Antique Map of Scotland (1859) — Samuel Augustus Mitchell, New Universal Atlas, Philadelphia asia minor map it features elaborate vignettes

it features elaborate vignettes

and public buildings are carefully drawn

intense colors for an eye-catching effect

titled “A General View of the City of Lisbon

crowned with the Royal Seal at the top

Antique Map of Scotland (1859) — Samuel Augustus Mitchell, New Universal Atlas, Philadelphia asia minor map it features elaborate vignettesPublished in Philadelphia by Samuel Augustus Mitchell in 1859, this beautifully colored engraved map of Scotland captures the nation at the height of the Victorian era. Each county is delicately tinted in color, with relief shown by hachures and details marking railroads, telegraph lines, and submarine cables, symbols of a rapidly modernizing age. An inset of the Shetland Isles accompanies the main map, providing a complete view of Scotlands rugged