Author: Samuel Augustus Mitchell

Map of the World on the Mercator Projection, Exhibiting the American Continent at its Centre (1864)

A fine example of Mitchell’s 1864 map of the World on Mercator Projection. The American continent is presented at the center of the map. Shows the routes of important explorers including Cook, the Us Exploring expedition, the Resolution, Ross, Gore and Clark. In Africa, Lake Victoria makes one of its first appearances in an American map but is labeled, simply, “Inner Sea”. This represents an update from the 1860 version despite the fact that the copyright has not been changed. Antarctica is depicted only in the most fragmentary way, referencing the world of the U. S. Exploring Expedition as well as Cook’s discoveries. One of the most attractive American atlas maps of the world to appear in the mid 19th century. Features the floral border typical of Mitchell maps from the 1860-65 period. Prepared by S. A. Mitchell for inclusion in the 1864 issue of Mitchell’s New General Atlas . Dated and copyrighted, “Entered according to Act of Congress in the Year 1860 by S. A. Mitchell Jr. in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the U.S. for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

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