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SAMUEL AUGUSTUS MITCHELL JR (1790 - 1868)

MAP OF HINDOOSTAN, FARTHER INDIA, CHINA AND TIBET, 1860


Estimate: Rs 15,000-Rs 20,000 ( $195-$260 )


Map of Hindoostan, Farther India, China and Tibet

1860

Original hand-coloured engraving on paper

11.5 x 14 in (29.5 x 35.6 cm)


Original hand coloured map engraved by W Williams with outlines in hand and decorative border, Brought out in Mitchell's new General Atlas, 1860, this beautiful map of the Indian Subcontinent, with decorative floral borders extends up to South East Asia, showing roads, towns, rivers mountains etc.

"Samuel Augustus Mitchell (1790, Bristol, Connecticut - December 20, 1868, Philadelphia) was an American geographer. He was born in Connecticut. Mitchell worked as a teacher before turning to publishing geography textbooks and maps. He became involved in geography after teaching and realizing that there were so many poor-quality geographical resources available to teachers. He moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in either 1829 or 1830. He was in Philadelphia when he founded his company. His son, S. Augustus Mitchell, became owner in 1860. Their publications covered all genres of geography: maps, travel guides, textbooks, and more." (Source: Wikipedia)

This work will be shipped unframed

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