Indian British Raj Southeast Asia Tibet China Qing Empire 1866 Mitchell map
Brian DiMambro- Antiquarian Books, Maps & PrintsMap of Hindoostan, Farther India, China, and Tibet.
(Asia, India, British Raj, Southeast Asia, Tibet, China, Qing Empire, Siam, Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Vietnam).
Issued c. 1866, Philadelphia by S.A. Mitchell.
19th century engraved map, with original hand color. Mitchell maps of this mid-century era were issued with a range of color as well as variant decorative borders.
Nice looking example, pleasing age patina, light old damp staining down left side and across bottom blank margins, any minor age flaws easy to overlook or forgive.
Sheet Measures c. 12 1/2" H x 15 1/4" W.
Engraved Area Measures c. 10 1/2" H x 13 1/2" W.
Cartographic Reference(s):
Reps, American Maps and Mapmakers, p. 313.
Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers, vol. 4, pp. 260.
[R24420].