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Striking early example of this detailed map of region, colored by counties. Shows towns, roads, railroads and rivers. SA Mitchell was one of the most prolific American Cartographers of the 19th Century. His work was well regarded for its excellent engraving and fine attention to detail.
Samuel Augustus Mitchell Jr. inherited the Mitchell Company from his father in 1860. For over thirty years, the company had specialized in the production of school atlases and wall maps of America. They were one of the pioneers on engraving on steel plates. In 1860, Samuel Jr. released the New General Atlas, which had been compiled in house and replaced a previous atlas by Tanner. The elder Mitchell died in 1868 and Samuel Jr. continued the business until the 1890s. At its height, the Mitchell Company employed 250 people and sold 400,000 publications annually.
