English: A beautiful example of S. A. Mitchell Jr.’s 1864 three map sheet depicting parts of South America. The first map shows New Granada (Columbia), Venezuela and Guiana. The second map, in the lower left quadrant, depicts Peru and Equador (Ecuador). The third map, in the lower right quadrant, features the Argentine Confederation. 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 S. A. Mitchell for inclusion as plate no. 55 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 in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the U.S. for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.