NEW UNIV ATLAS-1848-117 maps on 72 hand colored lithos
Title page reads: NEW UNIV ATLAS-1848-117 maps on 72 hand colored lithos though it actually contains 118 maps on 73 hand colored lithos. It includes the extra unpaginated and unlisted Oregon and Upper California map that was not listed in the contents page. It is located between plate #35 and #36. January 24th, 1848 was the start of the of the California Gold rush. · Provenance: A NEW UNIVERSAL ATLAS CONTAINING MAPS OF THE VARIOUS EMPIRES KINGDOMS, STATES AND REPUBLICS OF THE WORLD. By Mitchell, S. Augustus. About this Item: S. Augustus Mitchell, Philadelphia, 1848. Hardcover. Condition: VG. Early Edition. 3/4 Red Morocco leather and Green Marbled paper over boards, large red morocco/gilt label elaborately decorated/tooled on front cover. With a special map of each of the United States, plans of cities & comprehended in seventy sheets and forming a series of 118 maps, plans and sections on 73 hand colored lithographic plates. (17 1/2 X 14 1/4"). Spine rebacked probably in the last 50 years or so in leather, leather area along joints still original, replaced blank end pages. Light extremity wear/rubbing, minor small edge/corner chipping/scrapes and light minor occasional foxing/tanning. Minor bowing to rear board foredge. Plates are bright with a barely noticeable touch of foxing here and there. ; hand colored Illustrations; Folio; 73 pages.
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Title page reads: NEW UNIV ATLAS-1848-117 maps on 72 hand colored lithos though it actually contains 118 maps on 73 hand colored lithos. It includes the extra unpaginated and unlisted Oregon and Upper California map that was not listed in the contents page. It is located between plate #35 and #36. January 24th, 1848 was the start of the of the California Gold rush. · Provenance: A NEW UNIVERSAL ATLAS CONTAINING MAPS OF THE VARIOUS EMPIRES KINGDOMS, STATES AND REPUBLICS OF THE WORLD. By Mitchell, S. Augustus. About this Item: S. Augustus Mitchell, Philadelphia, 1848. Hardcover. Condition: VG. Early Edition. 3/4 Red Morocco leather and Green Marbled paper over boards, large red morocco/gilt label elaborately decorated/tooled on front cover. With a special map of each of the United States, plans of cities & comprehended in seventy sheets and forming a series of 118 maps, plans and sections on 73 hand colored lithographic plates. (17 1/2 X 14 1/4"). Spine rebacked probably in the last 50 years or so in leather, leather area along joints still original, replaced blank end pages. Light extremity wear/rubbing, minor small edge/corner chipping/scrapes and light minor occasional foxing/tanning. Minor bowing to rear board foredge. Plates are bright with a barely noticeable touch of foxing here and there. ; hand colored Illustrations; Folio; 73 pages.
Shipping: Domestic: Flat-rate of $30.00 to anywhere within the contiguous U.S. International: Foreign shipping rates are determined by destination. Combined Shipping: Please ask about combined shipping for multiple lots before bidding. Location: This item ships from New York.
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