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(Gentleman's Magazine.) A Map of that part of America which was the Principal Seat of War, in 1756. 1757. From Gentleman's Magazine, February, 1757 issue. London. 8 5/8 x 13." Attractive, later outline color. Offsetting from facing text pages, most noticeable in left margin and in Maine at the top right.
This map of northern New England, much of New York and part of Canada was designed to familiarize the magazine's readers with the area of battles during the French and Indian War. Numerous forts are identified, including Edward, William Henry, Frederick, and St. John. Northwestern New York State is described as "impassable and uninhabited ... by reason of mountains, swamps and drowned lands." New Hampshire's northern border has "not yet been described." Much of present-day Maine is labeled "County of York" in the "Eastern Part of the Province of Massachusetts Bay." Jolly, Maps of America in Periodicals before 1800: 69. [Item No. 1130.] SOLD.(Zatta.) L'Acadia, le Province di Sagagahook e Main, la Nuova Hampshire, la Rhode Island, e Parte di Massachusset e Connecticut. From Antonio Zatta's Atlante Novissimo. (Venice.) 1778. 13 x 16 3/4." Outline color; light centerfold staining. A better than average example.
An attractive Italian mapping of all of Maine, New Hampshire and Rhode Island, as well as portions of Massachusetts, Vermont, Connecticut, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. It is based on John Mitchell's large-scale, multi-sheet map of North America of 1755. The map was published during the American Revolution, and a note off the coast of Maine refers to the burning of Falmouth (Maine) by the British in October, 1775 -- an interesting example of a map being a purveyor of history as well as geography. McCorkle, New England in Early Printed Maps, 1513-1800: 778.8. [Item # 2252.] $650.00.
(Des Barres.) [Chart of the Coast from Newbury to Cape Elizabeth.] Published according to Act, April 29, 1776 by I.F.W. Des Barres, Esqr. London. 1776/1781. Image size: 29 1/2 x 41 1/2." Overall size: 32 1/2 x 44." Moderate stain along center fold where the two sheets were joined. Other light to moderate staining, primarily confined to the margins. Several old tears have been repaired, including one of about 12" extending from the left edge and two of about 8" in and near the top margin.This double-sheet chart from Des Barres monumental Atlantic Neptune covers the New England coast from Newbury, Massachusetts to Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Stevens notes that this fourth state of the chart, while bearing the 1776 date, was probably issued around 1781. Among the details added to this final state of the chart are the addition of "Isles of Sholes" and the naming of six individual islands in that group. The chart has limited color, including greens for hachure-defined hills, light blue for rivers and ponds, and light red for the commercial centers of Newbury, Massachusetts and Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Among the places named are Richmond Id., Black Point Bay, Stage Harb., Ogunkell (for Ogunquit) River, Cape Neddock Nubble, Garish's Point, Audience Pt., Little Boars Island and Salisbury Point. A fairly extensive road network is depicted, as are individual dwellings. The chart bears the "JB" watermark. This is a wonderful example of a classic chart of the New England coast produced during the American Revolution. Stevens 102, 4th state. Sellers & Van Ee: 817, 3rd state. [Item # 2280.] SOLD.
(Gordon.) A New Map of the States of Pensylvania (sic), New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusets (sic) and New Hampshire Including Nova Scotia and Canada From the latest Authorities. 1789. Published in William Gordon's "History of the Rise of the United States." New York. 10 7/8 x 15 3/4." Attractive outline color. Remargined at left and right with about 1" of neat line recreated at bottom left. Expert repair of two tears at top.
This attractive map portrays the Northeastern United States, the Great Lakes area and much of eastern Canada. It appeared in the first American edition of William Gordon's "History of the Rise of the United States." The engraving credit for the map appears just outside the neat line at the bottom right: "C. Tiebout, Sculpt. N. York - 1789," providing a desirable early dating and place of publication. A key at the right of the map provides symbols for boundaries, towns, forts and Indian towns and villages. Wheat & Brun: 150. [Item No. 1128.] SOLD.(Geology -- Doolittle.) A Geological Map of the Connecticut [River]. 1822. 1822. No place. 22 1/8 x 7 5/8." Folded as issued. Light, uniform age toning. Extensive original hand color. Overall, very good.
A very early geological map of the Connecticut River drainage from Bellows Falls in the north to New Haven in the south. The predominant geological composition of the Connecticut River Valley is indicated through use of 15 keyed colors. The map probably appeared in a scientific journal in the early 1820s. Amos Doolittle, who produced this map, was an important New England mapmaker and engraver during the forty years after the American Revolution. A very unusual and scarce map. [Item no. 2230.] SOLD.(Depot de la Marine.) Carte de la Cote Orientale de L'Amerique Septentrionale Partie Comprise Entre la Baie de Gaspee et New York...en 1834. 1834. Depot de la Marine. (Paris.) 23 1/2 x 34 1/2." Rolled chart, never folded. Crisp impression on heavy stock. Very clean with no foxing. A beautiful example.
Based on an 1828 chart by Edmund Blunt, this chart provides good coastal detail from the southwestern tip of Newfoundland to the northernmost coast of New Jersey. A nice inset of Boston Harbor and its islands (approximately 8 x 10") is based on previous charts by A.S. Wadsworth and J.F.W. Des Barres. A very attractive chart in superb condition. [Item no. 2223.] $575.00
(Railroad Map -- Chesbrough.) Skeleton Map of Rail-Roads between Cape Canso and St.Louis...Celebrating the opening of Railway communication between the waters of the Atlantic at Boston, the Canadas and the Great West. September 17th, 1851... Tappan & Bradford's Lith. Boston (assumed). 1851. Image area: 23 1/2 31 1/4." Folded as issued, with no fold browning and no separations at fold intersections. A remarkably fresh example, with a few very minor spots. The back (colored paper) cover of the report in which the map appeared is still adhered to the verso of the map.The upper portion of the sheet is a map covering the area from Atlantic Canada west to Wisconsin and Illinois, depicting railroads in operation, under construction or proposed. Two smaller maps at the bottom of the sheet are entitled "Map of Railroads in Massachusetts" and "Boston Harbor & Rail Road Termini." The Mill Dam appears in the latter map and two railroads cross over what is now Back Bay. A wealth of information from the early days of American railroading. The 28-page pamphlet in which the map appeared is included. Modelski, Railroad Maps of the United States: 79. Not in Boston Engineering Department, List of Maps of Boston Published Subsequent to 1600, perhaps because the primary map is not Boston-related. [Item # 2282.] $375.00.
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