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Old Maps · Rare Maps · Antique Maps · Vintage Globes and Charts · Old Atlases & Geographies166. Colonial Mid-Atlantic (Carte de la Baye de Chesapeack et Pays Voisins pour Servir a l’Histoire Generale des Voyages), Bellin, Prevost’s Histoire Generale desVoyages, Paris, ca. 1757. 11.5 x 7.5”. (HC) Finely engraved colonial map covering most of Virginia, Maryland, Delaware with a bit of Pennsylvania and NewJersey. The interior is fully engraved with mountains and great detail along the rivers. An early network of trails and wagon roads are delineated, plus watershedand some topographical information. It extends west to beyond Fort Cumberland and locates Annapolis, Fredericksburg, Williamsburg, Norfolk, and Philadelphia.The delicate rococo-style title cartouche incorporates the distance scale. Ref: Sellers & Van Ee #1383; cf. Tooley (MCC 96) #875. Issued folding, now pressed onwatermarked paper with light offsetting and a tiny hole in border at top left. A binding trim at bottom right has been repaired with old paper, and an adjacent bindingtear that just enters map border has been archivally repaired. Two fold separations and a short tear in top blank margin have all been professionally repaired.(B+) $275-350167. Colonial Virginia, Maryland (A Map of the Most Inhabited Part of Virginia Containing the Whole Province of Maryland with Part of Pensilvania, New Jersey andNorth Carolina), Fry, Joshua & Jefferson, Peter, Thomas Jefferys’ American Atlas, 1775. 48.5 x 31”. (HC) By the middle of the 18th century, there was a strongneed for an updated map of the colony of Virginia, as no comprehensive map based on new surveys had been produced since Augustine Hermann’s map of 1673.George Montagu Dunk, Earl of Halifax and newly appointed president of the Board of Trade and Plantations in 1748, made this a top priority and immediatelyrequested new details regarding the extent of English settlement on the frontiers and the potential French encroachment in those areas claimed by the British. Inresponse to Lord Halifax’s request, the acting governor of Virginia, Lewis Burwell, appointed Colonel Joshua Fry and Peter Jefferson (the father of Thomas Jefferson)to draw an updated map of Virginia.Fry and Jefferson, then surveyor and deputy surveyor for Albemarle County respectively, were ideal appointees for the project as they had accumulated a substantialamount of information from their work on the backcountry, the Northern Neck controversy, and the westward extension of the border between Virginia and NorthCarolina. Their knowledge, along with reports received from their acquaintances who had explored the western territories, produced the most detailed account ofthe inhabited parts of the colony. In 1751, Fry and Jefferson produced a draft to governor Burwell (only one year after the request), and it was formally presentedto the Board of Trade and Plantations in 1752. A major revision in 1755 incorporated new information about the western frontier from information collected byFry, George Washington, and the journals of John Dalrymple and Christopher Gist.Cartographically, the map was the first to correctly orient the ridges of the Appalachian Mountains and the western flow of the New, Greenbrier and MonongahelaRivers. The map also depicts the “Great Waggon Road” that begins in Philadelphia and heads south through the Shenandoah Valley and into North Carolina. Bothof these important features would serve as paths toward future population flow and development. Numerous early plantations are located including landowner’snames. To the east the map shows the road from Williamsburg to Edenton, North Carolina and details the flow of rivers into Albemarle Sound.The title cartouche in the lower right corner illustrates the tobacco trade, which was the backbone of Virginia’s economy. The major rivers in the Tidewater regionwere critical to this industry as they allowed for direct transport of the crops from plantations to ocean-going vessels. Eliminating the need for land transportationmade the planters more profitable, and thus able to grow rapidly and capitalize on the significant amount of land accessible to the river system. Drawn by FrancisHayman and engraved by Charles Grignion, the vignette shows slave labor preparing the massive barrels of tobacco for transport to Europe while a wealthy merchantis served a beverage. At left a hogshead of tobacco spills onto the dock, visually representing the cornucopia or “horn of plenty.”This is the sixth state of eight known states. The first four states are essentially unobtainable. The fifth and sixth state are identical, with the only difference beingthe date change from 1768 to 1775. Published by Thomas Jefferys and Robert Sayer. Printed on four sheets and joined into two as issued, and would measure48” x 31” if fully joined. The image shows the map sheets overlaid as if they were joined. Ref: Stephenson & Mckee, pp. 52-55, 83; Pritchard & Taliaferro pp.154-159; Cummings (SE) #281, #449. Strong impression on watermarked paper in original outline color. There are some areas of light offsetting, most notably onthe upper sheet at left as well as some areas of light toning and a few minor spots. The map has been professionally removed from mounting board with the onlyevidence being some very light adhesive residue on verso that is not visible on the face of the map. (B+) $32000-40000168. Colonial Mid-Atlantic (A Chart of Delaware Bay and River, from the Original by Mr. Fisher of Philadelphia - 1776), Anon., Gentleman’s Magazine, [1779]. 