King, Mitchell, 1783-1862
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1783 June 8 - 1862 November 12
Occupations
Places
- Scotland (Place of Birth)
- Flat Rock (Surry County, N.C.) (Place of Death)
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Mitchell King atlas
Item
Identifier: Mss 0091
Collection Overview
This collection of late seventeenth century maps of the world was printed and published by the Danckerts family in Amsterdam. This unique composite atlas has no index or title page. The endsheet contains the signature "Mitchell King, 1811" and the first map contains the signature "M. King, 1811".
The maps are undated except for the last map "Tabula Indiae Orientalis" by de Wit and L'Huilier which is dated 1662. The compiling period of the atlas was determined to be between 1690 and 1695....
Dates:
1662-1695
Found in:
Special Collections