Historic Map - Uruguay - Mitchell 1846 - Vintage Wall Art

Old South America Map - Chili, La Plata, Uruguay - Mitchell 1846 - This is an exquisite full-color Reproduction printed on gloss paper or art paper.
The following towns are featured: inset map of Southern Patagonia. This is from the first edition and has Carey and Hart borders and is Ristow's second 1846 issue. The first issue by Mitchell alone, without Tanner's name on the title page. Tanner issued this atlas first in 1836 with engraved maps, then it was taken over by Carey and Hart in 1843 and converted by them to lithographic maps in 1845. In 1846 Mitchell took over the publishing of this atlas and continued until 1849, after which it was published until 1860 by Thomas, Cowperthwait and then Charles DeSilver. This atlas is important in American printing history in that it was the first American atlas to be converted from engraved map plates to lithographic map plates - greatly reducing the cost of production and thus making the book made widely affordable by the general public. The maps are in full color.
This Map is Situated in: Continent of South America.
SKU: ITCH0011
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