9.2x 7.2”. (BW) This Revolutionary War map was based on the chart Joshua Fisher made of Delaware Bay in 1756 and expanded upon in 1776. The Fisher mapwas the most important map of the bay and river in the eighteenth century. This map was derived from the 1776 edition, and was published with an article updatingthe British public on the war in the colonies. It shows the bay and beyond to Philadelphia and is filled with place names and the location of many hazards tonavigation along the waterway. Locates Cape May, Turtle Gut Inlet, Cape James, Egg Island, Salem, and much more. Two distance scales and the direction rosewith fleur-de-lis orients north to the right. Published in the July, 1779 issue of the Gentleman’s Magazine. Ref: Jolly #GENT-268; Sellers & Van Ee #1372. Issuedfolding with one faint spot below distance scale. (A) $200-240169. Mid-Atlantic United States, Chesapeake and Delaware Bays (A Chart of the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays), Lucas, Baltimore, 1852. 28.3 x 40”. (HC) Thislarge-scale sea chart of the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays is one of the most decorative and desirable charts of the area. The chart depicts great detail from theentrances to the bays on the Atlantic Ocean to Washington D.C., Baltimore, and Philadelphia, and extending up the James, York and Rappahannock rivers. Miniaturebird’s-eye plans of the key cities are shown, adding to the attractiveness of this chart. The waters are filled with soundings, shoals and other navigational hazards.Four profile views of the coast are depicted - Cape Henry, Smiths Point Light House, Windmill Point, and Cape Henlopen - three of which include lighthouses.Lighthouses and Light Boats are marked throughout the chart with notes about the lights at each. Another noteworthy feature is the inclusion of tide tables forboth bays. Engraved by John and William Warr and sold by Hagger & Brother, a prominent Baltimore merchant of nautical charts in the mid-nineteenth century.Originally published in 1832, several editions appeared through 1862. This example has corrections through 1852. Printed on two sheets, joined as issued andmounted on original linen with the Hagger & Brother label on verso.Fielding Lucas, Jr. was a successful cartographer and map publisher in Baltimore. Lucas is best known for his General Atlas of 1823, which is considered one ofthe finest general atlases produced in the U.S. at the time, due to the high quality paper, superior engraving quality, and attractive coloring style. This chart is theonly chart known to be published by Lucas. It is significant for the innovative use of color to distinguish the navigational hazards and lighthouses. Ref: Guthorn,p. 78. Original color, lightly refreshed, with soiling and some creases and cracks that have been professionally repaired. There are minor abrasions just belowtitle, where a previous Hagger & Brothers pastedown label has been removed. A very nice example of a sea chart that was intended for heavy use. (B)$8000-10000170. Colonial Southeast (Virginia et Florida), Mercator/Hondius, Atlas Minor, Amsterdam, [1609]. 7.2 x 5.8”. (HC) This is a reduced version of Hondius’ folio mapof the same title. It was based on John White’s Virginia and Jacques le Moyne’s Florida as interpreted by Theodore de Bry. Numerous Indian villages are shownthroughout and in the Apalacci Montes there is a notation concerning the presence of both gold and silver, and below lies the fictitious Lacus Dulcis, more commonlycalled Lake May. Decorated with strapwork scale of miles and title cartouches. This is from the only German edition of Hondius’ Atlas Minor, with German texton verso. Ref: Burden #155; Cumming (SE) #27. Marginal soiling and faint text show-through. (A) $550-650171. Colonial Southeast (Virginiae Partis Australis, et Floridae Partis Orientalis, interjacentiumq Regionum Nova Descriptio), Jansson, Le Nouveau Theatre du Monde,Amsterdam, ca. 1639. 19.8 x 15.3”. (HC) This lovely map of the Southeast extends from the southern part of Chesapeake Bay to northern Florida. This is the firststate of Jansson’s map, which is virtually identical to Blaeu’s map of 1638. Cartographically it improves on the Hondius map of 1606, on which it was derived,with Chesapeake Bay correctly indicated as a large bay and the Carolinas and Georgian coasts depicted more accurately. The map presents the English and Frenchcolonial interests in the region as depicted by their respective royal arms. At the southern end of the Appalachians is a note concerning gold and silver mines.Richly decorated with a large cartouche flanked by Native Americans. The Atlantic Ocean contains two compass roses, three sailing ships and two aquatic puttiholding the German scale of miles. French text on verso, published between 1639-42. Ref: Burden #254; Cumming (SE) #42. Old color and wide margins withlight toning and a centerfold separation that enters map image 2” at bottom that has been professionally repaired. A short tear and a small hole in bottom blankmargin have also been professionally repaired, and there is light soiling in blank margins. (B+) $1600-1800172. Colonial Southeast (Carte de la Caroline et Georgie pour Servir a l’Histoire Generale des Voyages), Bellin, Prevost’s Histoire Generale des Voyages, Paris, 1757.11.3 x 7.4”. (HC) Delicately engraved map of the colonies of Carolina and Georgia from Albemarle Sound to the Alatamaha River. It probably owes its origin to
