{"title":"Antique Maps of the Eastern U.S.","description":"The Eastern United States is one of the most heavily mapped areas on the entire North American continent. With pieces created as early as 1592 and as late as 1948 for sale, our maps form a historical record of the region's development. Our inventory features maps made by English, French, and Dutch cartographers such as Abraham Ortelius and Herman Moll. See the development of key cities of the American Revolution like New York and Philadelphia through to post World War 2. Other featured maps highlight states like New Hampshire, Maine, Delaware, Connecticut, Vermont, Pennsylvania, Florida, and more! Also in stock is a pilot chart of the north Atlantic Ocean and a geological map of the upper east coast and some interior states.","products":[{"product_id":"connecticut","title":"1852 Connecticut","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mitchell \/ Thomas Cowperthwait \u0026amp; Co.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1852 (published).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: 12.5 x 15 inches (31.75 x 38.1 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a map of Connecticut showing towns, roads, canals, railroads, courthouses, churches, and taverns. Included in this map are two inserts of Hartford and New Haven, as well as a statistical population table by county.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Map is in A condition with some very light foxing in the margins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInventory #17824\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New World Cartographic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":620993165,"sku":"17824","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0390\/9705\/products\/aq17824a.jpg?v=1736982574"},{"product_id":"1852-maryland-delaware","title":"1852 Maryland \u0026 Delaware","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mitchell \/ Thomas Cowperthwait \u0026amp; Co.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1852 (published)\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11.5 x 14.5 inches (29.2 x 36.8 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThis is a map of Maryland and Delaware showing roads, towns, railroads, canals, counties, rivers and marshlands. Included in the map is a table of steamboat routes and distances as well as a population table taken from the 1850 census.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e The map is in A+ condition with nice original coloring.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eInventory #17828\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New World Cartographic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":621010381,"sku":"17828","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0390\/9705\/products\/aq17828a.jpg?v=1736982573"},{"product_id":"1852-new-hampshire-vermont","title":"1852 New Hampshire \u0026 Vermont","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Authentic Antique Map of New Hampshire and Vermont: New Hampshire \u0026amp; Vermont By: Thomas Cowperthwait \u0026amp; Co. 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Also included in this map are population tables of both states broken down by county.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Map is in A+ condition with lovely color and full margins \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eInventory #17822\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n  \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1200 W. 35th Street #425 Chicago, IL 60609 | P: (312) 496 - 3622\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New World Cartographic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":628140381,"sku":"17822","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0390\/9705\/products\/aq17822a.jpg?v=1736982565"},{"product_id":"18825-carte-de-la-louisiane-1750","title":"1755 Carte de La Louisiane et Des Pays Voisins…","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an authentic antique map showing of North America from the eastern seaboard to the Rocky Mountains. The map was originally published by Jacques Nicolas Bellin in 1750 for Charlevoix's Histoire et description générale de la Nouvelle France. This example came 5 years later with the added title “Sur de Nouvelle Observations on a corrigee les Lacs, et leurs Enviorns,” which notes new observations and corrections on the Great Lakes region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis fantastic large format map is based on Delisle's map of 1718 with additions from notes compiled by the Jesuit priest, explorer and historian, Pierre-Francois-Xavier de Charlevoix. Bellin produced a substantial number of important separately issued maps, particularly reflecting continuing discoveries and political events in the Americas. This map extends its coverage further south to include all of Florida and includes fairly accurate delineations plethora of Indian villages, army forts, trading posts, missions, rivers, portages throughout the map.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile Jacques Bellin’s maps were regarded as some of the most accurate works of the 18th century, a number of topographical fallacies found their way onto the page in into history. A notable mistake displayed in this map is the massive mountain range that runs the length of present day Michigan. Bellin can also be noted for his insertion of three fictional islands in Lake Superior, including I. Philippeaux, I. Pontchartrain, and I. St. Anne (not shown in this map).