Asia Continent Ottoman Empire India Russia China Japan Korea 1872 Mitchell map

Map of Asia Showing Its Gt. Political Divisions and also the Various Routes of Travel Between Long & India, China, & Japan &c.;

(Asia, Ottoman Empire, Arabian Peninsula, Persia, Iran, Afghanistan, Balochistan, China, Russia, India, Southeast Asia, Korea, Japan).

Issued c. 1872, 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, 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.

[R21490].