Mitchell, Universal Atlas, 1852 w/67 colored maps

Title: A New Universal Atlas Containing Maps of the various Empires, Kingdoms, States and Republics of the World with a special Map of each of the United States, plans of Cities &c...
Author: Mitchell, [Samuel Augustus]
Description: With 67 hand-colored lithographed maps (most are loose), plus insets; hand-colored plate Heights and Lengths of Mountains and Rivers of the World; chromolithographed pictorial title page and contents leaf. 17x13¾, original half red morocco & marbled boards, gilt-lettered morocco cover label.Contains 37 of the Americas, 27 are of the United States, including the various states, many with insets of cities. Separate city plans of New York, Philadelphia, and Washington DC; plus other full-page maps of South America and its regions, Europe and its various states, Asia, Middle East, Africa, Oceana, etc. Includes an extra chromolithographed title page, contents leaf and 3 hand-colored maps (1850): California and the West; Texas; and Mexico with Guatemala, all laid in loose. Phillips Atlases 807.
Heading: zzgPlace Published: Philadelphia
Publisher: Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co.
Date Published: 1852

Worn copy lacking some maps (including double-page of U.S.). Edge wear, rubbing; front hinge cracked through, rear nearly so, with several leaves/maps laid in loose and signatures loose, many maps with edge tears (chiefly at margins), scattered foxing; other general wear, most maps very good. Sold as is.