Africa Continent 1881 Mitchell large hand color map
Brian DiMambro- Antiquarian Books, Maps & PrintsAfrica.
(Old Maps, 19th Century Maps, Americana, Africa, Continent, Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Abyssinia, Ethiopia, Somalia, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Dahomey, Congo, South Africa, Cape Colony, Boer Republics, Madagascar, St. Helena's, Mozambique).
Issued 1881, Philadelphia by S.A. Mitchell.
Fine 19th century engraved (lithographed) map, with original hand color. Mitchell maps of this mid-century era were issued with a range of variant decorative borders.
Attractive example, pleasing age patina, overall clean, any minor age flaws easy to overlook or forgive.
Original center fold as issued.
Sheet Measures c. 15 1/4" H x 25" W.
Engraved Area Measures c. 13 3/4" H x 22" W.
Cartographic Reference(s):
Reps, American Maps and Mapmakers, p. 313.
Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers, vol. 4, pp. 260.
[R28654].