- Title: County Map of Texas
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Author: Samuel Augustus Mitchell
- Date: 1872
- Condition: Age related toning, flawless untouched example
- Inches: 13 1/2 x 10 5/8 [Paper]
- Centimeters: 34.29 x 26.98 [Paper]
- Product ID: 308496
A highly detailed map of Texas, vividly colored by county, featuring an inset of the Galveston area. The state's expansive western region remains largely defined by the vast counties of Young, Bexar, El Paso, and Presidio. Notable annotations highlight the presence of the Llano Estacado in the west. This is an outstanding regional map representative of the era.
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 height, the Mitchells’ company may have had as many as 250 employees and sold over 400,000 publications annually.