Maps of Ancestry is excited to announce a new addition to our map offerings: the 1860 edition of Mitchell's New General Atlas. In this year, Abraham Lincoln was elected as the nation’s 16th president; and, as this was the eve of the Civil War, Mitchell's 1860 Atlas shows America as it looked, as soldiers from the Union and Confederacy took up arms in defense of their beliefs.
In 1860, S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. took over the publishing company that was founded by his father. In his first year he published the first edition of Mitchell's New General Atlas. The hand colored maps in this edition are considered to be some of the finest and most detailed maps of the 19th century. The images were engraved on steel plates and then transferred to lithographic stones. The maps were then printed in black and white. Once printed, Mitchell employed talented artists who hand colored the maps that became part of his atlases.
We were able to obtain an original atlas with exceptional color clarity, to reproduce the maps that we now have in inventory. The maps from west of the Mississippi are especially interesting, as they show the growth and evolution of the United States. Maps from the rest of the world are also unique in that they capture a snapshot of countries and regions that look much different from today’s maps.
Mitchell’s trademark floral borders make these maps extremely desirable for framing and display. Each of the maps from this Atlas is now available either flat or as matted and framed wall art. A hardcover reproduction of the entire atlas is also being offered. In addition to 76 maps, the book also contains 26 pages of geological, statistical, and general information of the known world in 1860.
In 1860, S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. took over the publishing company that was founded by his father. In his first year he published the first edition of Mitchell's New General Atlas. The hand colored maps in this edition are considered to be some of the finest and most detailed maps of the 19th century. The images were engraved on steel plates and then transferred to lithographic stones. The maps were then printed in black and white. Once printed, Mitchell employed talented artists who hand colored the maps that became part of his atlases.
We were able to obtain an original atlas with exceptional color clarity, to reproduce the maps that we now have in inventory. The maps from west of the Mississippi are especially interesting, as they show the growth and evolution of the United States. Maps from the rest of the world are also unique in that they capture a snapshot of countries and regions that look much different from today’s maps.
Mitchell’s trademark floral borders make these maps extremely desirable for framing and display. Each of the maps from this Atlas is now available either flat or as matted and framed wall art. A hardcover reproduction of the entire atlas is also being offered. In addition to 76 maps, the book also contains 26 pages of geological, statistical, and general information of the known world in 1860.
[MA 1] The World - Eastern and Western Hemisphere
[MA 2] The World - Mercator's Projection
[MA 3] North America
[MA 4 - 5] Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Cape Breton, and Prince Edward's Islands with City and Harbor of Halifax Inset
[MA 6 - 7] Canada East with Environs of Montreal Inset
[MA 8] Canada West
[MA 9 - 10] United States and Territories (Double Map) with Island of Newfoundland Inset
[MA 11 - 12] Maine with Portland Harbor and Vicinity Inset
[MA 13 - 15] New York, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut (Double Map) with Harbor and Vicinity of New York and Harbor and Vicinity of Boston Insets
[MA 16] Plan of New York City (and more)
[MA 17] Plan of the City of Boston
[MA 18 - 20] Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, and Delaware with Vicinity of Philadelphia and Vicinity of Baltimore Insets
[MA 21] Plan of the City of Philadelphia
[MA 22] Plan of the city of Baltimore
[MA 23] Virginia and North Carolina
[MA 24] Kentucky and Tennessee
[MA 25] Georgia and Alabama
[MA 26 - 27] South Carolina and Florida with Harbor of Charleston Inset
[MA 28] Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas
[MA 29 - 30] Texas with Vicinity of Galveston Inset
[MA 31] Ohio and Indiana
[MA 32] Plan of Cincinnati
[MA 33] Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas
[MA 34] Michigan and Wisconsin
[MA 35] Minnesota and Dacotah Territories
[MA 36] Oregon, Washington Territory, and British Columbia
[MA 37 - 39] California, Utah Territory, New Mexico Territory, Arizona with Map of the Settlements in the Valley of the Great Salt Lake Country, Utah, and Harbor of San Francisco Insets
[MA 40 - 44] Mexico, Central America, and West Indies (Double Map) with Island of Cuba, Island of Jamica, Bermuda Islands, and Route of the Panama Railroad Insets
[MA 45 - 46] South America with Map of the Proposed Atrato Canal Route to Connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans Inset
[MA 47 - 49] New Grenada, Venezuela, and Guiana; Equador and Peru; and Argentine Confederation
[MA 50 - 54] Brazil with Harbor of Rio Janeiro, and Harbor of Bahia Insets and with Chili with Island of Juan Fernandez Inset
[MA 55] Europe
[MA 56 - 58] Russia in Europe, Sweden, and Norway with Denmark, Holland, and Belgium Insets
[MA 59 - 61] France, Spain, and Portugal with Switzerland in Cantons and Island of Corsica Insets
[MA 62] England and Whales
[MA 63 - 65] Scotland with Shetland Islands Inset and Ireland in Provinces and Counties
[MA 66] Ireland
[MA 67 - 68] Austrian Empire, Italian States, Turkey in Europe, and Greece with Maltese Islands Inset
[MA 69] Asia Showing its Political Divisions and also the Various Routes of Travel Between London and India, China and Japan, Etc.
[MA 70 - 71] Persia, Turkey in Asia, Afghanistan, and Beloochistan with Palestine or the Holy Land Inset
[MA 72] Hindoostan, Farther India, China, and Tibet
[MA 73 - 74] Oceanica, Exhibiting its Various Divisions, Island Groups, Etc. with Map of the Sandwich Islands Inset
[MA 75 - 76] Africa Showing its Most Recent Discoveries with Island of St. Helena Inset
