of the original binding as a label on the upper cover, worn at joints and corners. A bit of toning, staining at the lower corner affecting several maps.
Item #378800
S. Augustus Mitchell acquired the publishing rights to Henry Tanner's atlas in 1846 and continued publishing it until 1849. In 1850 the copyright passed to Thomas Cowperthwait & Co. and was subsequently acquired by Charles Desilver in 1856. His 1856 edition "shows many updates from earlier editions, indicating ongoing changes in territorial understanding and mapping precision" (Rumsey).
