Mexico Central America Hawaii Jamaica Panama Railroad Bermuda 1870 Mitchell map
Mexico Central America Hawaii Jamaica Panama Railroad Bermuda 1870 Mitchell map Mexico Central America Hawaii Jamaica Panama Railroad Bermuda 1870 Mitchell map Mexico Central America Hawaii Jamaica Panama Railroad Bermuda 1870 Mitchell map Mexico Central America Hawaii Jamaica Panama Railroad Bermuda 1870 Mitchell map Mexico Central America Hawaii Jamaica Panama Railroad Bermuda 1870 Mitchell map Mexico Central America Hawaii Jamaica Panama Railroad Bermuda 1870 Mitchell map
$ 125.00

Map of Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies.

(Old Maps, 19th Century Maps, North America, Mexico, Central America, Caribbean Islands, Hawaii, Jamaica, Cuba, Bahamas, Bermuda, Panama, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Dominican Republic).

Issued 1870, Philadelphia by S.A. Mitchell.

Fine oversize 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.

The more desirable state of the map (there are several) with the large detailed inset of "Sandwich Islands Discovered by Capt. Cook in 1778" at lower left below Jamaica island. Top right has insets of Bermuda Islands and the proposed Panama Railroad.

Nice looking example, pleasing age patina, any minor age flaws easy to overlook or forgive.

Original center fold as issued.

Sheet Measures c. 12 1/2"H x 23" W.

Engraved Area Measures c. 10 1/2" H x 21" W.

Cartographic Reference(s):

Reps, American Maps and Mapmakers, p. 313.

Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers, vol. 4, pp. 260.

[R23162].