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(Gentleman's Magazine.) A View of the State House in Philadelphia. 1752. From Gentleman's Magazine. (London.) 4 5/8 x 7 1/2." Disbound; text offsetting from facing page; repair to upper right corner resulting in loss of date that appeared outside neatline. A strong impression.
This is a wonderful early rendering of what would become known as Independence Hall. The view is from the same year as the famous Scull and Heap map of Philadelphia, which featured as an inset a very similar perspective view of the State House. Wheat and Brun describe the Scull and Heap view of the State House as "the earliest known printed view of the building known today as Independence Hall (p. 97)." This view from Gentleman's Magazine was produced within four months of the Scull and Heap map, presumably making it a close second in terms of printed views of the State House. (See Wheat & Brun: 454.) [Item No. 2116.] SOLD.(London Magazine.) A Map of the Western Parts of the Colony of Virginia. 1754. London Magazine. London. 7 5/8 x 4 3/4." Outer neat line shaved at right; damage at left margin between outer and inner neat lines; image within inner neat line not affected.
An interesting small map from the June, 1754 issue of the London Magazine depicting -- the title aside -- parts of New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, as well as Lakes Ontario and Erie. The map accompanied an excerpt from George Washington's journal. Washington's route from Williamsburg to the French fort on Lake Erie is shown. A decorative cartouche portrays natives engaged in tobacco production. "Six Nations" appears just under Katarakui or Ontario Lake. Lake Erie is styled Lake Erri or Okswego. Niagra Falls is located with the notation "Niagra Cataract 137 feet." The Indian names of numerous settlements appear. Jolly, Maps of America in Periodicals before 1800: 48. Phillips, Virginia Cartography: p. 49. [Item No. 2046.] SOLD.(Gentleman's Magazine.) A Map of the Country round Philadelphia including Part of New Jersey, New York, Staten Island & Long Island. 1776. From Gentleman's Magazine, September, 1776. (London.) 7.0 x 8 5/8." A very good example with some slight offsetting associated with original folds.
A nicely-detailed, small map of eastern Pennsylvania, most of New Jersey and the New York City area from 1776. Roads are shown as are the distances between many city pairs. Many beaches and harbors are shown along the New Jersey coast. Jolly, Maps of America in Periodicals before 1800: 288. Sellers & Van Ee: 1041. [Item No. 2103.] SOLD.(Gentleman's Magazine.) A New Map of Philadelphia and Parts Adjacent, By N. Scull and G. Heap. 1777. From Gentleman's Magazine. (London.) 13 1/4 x 11 1/2." Light offsetting; left neatline lacking apparently as a result of a printing problem (entire platemark is present); one-inch tear from binding edge has been closed with archival tape. Overall, very good.
This Revolutionary War-era publication of the Scull and Heap map of the Philadelphia area is still bound into the February, 1777 issue of The Gentleman's Magazine, as issued. (The magazine has been disbound and the title page is loose from the balance of the magazine.) The contents page of the magazine note that the issue is "Illustrated with an improved plan of the City of Philadelphia, part of the River Delawar, and the country on both sides, through which the armies are now cantoned." A very nice map, enhanced by its preservation in its original setting. Jolly, Maps of America in Periodicals before 1800: 309 (mistakenly placing the map in the December, 1777 issue). Sellers & Van Ee, Maps and Charts of North America and the West Indies, 1750-1789: 1307. [Item No. 2117.] SOLD.(Gentleman's Magazine.) A Chart of Delaware Bay and River, from the Original by Mr. Fisher of Philadelphia 1776. 1779. From Gentleman's Magazine, July, 1779. (London.) 7 1/4 x 9 1/4." A very good example with very light offsetting and a few minor spots.
This map provides good detail of the towns and creeks along the bay and river from Cape Hinlopen and Cape May up to Philadelphia. The primary ship channels and navigational hazards are also shown. A nice Revolutionary War era map of the area. Jolly, Maps of America in Periodicals before 1800: 329. [Item No. 2096.] $225.00.(Carleton.) A Map of Pensylvania, with Part of the Adjacent States, from the latest Suveys. O. Carleton, del. 1793. From Jedidiah Morse's The American Universal Geography. (Boston.) 7.5 x 8.0." Occasional light foxing, extraneous folds and a small area of light impression. Overall, very good.
This wonderful map of Pennsylvania appeared in Morse's American Universal Geography. As Phillips notes in A List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress, "While this work can not be regarded as an atlas, it contains a collection of the earliest maps of the states in the union." The name of the state is spelled correctly on the map itself, but not in the title. On this map, the Erie Triangle appears as a part of New York State. A nice, early American map of Pennsylvania. Wheat & Brun: 438. Phillips: 1361. [Item No. 2115.] $400.00.(Carey & Lea.) Plan of the City of Philadelphia Compiled from Actual Survey by F. Drayton. 1824. Published by H.C. Carey & I. Lea. Philadelphia. 14 7/8 x 17 1/4." Map: Very good folding map on thin paper with no fold browning or fold intersection separations. Hand outline color of city districts. Trimmed close at left margin for binding. Book: Disbound, with worming at selvage of many pages which occasionally affects a word or two on a page. Lacks plate of waterworks called for on title page. Housed in a custom-made, quarter leather clamshell box with gilt spine lettering.
An uncommon map by Carey & Lea. It appeared in (and is accompanied here by) "Philadelphia in 1824; or, A Brief Account of Various Institutions and Public Objects in This Metropolis; Being A Complete Guide for Strangers, and An Useful Compendium for the Inhabitants." The map provides exquisite detail of Philadelphia's streets and squares in 1824. Hundreds of (as in 600+) buildings, wharves, etc. are numbered on the map and identified in an index in the book. The book provides a history of the city, as well as descriptions of its libraries, churches, commercial institutions, prisons, etc., etc. Also included are a "Plan of the State House" (one page, loose) and a foldout plate "Panorama of the Principal Objects of Interest in Philadelphia." All in all, a treasure trove of information about Philadelphia in 1824. Howes: P-295. Phillips, A List of Maps of America: notes a similar 1830 version at p. 704. [Item No. 2135.] SOLD.
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