Map of the American Republic by Samuel Augustus Mitchell, 1800s, Set of 2

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Samuel Augustus Mitchell
A Route-Book. Adapted to Mitchell’s National Map of the American Republic
c. mid-19th century
A handbook for … Read more Samuel Augustus Mitchell
A Route-Book. Adapted to Mitchell’s National Map of the American Republic
c. mid-19th century
A handbook for the restless 19th-century traveler.
This compact volume, accompanied by a richly hand-colored fold-out map, captures the momentum of a nation in expansion — railroads, rivers, and roads traced across a republic in motion. Both practical and evocative, it reflects a moment when geography, infrastructure, and ambition converged into a new vision of mobility.
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Author: Samuel Augustus Mitchell (1792–1868) – American geographer and publisher
Title: A Route-Book. Adapted to Mitchell’s National Map of the American Republic
Date: Circa mid-19th century
Contents: 46 pages + large fold-out hand-colored map
Map size: 87.5 × 64.5 cm
Book size: 12.5 × 8 cm
Binding: Blind-stamped leather
Includes: Tables of major railroad, steamboat, and stagecoach routes across the United States
Origin: United States
Condition: Good antique condition; wear consistent with age, map well-preserved See less