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Western Hemisphere (and) Eastern Hemisphere.

  • ARTIST: Samuel Augustus Mitchell

  • PUBLISHER: Published by S. Augustus Mitchell, Philadelphia.

  • MEDIUM: Stone engraving,

    DATE: 1877-78.

  • EDITION SIZE: Image size for each 14 x 10 1/16" (35.5 x 25.5 cm).

  • DESCRIPTION: A handsome pair of maps that appeared in Mitchell's "New General Atlas." Comparative heights of the mountains and length of rivers are found above each hemisphere. Below the Western Hemisphere are polar projections. Below the eastern Hemisphere are two projections, one showing the greatest mass of water The other, the greatest mass of land. Each is surrounded by Mitchell's classic grape vine border.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO:

  • CONDITION: Both are in very good condition and color.

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  • CATEGORIES: Maps