This map of the world was made by S. Augustus Mitchell in 1872. Mitchell uses bright hand coloring to designate continents and countries. A beautiful ornate border frames this extraordinary map of the world. The mountains and rivers of North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa are shown in individual sections which are surrounded by a inch black and white border. The ancient Roman Empire is illustrated on this detailed, double page map.
Insets show Greece and Italy.
This map is from Johnson's New Illustrated Family Atlas of the World printed in 1870 by A.J. Johnson. Johnson maps are characterized by hand coloring in red and green and distinctive border. This is a beautiful map of both the Eastern and Western Hemispheres colored in vibrant pastels. Details include countries and important cities, rivers, and mountain ranges. Antarctica's coast has barely been explored.