Russia, Tartaria and China, Original Map by Mitchell, 1849 Bethany Beach Picturesque America was a popular

Picturesque America was a popular two-volume publication that provided a glimpse of 19th-century America through its illustrations

Dimensions: 9

Dimensions: 18 x 24”

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Russia, Tartaria and China, Original Map by Mitchell, 1849 Bethany Beach Picturesque America was a popularOriginal engraving from the New Universal Atlas published by Mitchell in 1849. This was the last edition prior to selling the plates and rights to the atlas to Thomas Cowperthwait in 1850. Map features vivid pastels illustrating the Ural Mountains and the Caspian Sea eastward as far as Siberia, Kamtschatka and Japan. Extends south to include Korea, Mongolia, and much of northern China. The lower left inset map details the region between the Black Sea