\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New World Cartographic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":998395788,"sku":"18825","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0390\/9705\/products\/aq18825a.jpg?v=1736982487"},{"product_id":"antique-map-buffalo-ellicott-1848","title":"1848 Village of Buffalo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy:\u003c\/strong\u003e Joseph Ellicott\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1848 (Published) Albany\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20.0 x 16.5 inches (50.8 x 41.91 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an authentic, antique map of Buffalo, New York that was created by Joseph Ellicott in 1804 and published by Richard Pease in 1848.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an early plan of the city of Buffalo, which was designed as a grid system by city planner and surveyor Joseph Ellicott. Accordingly, the map shows the major streets and subdivisions of Buffalo converging on the main public square in a neat and orderly fashion. The map also features Lake Erie and Big Buffalo Creek, and notes the piers and dams constructed near these bodies of water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition, there is an inset of the village of New Amsterdam (before it became New Buffalo) in the upper-left-hand corner from the surveyor Joseph Ellicott, 1804.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e This map is in B+ condition, with a small tear in the upper part of the map and a minor hole its center.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInventory #19472\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New World Cartographic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":17304457861,"sku":"19472","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0390\/9705\/products\/aq19472a.jpeg?v=1736982349"},{"product_id":"1825-carte-geographique-statistique-et-historique-du-maryland","title":"1825 Carte Geographique, Statistique et Historique Du Maryland.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Authentic Antique Map of the World:U.S. Northeast Carte Geographique, Statistique et Historique Du Maryland. 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Buchon based his work on Carey \u0026amp; Lea's famous 1822-3, \"A complete Historical, Chronological, and Geographical American Atlas\", however Buchon's work incorporated the latest geographical information of the day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe work is hand colored, and surrounded on three sides by text in French which describes the history of Maryland, its landscape, climate, and major cities. It also shows in great detail the waterways, rivers and the ocean. Commerce is described as is the history of the government, including a list of governors dating from as early as 1637, through 1821.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e This map is in A condition, with minor water stains in a portion of the text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInventory #19632 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1200 W. 35th Street #425 Chicago, IL 60609 | P: (312) 496 - 3622\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New World Cartographic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":19463232261,"sku":"19632","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0390\/9705\/products\/aq19632a.jpg?v=1736982322"},{"product_id":"1825-carte-geographique-statistique-et-historique-du-delaware","title":"1825 Carte Geographique, Statistique et Historique Du Delaware.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jean Alexandre Buchon\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1825 (Published) Paris\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 18 x 24 inches (46 cm x 61 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis antique map is a rare example by Buchon depicting the state of Delaware in and of itself, rather than together with adjoining states. Buchon based his work on Carey \u0026amp; Lea's famous 1822-3, \"A complete Historical, Chronological, and Geographical American Atlas\", however Buchon's work incorporated the latest geographical information of the day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe work is hand colored, and surrounded on three sides by text in French which describes the history of Delaware, its landscape, climate, and major cities. It also shows in great detail the waterways, rivers and the ocean, in which Buchon has depicted a large number of shoals off the coast. Commerce is described as is the history of the government, including a list of governors dating from as early as 1777, through 1821, and population statistics are provided.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e This map is in A+ condition, with minor water stains in a portion of the text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInventory #19633\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New World Cartographic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":19463551493,"sku":"19633","price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0390\/9705\/products\/aq19633a.jpg?v=1736982318"},{"product_id":"antique-map-virginiae-item-et-floridae-hondius-1606","title":"1606 Virginiae Item et Floridae Americae Provinciarum, nova Descriptio.","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis map is one of the most important maps of this part of the New World of its time, one which continued to be important and exert influence well into the eighteenth century. It is the most influential map of Southeastern North America in the 17th century, and the first to depict Virginia and Florida.