France in Departments Paris Marseilles Orleans 1848 Cowperthwait Mitchell map Prague Fine large format late 19th

Fine large format late 19th century lithographed map with original hand color

so one consecutive year of issues

Splendid period 1/2 grained morocco leather

18 3/4" x 19"

Note the apocryphal hook shape given to Lake Torrens in South Australia

France in Departments Paris Marseilles Orleans 1848 Cowperthwait Mitchell map Prague Fine large format late 19thFrance. (Old Maps, 19th Century Maps, Europe, France, Paris, Corsica, Marseilles, Orleans, Dijon, Toulouse, Nice, Bordeaux, Rouen). Issued 1848, Philadelphia by Cowperthwaite for 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. Nice looking example, clean and fresh, pleasing age patina, any small age