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MITCHELL, Samuel Augustus Mitchell 1792 - 1868 Samuel Augustus Mitchell converted the maps in Tanner's atlas from copperplate engravings to lithography, enabling longer print runs. The Universal Atlas continued to 1859. About this time S.A. Mitchell Jr. took over the firm and in 1860 introduced Mitchell's New General Atlas which was published in large numbers for many years. The Mitchell firm dominated American commercial atlas publishing at this time Dictionary of map makers An illustrated list of makers of maps, charts and globes from the earliest time of cartography to present. Email the author your remarks about this article. Email this article to a friend. Printer friendly page © MapHist.com is a swaen.com enterprise. Top of Page