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHondius’ map covers an area from the Spanish colony of St. Augustine to the north, past the Outer Bank of the Carolinas all the way to Chesapeake Bay. It is a synthesis of two maps of the previous century, the Le Moyne of Florida and the White map of Virginia and Carolina, both published by Theodore de Bry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThough the map contains a number of errors, its influence was significant. One obvious error is the jutting horizontal projection which places Carolina and the Outer Banks too far to the east. The error occurred in earlier maps and is related to difficulties experiences by mariners in the 16th century in calculating longitude and accounting for magnetic variance. The distortion may well have been problematic for sailors running short on supplies following a trans-Atlantic crossing had they chosen to land there rather than in the West Indies where most first stopped. When the marine chronometer was invented in 1714 it finally made possible accurate measurements at sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile famous for its geographical contributions, the map is also noted for its beauty and charm. It is generously illustrated with various decorative elements drawn from early encounters with American indigenous peoples. Adding to the interest of the map are two large frigates and a canoe filled with natives. Sea monsters frolicking in the sea further embellish the map, and the cartouches are works of art in themselves. 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It is color coded by county and notes important transportation routes, towns, and cities throughout. The map is surrounded by an elaborate floral boarder that distinguished Mitchell’s works from other map makers of his era.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New World Cartographic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8235451646013,"sku":"11112","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0390\/9705\/products\/mp11112a.jpg?v=1736981758"},{"product_id":"mp11138","title":"1862 County Map of the State of Maine","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an authentic, antique lithograph map of Maine by Samuel Augustus Mitchell Jr. The map was published in Philadelphia as part of Mitchell's New General Atlas of 1862. It is color coded by county and important travel routes, towns, and cities throughout. A small inset of Portland Harbor can be found in the lower right corner. The map is surrounded by an elaborate floral boarder that distinguished Mitchell’s works from other map makers of his era.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New World Cartographic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8235486511165,"sku":"11138","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0390\/9705\/products\/mp11138a.jpg?v=1736981740"},{"product_id":"mp11349","title":"1855 Map of New York and the Adjacent Cities","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis interesting highly detailed map of New York City and cities adjacent to it was published in Colton’s General Atlas. Oriented west, the depiction of New York starts at the north end of Central Park and extends to Battery Park at the southern tip of the island.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe map is very detailed, showing streets with their names, railroads, numerous parks, rivers and lakes, and squares. Government and other large buildings such as hospitals and jails are included. An inset map in the lower right corner features the northern part of the island. A large portion of Brooklyn is depicted, and portions of Jersey City and Hoboken are depicted along the top of the map. The various wards in the metropolitan areas are numbered, and colored in contrasting pastel shades for easy identification of the boundaries.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New World Cartographic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":28528408002621,"sku":"11349","price":275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0390\/9705\/products\/mp11349a.jpg?v=1736981574"},{"product_id":"mp11356","title":"1872 New England, New York, and New Jersey.","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis attractive map is from the H.H. Lloyd \u0026amp; Co.’s Atlas of the United States. 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Produced in 1948, Blondel la Rougery’s map is a wonderful example of pictorial cartography. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eShowing two maps of the area, the map highlights important cities like Washington, Philadelphia, Stamford, and of course, New York. Around these maps are vignettes of America as a whole, containing imagery of a Sioux surrounded by bison; a Hollywood actress next to a film reel with a still of a cowboy on a horse; and the Capitol Building and White House. There are also portraits of Venetian explorer Sebastian Cabot, General Marquis de Lafayette, and George Washington. A view of the Manhattan skyline is a\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003elso featured in the map.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe map is in full color with beautiful detail and finely produced illustrations. With its fascinating historical detail, this map by Blondel la Rougery is a beautiful example of mid-century mapmaking and pictorial cartography.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New World Cartographic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39828427374653,"sku":"12121","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0390\/9705\/products\/12121a.jpg?v=1736980549"},{"product_id":"12142","title":"1938 Cartoon Map of New York City","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis is a dynamic pictorial map illustrated by the German Jewish artist Henry Emil Salloch. Rendered about a year after Salloch immigrated to the United States, his Cartoon Map of New York City is a fine showcase of the frenetic energy of modern living and a fresh, almost touristic gaze of someone in a new place. