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Auction 147, Lot 46
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"The World in Hemispheres. With Other Projections &c. &c.", Mitchell, Samuel Augustus

Subject: World

Period: 1860 (dated)

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Color: Hand Color

Size:
13.1 x 11.2 inches
33.3 x 28.4 cm
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A lovely double hemisphere map with Mitchell's unique floral border. Below the world map are three smaller maps: The World on a Polar Projection; North Polar Region; Land and Water Hemispheres. A comparative diagram of the world's rivers is shown above the maps with the note "Sea of Uniamezi Probable Source of the Nile." Engraved by W. Williams. A Time Table Indicating the Difference in Time Between the Principal Cities of the World... appears on verso.

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Condition: A

A hint of toning along sheet's edges.

Estimate: $100 - $130

Unsold

Closed on 11/20/2013

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