County Map Of The State of Maine: Mitchell, 1881

Title: County Map Of The State of Maine Author: S. Augustus Mitchell Date: 1881 Condition: Very Good Plus - age toning, foxing, original hand color Inches: 10 3/4 x  13 1/2 [Image] Centimeters: 27.30 x 34.29 [Image] Product ID: 308426 Detailed map of the State of Maine, hand-colored by county and depicting towns, counties, townships, post offices, depots, rivers, railroads, and numerous additional features. Background on Creator Samuel Augustus Mitchell came to dominate the Philadelphia mapmaking market in the 1840s by entering into a partnership with the map draftsman James H. Young and then by absorbing the mapmaking firms of Anthony Finley (1784-1836) and Henry S. Tanner (1786-1858). Like his competitor Alvin Johnson, Mitchell was quick to adopt the technological innovation of lithography in his printing and established himself as the foremost American map publisher of his day. In 1860, he was succeeded by his son, Samuel Augustus Mitchell, Jr. (1826-1882). At its hei