(Universal Magazine.)  A New Map of the Province of Maryland in North America.   1780.   From the Universal Magazine, February, 1780.   (London.)   11 x 13."   Folded as issued.  Light offsetting.  Minor repairs at left binding margin, just extending to the neat line.  Overall, a sound and attractive example.
A good presentation of Maryland and Delaware during the American Revolution.  Nice town and river detail.  Many roads are depicted, including "Indian Road to Virginia" and "Great Waggon Road to Philadelphia."  "The Blue Ridge of Mountains" is shown, as is "Lord Fairfax's Boundary Line," that defines part of the boundary with Virginia; the balance of the Maryland-Virginia boundary is not specified.  Delaware is designated as "Part of the Jerseys."  Jolly, Maps of America in Periodicals before 1800: 350.   Sellers & Van Ee, Maps and Charts of North America and the West Indies, 1750-1789: 1412.   [Item No. 2163.]   $500.00.

(U.S. Coast Survey.)   Sea Coast of Delaware Maryland and Part of Virginia...   1852.   U.S. Coast Survey.    27 1/2 x 19 1/4."    Very clean folded chart with none of the usual foxing.  Small separations at two fold intersections.
A nicely detailed chart of the coast from Cape May in the north to Assawoman Island in the south.  Numerous shoals, islands and other features are identified.  "Mason's and Dixon's Line" is shown.  Hundreds of soundings are provided as are extensive notes on nautical dangers.    [Item No. 2168.]   $125.00.

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