Old Maps · Rare Maps · Antique Maps · Vintage Globes and Charts · Old Atlases & Geographiesthe 1752 map of the region by Emanuel Bowen. There are numerous English settlements along the coast and Indian villages are located throughout, including anumber west of the Appalachian Mountains. There is more detail in the area west of the Blue Ridge than in many other maps of the period. It shows a rudimentarycourse of the Tennessee River in the northwestern section of the map. A decorative rococo-style title cartouche incorporates the distance scale. Ref: Cummings(SE) #311; Sellers & van Ee #1384. Issued folding, now pressed on watermarked paper with faint offsetting. (A) $200-240173. Colonial Southeast (Carte de la Partie Sud des Etats Unis de l’Amerique Septentrionale), Bonne, Paris, ca. 1780. 12.3 x 8.3”. (HC) Attractive and concise copperengravedmap that covers the states of Virginia, North and South Carolina, and Georgia in the new United States. All settlement is confined east of the Appalachianswith les Cherokees the only note in the otherwise blank region west of the mountains. There are four distance scales located on the left side of the map. Engravedby Andre. Ref: Sellers & Van Ee #1406. Issued folding with wide margins, a hint of offsetting, and a few minor spots. (B+)$160-200174. Southeastern United States, Florida (Map of Plant System of Railway & Steamer Lines, and Connections), Railroad Companies, ca. 1900. 19 x 31.5”. (PC) Thiswonderful, color lithographed map portrays the transportation system built by H. B. Plant and includes rail lines throughout Alabama, Georgia, Florida and part ofSouth Carolina. Includes steamship lines to Havana, Key West, and Nassau. On verso is an index of towns, villages and post offices. Folds into paper wrappers(4 x 8.3”).The Plant System operated a large network of standard gauge lines from 1860 until 1902 when the line was acquired by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. Earlier,the line operated from 1847 as the Savannah, Florida and Western Railway which was taken over by Henry B. Plant in 1860. There are a few small spots wherethe map is glued to the paper wrappers, else fine. (A) $325-400175. Colonial South (Florida), Duval/Beer, Geographiae Universalis…, Nuremberg, [1678]. 4.8 x 3.7”. (HC) This miniature map of the Spanish possessions in NorthAmerica covers the region south of the Great Lakes (Lac Erie) to the Gulf of Mexico and Florida. It is drawn from Nicolas Sanson’s influential map (La Floride)of 1657. It differs from the folio map in the prominence given to the Rio del Spiritu Sto. over the other rivers flowing into the Mar Pequeno. Caroline(the old French Ft. Caroline) is located approximately at Port Royal in the region claimed by the French (Floride Francoise).Pierre Duval was Nicolas Sanson’s nephew and pupil. He published a wide range of atlases and individual maps including a fine miniature world geographywith many of the maps based on Sanson. This map is from the German edition of Duval’s world geography. The maps were probably engraved by Sigismund G.Hipschman (as his signature appears on the title page and the world map) and have Latin titles rather than the original French. The maps are often attributed toJohann C. Beer, who translated the work into German. Ref: Burden #352; Cumming (SE) #86. (A) $350-425176. Colonial South, Florida (A New and Accurate Map of East and West Florida, Drawn from the Best Authorities), Anon., London, ca. 1765. 8.8 x 7.3”. (BW)This interesting chart covers Florida and the region as far north as Savannah. West Florida extends to the Mississippi River to include New Orleans. It shows theentire peninsula as an archipelago that is heavily fragmented with numerous large waterways that communicate between the Gulf and the Atlantic Ocean. TampaBay is here named Bahia del Espiritu Santo. The map also shows the keys and extends to include las Tortugas. Rococo-style title cartouche, distance scale withBritish Statute Miles, and simple compass rose with fleur-de-lys decorate the map. This map is very similar to one of the same title that was issued in the LondonMagazine in 1765. Ref: Seller & Van Ee #1620; cf Jolly LOND-243. Light offsetting with a couple of faint spots in the image and a dampstain in the upper rightcorner, not affecting map. Issued folding. (B+) $375-450177. Southern United States (Southern States), Hammond, ca. 1867. 