New Map of Palestine or the Holy Land. Mitchell, c1879.

by Mitchell, Samuel Augustus/ S.Augustus

Beautiful antique map with enlarged Modern Jerusalem c1879. This map has subtle pale colour-printing differentiating the regions, and contemporary deeper tone highlighting the separation of Galilee, Samaria, Judea and Idumea from Syria, Bashan and Perea.

Original fine map, colour-printed and finished by hand. Constructed and engraved in Philadelphia by W.H. Gamble, and Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1879 by S. Augustus Mitchell in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington. (Reverse side map is Hindoostan, Farther India, China, and Tibet, in the same style, date and source, but constructed and engraved by W. Williams, Philadelphia).

From 1860, S. Augustus Mitchell succeeded his father Samuel Augustus Mitchell, in publishing Mitchell's New General Atlas. The decorative foliage scrolling around the border of the map, was a tradition that was begun in 1855 by the Colton family of mapmakers.

This map is in good condition except for slight damage along the left (binding) edge of the page. One price for both maps)
To the outside edge of the decorative border measures 295 x 365 mm (11.7/8 x 14.3/8 inches). Page size is 320 x 385 mm (12.1/2 x 15.1/8 inches).