One of the most difficult to find atlas maps issued by S. A. Mitchell Jr.  From the first edition (1860) of Mitchell’s  Mitchell’s New General Atlas , depicts a unified Virginia with North Carolina.  Includes parts of Kentucky, Tennessee, Maryland, Georgia, South Carolina and Delaware.  Denotes both political and geographical details including roads and proposed railroads.  One of the most attractive American atlas maps of this region to appear in the mid 19th century.  Features the floral border typical of Mitchell maps from the 1860-65 period. Prepared by W. Williams for inclusion as plate no. 23 in the 1860 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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