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe majority of Salloch’s map is taken up by the island of Manhattan, with small portions of the Bronx, Queens, and Brooklyn also shown. Illustrated in black and green ink, Salloch includes major thoroughfares like Lexington Avenue and Broadway, as well as various bridges and the Holland Tunnel. The map includes institutions like the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Columbia University, and the New York Public Library; neighborhoods like Harlem and Greenwich Village; and memorials like Ulysses S. Grant’s tomb and the Soldiers and Sailors Monument. The map includes racist caricatures to mark Chinatown, the ‘Jewish Ghetto,’ and Harlem. Two minor New York celebrities are also included: Peter the Great the hippopotamus and Alice the elephant, who both lived at the Bronx Zoo; Alice was reportedly the ‘most human connected elephant the zoo ever had.’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHenry Emil Salloch, \u003c\/strong\u003eb\u003c\/span\u003eorn in 1908 in Berlin, studied at the Muthesiushochschule in Kiel, Germany, and later taught art in Berlin. He refused to join the National Socialist Party and defied the Party’s demands when he refused to stop teaching art to Jewish students or use the Nazi newspaper \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eVölkischer Beobachter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e in his class. His ideas put him in enough danger that he had to flee to Cuba; he then immigrated to the United States in 1937. Salloch later became an American citizen on June 5, 1945. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWith a distinct, playful style; simple yet bold use of color; and a beautiful attention to detail, Salloch’s Cartoon Map of New York City is a great example of a twentieth century pictorial map as well as a fascinating look at the city in the first half of the century. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New World Cartographic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39866775404605,"sku":"12142","price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0390\/9705\/products\/12142a.jpg?v=1736980532"},{"product_id":"12146","title":"1803 \/ 1856 Plan of the City of New York","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is a detailed map of lower Manhattan issued in D.T. 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During the pair’s collaboration, Goerck contracted and died from yellow fever during the 1798 epidemic; Mangin was left to complete the map on his own. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMangin infused his ideas on the organization of the modern city into the map: he straightened the old colonial streets, placed new streets on a river landfill, and proposed the inclusion of rectilinear grids of streets north of the city proper. Mangin’s map preceded the creation of the New York City grid system by eight years. The Common Council, however, was not pleased with Goerck and Mangin’s work and rejected it, ordering all printed copies to be destroyed. Very few examples of this map exist today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDespite this, Goerck and Mangin’s 1803 Plan of the City of New York influenced city planners of the time to consider what makes a cosmopolitan, highly-functional city. This led to the proposal for the New York grid system in 1807, which would then be implemented in 1811.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New World Cartographic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39877551947837,"sku":"12146","price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0390\/9705\/products\/12146a.jpg?v=1736980520"},{"product_id":"12152","title":"1853 Proposed Plan of the Estate of the Cary Improvement Compy in Chelsea opposite Boston...","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy:\u003c\/strong\u003e W. 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Large tonnage vessels, drawing from 18 to 20 feet of water could maneuver three-fifths of this river. This would provide huge potential for use of shipbuilding, wharf and manufacturing purpose.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe two maps provided with the original chapter and by-laws include a proposed plan for Chelsea, showing the street layout and lots to be sold for both residential and commercial purposes and a map of Boston and vicinity with Chelsea colored in blue and all railroads that connect the surrounding areas to Boston. The book consists of the charter and by-laws, a letter from the engineers to the stockholders, and a statement for the use of the stockholders of the Cary Improvement Company. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Both maps are in excellent condition, issued folded but have since been removed from the book and flattened. 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This map by Henry Schenk Tanner was published as part of his \u003cem\u003eNew American Atlas\u003c\/em\u003e in 1825, \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eout of Philadelphia, PA.\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe map is color coded by county showing old roadways that connected all major and historically significant towns, including Jamestown, Richmond, Norfolk, Baltimore, Annapolis, Dover, Fredericksburg, Washington D.C., Harrisonburg, and Morgantown to name a few. 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Such high standards for production would exist for a few more decades before thin paper and lithography would dominate in a world that demanded high output of map production with the need to continually update and change information on a yearly basis.