A New Universal Atlas: Empires, Kingdoms, States and Republics of the World. With a special Map of each of the United States, plans of Cities, &c.

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Title continues: "Comprehended in seventy five sheets and forming a series of One Hundred and Twenty Nine Maps Plans and Sections." A better-than-average copy of a rare atlas, the focus of which is primarily the United States. First published by Augustus Mitchell in 1846, after he acquired the rights to Henry Schenk Tanner's "New Universal Atlas" from Carey & Hart. Mitchell changed many of the maps, changed the copperplates to lithographs and issued the atlas at least once a year until 1850 when he sold the rights to Thomas, Cowperthwait & Company. Afterwards the rights were bought and sold several times, the atlas being published until at least 1860. Show more