File:1864 Mitchell Map of Africa - Geographicus - Africa-mitchell-1864.jpg

English: A beautiful example of S. A. Mitchell Jr.’s 1864 map of Africa and St. Helena. Covers the continent in considerable detail considering the level to which it was explored at the time. The first of the Mitchell series to depict Lake Victoria, the existence of which was only confirmed by Stanley in 1862. Though the copyright was not updated, presumably Mitchell must have altered the plate sometime in 1863 to reflect the discovery of Victoria. Also notes the outflow of Ripon Falls, the source of the Nile. Inset in the lower left quadrant features the remote island of St. Helena. One of the most attractive American atlas maps of this region to appear in the mid 19th century. Features the floral border typical of Mitchell maps from the 1860-65 period. Prepared by W. Williams. for inclusion as plate 38 in the 1864 issue of Mitchell’s New General Atlas . Dated and copyrighted, “Entered according to Act of Congress in the Year 1860 by S. Augustus Mitchell Jr. in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the U.S. for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.