16.8 x 10.6”. (HC) Map of the southern United States covering the area from North Carolinasouth to Florida and west to Louisiana and Arkansas. An unusual feature of this map is that town population is noted in relative size to Hartford, Connecticut whichhad approximately 10,000 people at the time the map was issued. A symbol of “1/4” indicates 2,500 inhabitants, “1/2” implies 5,000, etc. County development inSouth Carolina suggests a circa date of 1867 as Oconee County had not yet been created from Pickens in the northwestern portion of the state. Minor offsettingwith light foxing and staining. (B) $80-100178. Texas, Oklahoma (Gray’s New Map of Texas and the Indian Territory), Gray, Atlas of the United States, Philadelphia, 1875. 15 x 23”. (HC) This terrific doublepagemap is filled with detail. It is the vertically oriented edition not to be confused with the horizontal edition from Gray’s National Atlas. The state’s rapiddevelopment is evident with only Young, Bexar and Pecos Territories remaining unorganized. Wegefarth County, shown in Young Territory, was established in1873 and abolished in 1876 by the legislature when they established the other Panhandle counties. Many railroads abruptly end between cities as the cartographerendeavored to show the exact progress to date. Details include numerous railroads, cities, towns, forts, and springs. A large inset depicts the Western Part of Texas,showing El Paso, Presidio, Pecos and part of Bexar Territory. In Indian Territory the Public Lands are limited to the western panhandle. Original color with ahint of toning. (A) $250-325179. Colonial Central United States, Mississippi River (Cours du Mississipi et la Louisiane…), Robert de Vaugondy, Atlas Portatif, Universel et Militaire…, Paris, ca.1749. 6.4 x 8.4”. (HC) This interesting, small map is focused on the Mississippi River Valley and extends to Michigan and the northern Plains. The colonies ofFlorida and Carolina are shown on the right. The map includes a portion of the Gulf Coast, with New Orleans located and a town of Teijas named in preset-dayTexas. A note nearby records the presence of the French explorer La Salle in 1685, just a couple of years before his murder at the hands of a mutinous follower in1687. Ref: Pedley #471. Watermarked paper with a small stain in upper-right corner. (B+) $275-350180. Colonial Central United States (Carte de la Louisiane et Pays Voisins pour Servir a l’Histoire Generale des Voyages), Bellin, Prevost’s Histoire Generale desVoyages, Paris, 1757. 12 x 8.7”. (HC) Superb small map based on Delisle’s map of Mississippi and Louisiana. This finely engraved and detailed map of FrenchLouisiana extends from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico and from Nouveau Mexique to Florida (not showing the tip of Florida). Many Indian place names,forts (including French) and early European settlements are shown. Nouveau Mexique in the far west includes Santa Fe and names the S. Jerome de Taos. Thedecorative title cartouche includes the distance scale. Ref: cf Sellers & Van Ee #18. Issued folding, now pressed on watermarked paper with faint offsetting. Abinding trim at bottom left has been repaired with old paper, with minor loss of neatline. (B+) $240-300181. Central United States, Great Lakes (A New Map of Part of the United States of North America, Exhibiting the Western Territory, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Maryland,Virginia &c. Also, the Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Ontario & Erie; with Upper and Lower Canada &c.), Cary, New Universal Atlas, London, 1805. 22 x18”. (HC) This map shows the early frontier during a period when the young United States was rapidly settling the territory between the Allegany Mountains andits boundary on the Mississippi River. The present-day states of Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin and part of Minnesota are all contained within thelarge Western Territory. Lake Superior still shows the imaginary Isle Philippeaux, and native tribes are named throughout the map. Bounty Land Grants for theIllinois Company and the Wabash Company are named near the Illinois and Wabash rivers. Navigational and historical notes are scattered throughout the map, androads are well-delineated. One of the most interesting of those notations is one in Kentucky that describes the region discovered by J. Macbride in 1754, exploredby Daniel Boon in 1769, and settled by Boon and ‘five others’ in 1773. Ref: Phillips (Maps) p. 875; Manasek #93. Lovely original color on sturdy paper with aninsignificant abrasion in an unengraved area of the Western Territory near the Kentucky border and a couple of light creases. (A)$950-1100182. Central United States ([Lot of 2 - U.S. Government Survey Reports]), General Land Office, Washington D.C., 1845-50. . (BW) This lot of two disbound GeneralLand Office reports focus on the surveying efforts in the southern and central United States. The first is HR Doc No. 12, 29th Cong, 1st session, 114 pp. Thesecond is HR Doc No. 9, 31st Cong, 2nd Session, 157 pp. The survey maps included in these reports are:A. A Sketch of the Public Surveys in Indiana, (10.3” x 17.8”).B. Sketch of the Public Surveys in Michigan, (22.3” x 21.5”).C. Sketch of the Public Surveys in Iowa Territory, (11.5” x 13”).D. Sketch of the Public Surveys in Wisconsin Territory, (17.5” x 15”).
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