County Map of the State of California by MITCHELL, Samuel Augustus Jr - 1873

Philadelphia: Bradley, 1882. Unbound, colored engraved map, decorative boarder, 22 1/2"x 14 1/2". Normal aging and toning, crease at center fold; overall very good plus. Maps are wrapped with acid free board, or in rigid sleeves. The Mitchell family started to produce atlases in 1846, and continued into the early 1890s. Around 1860, S. Augustus Mitchell Jr. took over, and the atlas would be called Mitchell's New General Atlas. This is an attractive map of California from the 1882 installment. The city of San Francisco is shown in an inset. Will require extra postage. Ristow 311-313 Phillips 907

Philadelphia, 1869. Unbound, colored engraved map, decorative boarder, 14"x 11". Normal aging and toning; overall bright and clean. Maps are wrapped with acid free board, or in rigid sleeves. The Mitchell family started to produce atlases in 1846, and continued into the early 1890s. Around 1860, S. Augustus Mitchell Jr. took over, and the atlas would be called Mitchell's New General Atlas. This is an attractive map of California from the 1869 installment of that atlas. The city of San Francisco is shown in an inset. Ristow 311-313

Philadelphia, 1870. Unbound, colored engraved map, decorative boarder, 14"x 11". Slight aging and toning; overall bright and clean. Maps are wrapped with acid free board, or in rigid sleeves. The Mitchell family started to produce atlases in 1846, and continued into the early 1890s. Around 1860, S. Augustus Mitchell Jr. took over, and the atlas would be called Mitchell's New General Atlas. This is an attractive double page map of California from the 1870 installment of that atlas. The city of San Francisco is shown in an inset. Ristow 311-313

Philadelphia, 1865. Unbound, colored engraved map, decorative boarder, 14"x 11". Slight toning and aging, a few small chips at the edges; overall very bright and clean. Maps are wrapped with acid free board, or in rigid sleeves. The Mitchell family started to produce atlases in 1846, and continued into the early 1890s. Around 1860, S. Augustus Mitchell Jr. took over, and the atlas would be called Mitchell's New General Atlas. This is an extremely attractive map of California from the 1865 installment of that atlas. The city of San Francisco is shown in an inset. Ristow 311-313

Philadelphia: Mitchell, Samuel Augustus Jr., 1872. unbound. Map. Steel engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 21" x 15".<br/> <br/> Beautifully detailed double page map of California divided into early county borders, showing major towns and cities, routes, railroads and waterways. Includes two insets of San Francisco-one the bay and its vicinity and the other a city plan. Chips to margins near centerfold, otherwise in good condition. Plate 55 in margin.<br> <br> Samuel Augustus Mitchell Sr. (1792-1868) was one of the leaders in American cartography of the 19th century and pioneered the conversion of engraved map plates to more affordable lithographic plates. His son, Samuel Augustus Mitchell Jr. continued his father's successful mapmaking and publishing business, and was one of the most prolific and renowned 19th century American publishers.<br/> <br/>