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New World Cartographic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39935105531965,"sku":"12158","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0390\/9705\/products\/12158a.jpg?v=1736980496"},{"product_id":"12244","title":"1836 Nouvelle Carte des Etats-Unis des Haut et Bas-Canada....","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy:\u003c\/strong\u003e Adrienne Hubert Brue\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1836 (dated) Paris\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 24.5 x 36 inches (62.25 x 91.5 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an exceptional example of a most impressive map of American with several inset maps, including an important inset of the Oregon Territory and the districts of the Mandan, Osage, and Sioux Nations. 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Chicago would be officially incorporated as a city just one year later in 1837, Wisconsin and Minnesota have yet to be established as territories and are still part of the Northwest Territory, and the land that makes up Iowa and the Dakotas is recognized as Indian Territory belonging to the Sioux Nation. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eState of Affairs in the South with Regards to the Indian Removal Act\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the south, one can find ancestral lands of the Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Cherokee (civilized) outlined in orange, within the states of Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia. These same tribal names as well as several others can be found just west of the Mississippi in what would later become Indian Territory and eventually Kansas and Oklahoma. This is due to the timing of the publication of Brue's map coinciding with the early years of the Indian Removal Act, spearheaded by President Andrew Jackson in which tens of thousands of Native Americans were forcibly relocated west of the Mississippi. Thousands lost their lives along the journey and all lost their way of life upon their arrival. This event which lasted nearly two decades is most famously remembered as the \"Trail of Tears.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eOregon Territory at the Dawn of Westward Emigration \u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLooking further to the west (or in the lower right corner) we come upon the Pacific Northwest or the Oregon Territory. The information provided in Brue's map on the interior of this country is largely derived from the Lewis and Clark expedition of 1804-05. 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Throughout this map, one will find several paragraphs of descriptive text in French that detail ongoing treaties (and disputes), topography of the land and seasonal changes, the current state of the Hudson Bay Company, and many other interesting topic pertinent to the region in the 1830s. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Map is in A condition with exceptional old color over a sharp steal plate engraving on sturdy paper. Margins are full on all sides and do not contain any significant tears or holes. Some acid burn from prior matting is apparent around the map image. 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The map identifies principal towns and settlements, shows major roads linking population centers, and includes an early, generalized indication of the White Mountains, labeled here as the “White Hills,” demonstrating the still-developing understanding of interior topography at the close of the eighteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe engraving is executed in a restrained but elegant late-eighteenth-century style. Fine engraved script is enhanced with decorative flourishes in the title, while the composition is framed within a Federalist-era border typical of early American book maps. Rivers, lakes, and political divisions are rendered with clarity, emphasizing civic geography and transportation over ornamental excess. Though modest in scale and intended for inclusion within a reference volume rather than as a wall map, the plate conveys a surprisingly dense amount of geographic information for the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoseph T. 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It is identified as such by the line delineating the Pennsylvania-Maryland boundary extending to just east of the Monongahela River.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA noteworthy map with regards to the development of cartographic knowledge of the American interior during the mid-18th century. This first map to accurately depict the Blue Ridge Mountains and the first to lay down the colonial road system of Virginia. Thus, t\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ehe map shows excellent topographical information from Delaware through western Virginia, presenting the development, transportation and economic potential of the mid-Atlantic English colonies in a wonderfully graphic manner. Numerous plantations are plotted throughout, recognized by family names of the era. 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This connection, along with the natural waterway of the Ohio River would prove vital for the transportation of goods and raw materials to Chicago and the western frontier. At its peak in 1855 alone, some 33,000 commercial shipments utilized the canal. This map features a large profile and description of the canal as well as a smaller profile of the Champlain Canal. The right hand portion of the map details distance and times of travel throughout the state via stage, canal, and steamship. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe map was originally issued folded, now flattened and without its original covers. Counties are were carefully color-coded by hand with towns, cities, roads, canals, rivers, and streams shown in fine detail. 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