1854 mitchell map pacific ocean (1 Ergebnisse)

Very good. Overall age toning. Minor spotting at places. Top margin cut off. Size 13 x 16 Inches. This is a fine example of Thomas Cowperthwait and S. A. Mitchell's 1854 map of the Pacific, Polynesia, and Australia. Centered on the Sandwich or Hawaiian Islands, this map covers the entirety of the pacific Basin from the Aleutian Islands to New eland and the Straits of Magellan, and from Sumatra to the coasts of America. Mitchell identifies many of the Polynesian, Micronesian, and Melanesian Islands as well as, Japan, Korea, and Alaska. Noteworthy remarks on the lands and peoples of Oceania appear in the lower right quadrant under the title. In the lower left quadrant part of the Antarctica is detailed along with the track of the 1840 U.S. Exploring Expedition in this region. The whole is engraved in Mitchell's distinctive style with green border work and vivid pastels. Political and topographical features are noted and color coded with elevation rendered by hachure. This map was prepared by S. A. Mitchell for publication as plate no. 73 by the Philadelphia firm of Thomas Cowperthwait and Co. in the 1854 edition of Mitchell's New General Atlas . Dated and copyrighted, 'Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1850 by Thomas Cowperthwait and Co. in the Clerk's office of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. References: Rumsey 0537.071 (1846 edition). Phillips (Atlases) 814.