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.