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Title: A New Universal Atlas Containing Maps of the various Empires, Kingdoms, States and Republics of the World with a special Map of each of the United States, plans of Cities &c. Comprehended in seventy five sheets and forming a series of One Hundred and Twenty Nine Maps, Plans and Sections Author: Mitchell, [Samuel Augustus] Place: Philadelphia Publisher: Cowperthwait, Desilver & Butler Date: 1855 Description: 71 (of 72) hand-colored copper-engraved maps (3 double-page maps: U.S., New York & Europe), plus insets; a hand-colored copper-engraved frontispiece of mountains and rivers; and a chromolithographed pictorial title page; chromolithographed decorative borders and lettering on Table of Contents page. Lacking the final plate, a chart of the Heights of Mountains and Lengths of Rivers, appears to have never been present. (Folio) 17¼x14, half calf & marbled boards, gilt-lettered & tooled morocco cover label. Contains 32 maps of the United States, including the various states, many with insets of cities; a separate plan of Washington DC. Plus other full-page maps of South America and its regions, Europe and its various states, Asia, Africa, Oceana, and etc. Phillips Atlases 807 (citing 1852 edition). Lot Amendments Condition: Boards detached and worn, leather backstrip detached and worn but present; title page, contents leaf and a few maps (map plates 1-6) detached, some browning at page edges, a few maps with short marginal tears, not affecting images; maps overall very good. Item number: 206816