In 1860, Augustus Mitchell Jr. printed one of the
world's most accurate and artistic atlases. This reproduction of Mitchell's
New General Atlas restores all 76 maps from the original plus its 26 pages
of geological, statistical, and geographic information from 1860. Included are intriguing
looks at the political boundaries of the United States at the outbreak of the
Civil War, as well as maps of other countries and regions that look vastly
different today. In the nineteenth century, American citizens would routinely
purchase a new map or atlas every year or two, as these physical documents were
the only way to learn geography. The
beautiful floral-bordered maps in this atlas were designed by the finest cartographers of
this pivotal era in human history. Engraved on steel plates, printed in black and
white, and hand-colored by artists, they continue to inspire wonder and awe.