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Mitchell's New General Atlas was a series of American atlases produced by Philadelphia map publisher Samuel Augustus Mitchell and issued in multiple editions from the 1840s through the 1880s. The volumes combined maps of the United States, individual states and territories, and other parts of the world, often with accompanying geographic or statistical information. The series is studied by historians and collectors of nineteenth-century commercial cartography.
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Who published Mitchell's New General Atlas?
Mitchell's New General Atlas was produced by Samuel Augustus Mitchell, a map publisher based in Philadelphia. The atlas appeared in multiple editions from the 1840s through the 1880s.
What maps are included in Mitchell's New General Atlas?
The volumes combine maps of the United States, individual states and territories, and broader geographic regions. The exact contents vary by edition because the atlas was issued repeatedly over several decades.
Why are there different versions of Mitchell's New General Atlas?
It was a series rather than one single unchanged book, with editions issued from the 1840s through the 1880s. Maps could therefore be revised as American boundaries, settlements, transportation routes, and geographic knowledge changed.
Is Mitchell's New General Atlas a modern road atlas?
No, it is a nineteenth-century general atlas designed for geographic reference rather than modern driving navigation. Its maps document the geography and political divisions represented in editions published by Samuel Augustus Mitchell.
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