Historic Map : Mitchell Map of Spain and Portugal, Version 2, 1849, Vintage Wall Art

Historic Map : Mitchell Map of Spain and Portugal, Version 2, 1849, Vintage Wall ArtThis is a fine example of S. A. Mitchell's 1849 map of Spain and Portugal. Political and topographical features are noted and color coded with elevation rendered by hachure. An inset map of the Environs of Madrid is featured in the map's lower right quadrant. Includes the Balearic Islands: Ibiza, Majorca and Minorca. As this map was printed liberal sentiments within Spain were gaining popularity. This eventually led to the Progressive Biennium, in

This is a fine example of S. A. Mitchell's 1849 map of Spain and Portugal. Political and topographical features are noted and color coded with elevation rendered by hachure. An inset map of the Environs of Madrid is featured in the map's lower right quadrant. Includes the Balearic Islands: Ibiza, Majorca and Minorca.

As this map was printed liberal sentiments within Spain were gaining popularity. This eventually led to the Progressive Biennium, in which the Progressive Party tried to replace the conservative liberalism of the Moderate Party with more radical liberalism.

The whole is engraved and colored in Mitchell's distinctive style with green border work and vivid pastels. Mitchell published this chart in his atlas from 1846 to the late 1850s before discontinuing the series and selling his map plates to DeSilver. This map was issued in the 1849 edition of the New Universal Atlas. It was the last edition of that atlas to be published by Mitchell prior to selling the plates and rights to the atlas to Thomas Cowperthwait in 1850.