South America Brazil Peru Argentina Chile Venezuela Ecuador c. 1848 Mitchell map February 2019 gilt cover still mostly clean

gilt cover still mostly clean and pleasantly reflective although embossed relief designs are scuffed

Issued Philadelphia

Scenes in Germany)

Fine and uncommon antique "vue d'optique" print

With 1879 owners inscription on rear cover pastedown

South America Brazil Peru Argentina Chile Venezuela Ecuador c. 1848 Mitchell map February 2019 gilt cover still mostly cleanSouth America. (Old Maps, 19th Century Maps, South America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guyana, Suriname, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile). Issued 1848, Philadelphia by S. A. Mitchell. Lovely 19th century engraved and lithographed 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. There are several variant issues of this map